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Am I the only who has microhematuria here?

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lanabananakins
lanabananakins

for as long as i can remember, every time i got a urine test, a doctor would say "oh, there's blood in your urine"

am i the only one who has this? 

is it hereditary? My dad and sister also have it. 

I went to the ER one time because I had bad flank pain on my kidneys and they were so sure that I had kidney stones because of the blood and protein in my urine, but ultrasound and CT scan were clear. 

Doctor did they some people just have it and have no reason why, if the urine culture didn't grow bacteria, then it's normal. and it was confirmed to be normal.

I am now 22 and remember hearing doctors make comments about blood in my urine since i was in pediatrics (under 17)

its Micro Hematuria, which means it's not visible to the naked eye, but it's visible in a urine test

just want to know if anyone else has this also and has been told they're fine.

i have generalized anxiety disorder and it revolves around my health, last thing i need it to worry about having kidney or bladder cancer. 

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  • ChrisA15
    ChrisA15 lanabananakins

    Posted

    Many have blood in thier urine, blood in Urine is usually a sign of problems with your urinary tract. Blood in urine itself is not hereditary, whatever causes it may be.
  • diagnosisisalie
    diagnosisisalie lanabananakins

    Posted

    Wow, you are awfully young for that. I hada hysterectomy in2014. I was fine for 6 months then began to leak urine, more and more. I just sa w a urologist that understood the problem, but doesn't want to do surgery unlitl I get control over the fibro as he thinks it would make the pain more untolerable ( is that even a word) .

    I have traces of blood and somestimes pieces of tissue from my insides. The doctor's freaked at first did a CAT scan of the pelvic and abodem and atest where they fill the bladder. But, they think this could have to do with the fibro (cramps and all)

    • lanabananakins
      lanabananakins diagnosisisalie

      Posted

      Yeah I've had this for as long as I can remember but the doctors have assured me I'm fine. It's scary to think about them probably missing something in an exam but idk. Since I've had this for so long I feel if it were some type of disease it would of been advanced now since I've not taken anything for it, but I feel fine. I have bad health anxiety and constantly think there is something wrong and out of curiosity I looked it up and freaked myself out. But what keeps me kind of calm about it is that my dad is the same way and so is my sister (it's written in her medical record/history that she has that) so I was thinking it was hereditary, genetic or something. I've had a ct scan of my whole lower area because the doctor thought kidney stones, appendicitis, bladder infection, etc. I even had a kidney ultrasound and they found nothing. So doctor just said it's one of those cases where it just happens. But now I'm considering getting checked or seeing a urologist to see if they can really figure out why this is happening.
  • denise54425
    denise54425 lanabananakins

    Edited

    no you are not the only one as i have this too and have had all my life!i am now 57 and can assure you there is absolutely nothing wrong.I have had all the tests and all have been negative and i am now 57.I have anxiety disorder which doesn't help as i also have ibs which doesn't help at all but i can promise you every time i have a urine test they think straight away thats why i am in pain and used to give me antibiotics for kidney infections etc yet the cultures always came back clear as did the camera in the bladder and bowel so relax it is true what the docotr is telling you
    • lanabananakins
      lanabananakins denise54425

      Edited

      Ahh thank you Denise!! Yes this is exactly me! Doctors always have a look on my face and ask if I'm on my period and I say no. And they make comments about it but they do various urine cultures and all come back clear. I recently thought I had a uti and it came back negative. I even asked if there was blood in the it one and they said no. Which made me happy.

      I also have anxiety (generalized anxiety disorder) and it revolves around my health. That's why I needed to ask this. Thank you!

  • Lj1028
    Lj1028 lanabananakins

    Posted

    did you ever find out what this was? I've had the same for nearly 2 years. finally been reffered to urology but my appointments 6 weeks away so I haven't had any tests yet.

    • p30329
      p30329 Lj1028

      Posted

      Found out I had microscopic hematuria when was 19 and did a medical for a summer job at a local mine.

      My Dr referred me to a kidney specialist. I did countless 24 hr urine samples. Lots of ultrasounds, urine specimans. Was put on allopurinol because I had crystals in my urine and was told to keep hydrated and if my urine wasn't clear then I wasn't drinking enough, also low sodium, purine diet. This was all to prevent possibility of kidney stones.

      Years later, when I was maybe in my early 30s, my new Dr referred me to a urologist to try and figure things out. Urine specimans revealed atypical cells. I had a cystoscopy and all is normal. 5 years later, I had another cystoscopy and all was normal. Dr. said I am one of those people that just have it. I don't keep in touch with family, but I am told that my uncle, cousin has the same issue. I think my father and sister too.

      Curious. What are everyone's rbc in urine levels?

  • BG_in_VA
    BG_in_VA lanabananakins

    Posted

    This is my first post in this forum. I hope it is of use.

    I have always had a low volume of red blood cells in my urine, only detectable in a urinalysis. I have an older brother who had the same thing, and it was a roadblock to him passing a physical to get back in the Army after he did not re-up and sat out for a couple of years. He went through all sorts of intrusive tests (cystoscopy) with urologists multiple times before they told him there was nothing they could find that caused it, so they gave him a passing grade.

    Several years ago I had a CT scan for a gastric issue, and it found a bladder stone. I went to a urologist to have it assessed, and when they saw the red blood cells in my urinalysis they said "Bladder Cancer!" (because having red blood cells in the urine is one symptom of said disease.) I'm in my late 60s, and have had the condition since I was your age, so I knew it was a crap diagnosis. But since they were putting me under to remove the stone, and they were already up there, they checked for bladder cancer, and of course there was none.

    If you want to relieve your anxiety, get a cystoscopy. You'll have anxiety over that, but it (and the anxiety over cancer) will be over once you've had the exam.

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