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Blood in Urine after Running
To anyone who is a runner: I have been a consistent weekly runner for the past 30 years. I just turned 59 and literally four days before my birthday I had my normal Sunday morning 4 1/2 mile run and noticed blood in my urine afterwards. It was gone by my next bout to the bathroom but I have had the same issue off and on since that time. I have never experienced blood in my urine before and I have been running for years. It's suspicious that I see blood directly after the workout and then I'm back to my normal color by my next urination. And there's no pain at all with or without blood in my urine. I've been on Eliquis for 2 1/2 years and have gone off of it temporarily but am still seeing blood after my normal run. I am obviously worried that something more serious is going on. Anyone with similar experience?
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It can happen to runners, but it can also indicate something more serious. So I understand your concerns . I think we should heed those internal red flags and followup. A simple MD visit may help relieve your concerns. For me personally , blood in my urine, it was the first sign thst something was going on. Please don't ignore and have it checked out. Praying you can find the cause and resolve it !
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3 Reactions@toddpnov64 Welcome to Mayo Clinic Connect! I am glad to read you are watching your physical health closely. Running is a great way to exercise, but it does come with possible issues.
Blood in urine can be "almost there" in that we really cannot see any change in color, or it could have shades of pink to red. Some of the possible causes for a change like this are: kidney stones, kidney infection, injury to your kidney, or kidney disease. It certainly would be best for an appointment with your doctor as soon as possible, to get to the cause! Even though our kidneys are workhorses, they are subject to injury. A doctor will probably start with a urinalysis and go from there.
How soon are you able to get in to see your doctor? Explain to them about the visible blood in your urine, and understand your urinalysis may show blood not visible to you. Ask the office to put you on a cancellation list to get you in as quickly as they can, as you really don't want to delay being seen!
I look forward to you getting back to me with what they tell you,
Ginger
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3 Reactionscheck in with a urologist...NOW!
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1 Reaction@toddpnov64 How are you feeling today? Were you able to get in to see your doctor? What did they say?
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Please do not wait to see a urologist. I'm an active person, I bicycle 30 miles a day, get 10,000+ steps daily, weight training 5 times a week, and hike several times a week and I started noticing blood on paper first, then in urine which went on for two week which then changed too heavy bleeding. I had no other symptoms besides a lower back and hip aches which I attributed to exercise. A month later I finally got into a urologist. Had a cystoscope on a Monday with a urogynecologist which showed my bladder full of cancer. Immediately left his office to see a urology surgeon and 4 days later had first surgery of two and just finished 5 out of 6 BCG treatment. They said never ignore urinary bleeding it's the first sign of cancer, bladder cancer, or for that matter any cancer is best caught early. Praying you’ll get checked out asap and you do not have cancer.
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3 ReactionsMy primary had just retired leaving me without a doctor and it took me a whole month to find someone to see me. I had light bleeding for two weeks then I had severe heavy bleeding for two weeks. It took me daily calls to every urologist in the area and pictures of how severe the bleeding was for someone to see me. Bladder cancer could've been caught a month earlier. Be your own advocate and be persistent, trust your gut.
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