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What Causes Blood In Urine When Diagnosed With Prostate Cancer?
my dad was diagnosed and treated for prostate cancer over 5 years ago. He is now in a nursing home. The last week or so he has been refusing to get out of bed because he says he just doesn t feel right. They have found blood in his urine (the nurse told me today that is from his prostate cancer-which I thought was no longer really an issue) but he is also complaining of pain in his buttocks area. They say his vital signs are ok but this is very unlike him to not even want to get out of bed or leave his room. When I suggest to the nursing home this is unusual for him they just brush it off should I be ore medically concerned about this blood and pain?
Wed, 3 Jan 2018
Hi
Since your dad is having blood in urine and pain and as he already have a history of prostate cancer i would advice you to do a CT scan of lower abdomen, a routine urine test to found whether it is actual blood or not and a blood test for prostate specific antigen.For his pain he can take paracetamol tablet 500 mg twice daily for 7 days.
Warm Regards
Dr De
Since your dad is having blood in urine and pain and as he already have a history of prostate cancer i would advice you to do a CT scan of lower abdomen, a routine urine test to found whether it is actual blood or not and a blood test for prostate specific antigen.For his pain he can take paracetamol tablet 500 mg twice daily for 7 days.
Warm Regards
Dr De
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