treatment for blood in urine ? Posted: 06-28-08 12:47pm
For: my dad who is 85; takes vitamins (no
medications); and loves all-you-can-eat
buffets.
Condition: fluctuating (sometimes large)
volume of blood and clots in urine which
started nearly a week ago.
Circumstances: Dad feels great. In
recent weeks, Dad has increased working in
the yard which consists of pulling up
trees and many barrels of weeds.
Urinalysis: All negative (no culture
taken); the only above-normal reading was
the amount of blood in the urine.
Future expectations and planning:
Appointment with urologist in a few weeks.
We predict that the doctor will take
blood tests and dipstick and rule in or
rule out
cancer/kidney/prostate/bladder/urethra/str
ep problems. If no problem is found, what
can we do? If a serious problem is found,
we don't have much faith in hospitals,
(Dad doesn't want CAT scans or X-rays),
what can we do?
Dad adds: he is concerned and wants to
know if he needs antibiotics, otherwise,
it could be nothing at all. He is also
concerned about the neighbors' use of
fertilizers and pesticides and cats which
have kidney problems and poop in our yard.
|
^Serenity^
Moderator
Joined: 02 Dec 2007 Posts: 1378 Location: ,
Thanks: 130
Thanked:153
Posted: 06-30-08 12:25pm
Hi and Welcome to ehealth
It's a good idea for your dad to see the
doctor. They may want to run a few tests
as you mentioned; blood and urine tests,
they may also do an ultrasound of the
kidneys and bladder to rule out anything
major. (I hope he's OK).
As for the antibiotics the tests will tell
if he needs them.
He sounds like a caring man that he's
concerned about the cats with kidney
problems. I had a that passed away from
kidney failure.
