Hematuria

[Howard53545]

I have blood in urine now. Is this the result of radiation?

[Lyubov]

Make an appointment with your urologist. I can tell you my husband & others I know have had serious episodes of what is called, I think "Radiation Cystitis." Radiation can damage healthy tissue, which doesn't heal completely & can cause bleeding many, many years after the treatment. My husband still struggles with that. Go to urologist!

[Tall_Allen]

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[BerkshireBear]

Yes, blood or clots in urine is one of the possible outcomes of radiation treatment. It took 16 years to show up for me. I've had three incidents in 2 years, always over in 1 or 2 voidings. My urologist scoped me the first time and found nothing; mentioned possibility of cystitis and/or bladder cancer. These short shots of blood don't concern him much, but he says if I get a day or two of bleeding we need to have a serious exploration into the cause.

[MMK-XFuture]

I have the same, blood in urine. Test showed presence of bacteria as well. Uro prescribed Nitrofurantoin, Tranexamic Acid, Tamsulosin, and drink plenty of water. Diagnosis: radiation cystitis with UTI.

[Blackpatch]

Hi

I had the same thing two years after SRT - first response was a high definition CAT scan of the blood supply plumbing from the kidneys through to the bladder that showed no leaks, followed by a cytoscopy when it happened again. The urologist said there was very minor radiation damage but absolutely no sign of cancer or polyps - so I should just accept that it may occur from time to time.

Since then I have often gone weeks/months with nothing, but then a day or two with some blood visible - the latter seems to loosely correlate with me being very active and/or getting dehydrated.

The cytoscopic examination was no big deal, and very reassuring.

[ancchou]

I had the same problem 6 or 7 months after radiation. My doctor suggested hyperbaric oxygen therapy. After 40 treatments it cured both my blood in urine and stool.

[j-o-h-n]

Howard we need more history from you, to answer your question....

Good Luck, Good Health and Good Humor.

j-o-h-n Thursday 01/20/2022 11:09 PM EST