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the cuase of my symptoms?
My symptoms over 3 months:
-burning and frequent urination
-microscopic blood in urine
-elavated psa ( 1.87 for an age of 36, normal value < 1.4).
-back-pain at L5S1 region, not at kidney region.
Tests done:
1-) ct scan of urinary tract (1.5 months ago): everything was normal, except 5 mm stone in the left kidney.
the radiologist had an impression of a little bladder wall thickening but was not sure if this is due to an incompletely filled bladder (i went to toilet before ct scan) or due to an organic reason. He was suggesting cystoscopy to be done.
2-) cystoscopy (1.5 months ago): normal
3-) urine cytology (1.5 months ago): negative
4-) MRI of back (1.5 month ago): normal findings, except minimal bulging at L5 region.
5-) Had SWL (3 weeks ago) one time to break the kidney stone
6-) ultrasound of urinary tract (3 days ago): everything was normal except still 5 mm left kidney stone.
Not: in my urine tests, always no infection but almost always crystallization.
Question: What is the reason for my symptoms (burning, frequent urination and microscopic hematuria)?
Can it be bladder cancer or prostate cancer?
I will be happy for feedback.
-burning and frequent urination
-microscopic blood in urine
-elavated psa ( 1.87 for an age of 36, normal value < 1.4).
-back-pain at L5S1 region, not at kidney region.
Tests done:
1-) ct scan of urinary tract (1.5 months ago): everything was normal, except 5 mm stone in the left kidney.
the radiologist had an impression of a little bladder wall thickening but was not sure if this is due to an incompletely filled bladder (i went to toilet before ct scan) or due to an organic reason. He was suggesting cystoscopy to be done.
2-) cystoscopy (1.5 months ago): normal
3-) urine cytology (1.5 months ago): negative
4-) MRI of back (1.5 month ago): normal findings, except minimal bulging at L5 region.
5-) Had SWL (3 weeks ago) one time to break the kidney stone
6-) ultrasound of urinary tract (3 days ago): everything was normal except still 5 mm left kidney stone.
Not: in my urine tests, always no infection but almost always crystallization.
Question: What is the reason for my symptoms (burning, frequent urination and microscopic hematuria)?
Can it be bladder cancer or prostate cancer?
I will be happy for feedback.
In my blood tests with dipsticks i have from time to time nonhemolyzed blood in urine. That worries me. It is 4 months.
... and don't let a single "spike" in the numbers allow the doctors to worry you. It can vary due to various reasons. I allowed them to biopsy me (very painful) but in hindsight I'd certainly so no this time around. Had big PSA spikes but absolutely nothing to worry about in the end, no pun intended.
Lots of inflammations can push a psa test up ... very easily to 1.87 and much higher.
I wouldn't pay much attention to that or to possible prostate cancer.
Prostatitis can be very tricky to solve or even find the cause of.
I wouldn't pay much attention to that or to possible prostate cancer.
Prostatitis can be very tricky to solve or even find the cause of.
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