They found WHAT and they sent me home???!?

[figmo]

I finally saw the doctor today and learned some stuff about my test results from the bloodwork done at the hospital Monday. She laughed as she told me I wasn't pregnant (I was disgusted that they even wasted time and effort on such a test). OTOH, they found blood in my urine sample.

WTF????!?

Yup, blood. She did a quick rectal exam and the test showed blood there, too.

Speaking of blood, my BP was something along the lines of 135/53. I asked the nurse who took it if the second number was unusually low. She said it sometimes balances out the other number.

I'm not feeling any better.

I had to submit a set of urine and stool samples, and I need to make an appointment for a renal ultrasound. When I asked the doctor if it could be "The Big C," she said, "Given your history, I doubt it." She went on to say the kinds of cancer that present themselves with the symptoms I've got are "smokers' cancers."

I am terrified of what could be wrong with me. At the same time, I want to find out ASAP so I can get it taken care of, whatever it is.

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On kidney stones

[duncanmac.livejournal.com]

Many ((hugs)) your way, and best of luck in finding out the truth behind your current symptoms.

I am all too familiar with kidney stones, bladder stones, and the like ... been there, done that, really did not want the T-shirt. I used to joke that my insides were "stoned" and that something wanted me to support the legalization of marijuana (referring to the message put up by the PC Stoner virus of many years back :-).

That said, I realized that I would be walloped by one of these nastinesses whenever I moved to a new city, but not when I avoided allergens such as dust and such. I do know that I did not get walloped when I was living with you-know-who in Britain, and that person insisted that the house be swept and mopped practically daily. Perhaps there was also a difference in the mineral quality of the water; I don't know.

Wishing you all the best ...