Well, every year when I have my annual exam, I have a little blood in my urine - usually have to get 3 little cytology cups from the hospital, pee in them, return to the hospital, and don't hear any more about it. This time (back in May), there was more blood. I did the cup-peeing thing, and they called to say that 2 of the 3 samples had "mildly atypical cells", and my GP wanted me to see a urologist, who comes here for a day every couple of weeks. I still wasn't concerned, as my doctor is an alarmist, and after 17 years I no longer freak out when she tells me stuff - at least I get tests whenever there is a question, so things will get caught in time if there is ever anything really wrong.

Two weeks ago, I saw the urologist, peed in a cup, and they said I had "2+ blood". He said that was too much, and he ordered a CT scan and a cytoscopy. He said he didn't know where it was coming from, but he'd figure it out. There was no protein present, so that was a good sign. I explained that I bike & run and am generally pretty active (and I was thinking maybe it was related to my saddle issues). He said that could be it, but he would test me and see.

Had the CT scan last week, and the cytoscopy this morning. He said I have a small cyst on one kidney, but nothing to worry about (and not the source of the blood), and he saw nothing wrong inside my bladder (not a fun test, but not awful - would have been better if they had told me more what was going on while they did it).

Here is my concern: Dr Urologist says he doesn't see anything wrong, and "we're done". Yay. However, what happened to "we'll figure it out"? If the issue isn't with my bladder, etc, then what is it? It sounds like the trail ends here, and that is that.

I felt pretty uneasy/worried/emotional going in there this morning, more because of what he might have to say than apprehension over the test itself. When I left I felt like crying - no closure I guess. I thought he'd say:

1.) There is nothing wrong, you are fine. Probably your saddle.
2.) There is something minor wrong, and we will fix it.
3.) There is a serious problem, and we don't know if we can fix it, but we know what to do (not my favorite option, obviously).
I never expected Door #4.

I did ask if I should just not worry about it, and he said yes. He said "I can't promise you a clean bill of health for the rest of your life, but for the next 2 years, yes". I'd really like to just go along as I have, assuming nothing is wrong. Which I plan to do.

Anybody ever had this problem?