CancerCompass message board discussion started by Vintageflorida on 10/22/2006 http://www.cancercompass.com/message-board/message/all,7397,0.htm Fri, 10 Oct 2008 00:00:00 GMT Fri, 10 Oct 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://backend.userland.com/rss RSS.NET: http://www.rssdotnet.com/ I was first diagnosed with this in 1990 when they found blood in my urine in a routine urinalysis. I had cytoscopy and IVP and all was negative. There were times inbetween this and 2003 when I went to the doctor and did not have blood in my urine, but sometimes it was there. I always just told them it was ideopathic hematuria. In 2003 it showed up again in a routine urinalysis and docs felt it was time to check closely again. I agreed. I had the complete workup again, this time including a CT scan instead of the IVP. Again, all was negative, thankfully. They said that one of my kidneys seemed slightly enlarged but there was no pathology. The hematuria is not due to physical exertion or menses. I really wonder what could be causing this hematuria and how I can know how often I should be checked. It's like my body keeps crying wolf. I would rather not go through the invasive procedures every couple of years and my insurance copayments are still pretty high, so I was wondering if anyone had had this same problem and what they chose to do about it. Vintageflorida Sun, 22 Oct 2006 00:00:00 GMT More info: I am now 52 and am a non-smoker. I have no other known risk factors for bladder cancer. Vintageflorida Sun, 22 Oct 2006 00:00:00 GMT