34M Had TURBT today
I had some bleeding in February/March in my urine. My PCP thought it was an infection but it wasn’t going away, so I had a CT scan. CT comes back pretty normal, bladder was “unremarkable.” I was still bleeding, with no other symptoms, so I went to the urologist who noticed the bladder wall had thickened and ordered a cystoscopy. Cysto showed a >3cm papillary tumor - to my shock, as someone with no family history, doesn’t smoke, nor meets any of the typical profiles that you hear about. I do drink red wine but that’s about it.
Had the TURBT today and was extremely nervous. I currently have a catheter but get to take it out tomorrow afternoon! Currently awaiting my results, hoping for the best but expecting the worst. Anyone around my age with a scare but it turns out being a happy ending that wants to share to get my mind off the worst a bit? I’ll share my results once I have them!