Hematuria

Posted by Li on June 12, 1999 at 17:58:45
My father is 67 years old, and has gout that occasionally cause painful ankle
conditions. Few days ago, he noticed blood in his urine, 8 PM and 10 PM in the
same day. He said it was bright red, string like blood seen close to the last
section of the urine (but the very last section was clear). He did not feel any discomfort. It never happened before or after that.
We went to see an Internal Medicine doctor, 3 days after the incident, who found my dad's prostate a little enlarged but considered that normal for his age. Urine exam returned all normal, no blood or protein present. My dad has heavy
calcification of his kidney tissue for a couple of decades now. A couple of years ago, ultrasound suggested he had kidney stones but no treatment was
effective so the doctors think it was not stones but calcification of kidney
tissue itself. My dad never smoked, and hasn't drunk alcoholic beverage for a couple of years.
So, this doctor we saw thinks it is something wrong in the bladder, but did not
tell us what kind of bladder condition can cause such hematuria. My parents are
just visiting me from China, so they don't have health insurance. We made an
appointment to see an urologist, who is on vacation and won't be back for another couple of weeks. I am anxious to know the possibility of bladder cancer,
and we are wondering if they have to cut the visit short and return home for
more exam and/or treatment. I am also interested to learn any low cost health
facility in the Bay Area for such conditions.
Thank you very much for your information in advance.
Li

Posted by HFHS M.D.-AK on June 14, 1999 at 14:26:41
Dear Chris,
Hematuria is the medical term for your father