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Hi billagreste from Georgia in Australia. Blood in urine is NOT -- OK. There is visible blood and there is also blood that is not visible in urine. They will show up on the Siemen's dipstick IN 2 PLACES. Ask your GP to show you which two patches indicate each of these. Then ask the Nephrologist "why" it is appearing. (The time I had blood showing on the dipstick test of urine was when I was having "stent changes" in the ureter so the Nephrologist and I were both aware "WHY"). I AM NOT SURE ONE CAN JUST SAY IT IS NORMAL OR ROUTINE WITHOUT AN EXPLANATION.
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@australia You are so correct. Blood in urine is NOT OK. Mine is usually quite visible, either just tinting the urine or in clots, up to about a quarter of a cup of clots. The valve below the bladder is leatherized and hard, and cannot open on it's own, so I use a semi-solid catheter every time. Sometimes I apparently get a little forgetful and try to force the catheter through the hard tissue. Then the blood flow starts. Also, sometimes there is also flow from the kidneys and the bladder. The worst problem I have is when the hospital tries to force me to use an "old Red" soft rubber cath. No way can I get one of those soft rubber caths through the valve.