It is a big growth, I seen the colonoscopy photos, nothing has changed? He was so scared!. Seeing my dad like that is worse that knowing he's got cancer!
My Dad has already said he doesn't want surgery, radiotherapy or chemotherapy. He believes it will make him FEEL worse and would rather live his last days without feeling even more poorly. I don't know what to say to change his mind? I suppose we won't know what options he has until the meeting anyway and maybe he'll change his mind? Sorry to hear about your father, however, I have experienced this recently and for reading your post, I have decided to go and get checked.
Hopefully it is something or nothing, but if it was not for good people like yourself posting on internet, I would not be aware of it. I hope all goes well with your fathers health. Skip to main content. Post to forum. Search Search forum.
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Infants and children may also have a fever, lose their appetite and be fussy. Enlarged prostate from benign prostatic hyperplasia BPH or prostate cancer : Either of these conditions can cause blood in the urine because they are accompanied by an enlarged prostate.
The enlarged prostate can press on the urethra, which can cause bladder irritation. Kidney infections pyelonephritis : Kidney infections are serious. Their symptoms are like urinary tract infections, but may also include chills, fever and pain in the lower back below the ribs where the kidneys are located. Kidney diseases: Kidney diseases are less common but also very serious.
Symptoms of kidney disease may include high blood pressure, weakness and swelling throughout the body. Protein in the urine proteinuria is often present. Urinary Calculi: Ureteral, kidney, and bladder stones: These are common, and their symptoms usually include severe pain in the groin, pelvis, back or abdomen. Diagnosis of blood in urine hematuria To understand why blood is appearing in the urine, doctors take a medical history and ask about possible reasons for the hematuria.
If the physician suspects other physical abnormalities that might be causing blood to appear in the urine, he or she may order additional tests, including: Imaging tests: These might include a computed tomography CT scan, an ultrasound scan or a magnetic resonance imaging MRI scan. These scans create images of the urinary tract to check for tumors, stones or abnormalities of the bladder, kidneys and urinary vessels.
Cystoscopy: The physician inserts a small, lighted tube with a camera through the urethra to look for any issues. A small sample of tissue may be taken a biopsy to check for any abnormal cells.
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