Dear Joan.... I am so sorry for you especially because I am going through the same as you. I have had pain also for about three years and finally a mass was found in my urine bladder. Again, same as you no one wants to address this issue. 99% of these masses are cancer so I am pretty worried and want to take care of this now. But since finding this I am waiting months now and it has been put off again for another month, What the ? Three days ago I was diagnosed with another: hyperparathyroidism AND NOW: I went to my blood doctor (hematologist) because of my pancytopenia anemia and what was the reading: When the technicians ran the blood through their machine there was two alerts; The ANC and the GRAN# were 0.5 and 0.9. Very low. Indicating two more anemias. My time is coming soon. what will be will be but I would really (for some reason) like to know why are the reading so low? How can I work with this? They just let me go home. I guess I need to contact this doctor tomorrow. It appears as though I have two more anemias which adds up to three. Ahhhh this mind will have to stop thinking soon. When a person dies where does the ID go? I can see the body dying but it is difficult to consider that my mind will stop thinking. There is that old saying: "Let go and let god". (Good one). Love to all until the next time (hopefully) Peach

Go see Jonathan Kaufman MD at Emory Atlanta.