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So last saturday I went out for a run, nothing unusual, been doing a lot of running and this one was a little over 7 miles, beautiful day, great run and arrived home feeling good.
Tiime for a shower and went the toilet before getting in went for a No 1 and passed blood and I don’t mean just a little bit either, no pain, no warning, never happened before, shocked is an understatement.
Straight to A+E, very well looked after, blood tests, urine test etc, no signs of infection etc, but told they needed to investigate further and I would need a CT Scan and a Cystoscopy, it would be booked as urgent.
Had the week from hell, tried to stay positive, but as the mind does I went to some very dark places.
CT Scan was thursday, Cystoscopy was today, thankfully I have been given the all clear, apparently it is quite common amongst long distance runners/triathletes etc, I’ve never heard of it, experienced it before or come across anyone else who’s heard of it or experienced it.
The reason for the post, guys, girls, please, please, please do not ignore any changes in your body that are unexpected or you don’t recognise, I feel very lucky tonight and hooe to god me or my wife and son experience another week like the one we’ve just gone through as a family, I’m a “glass half full” type of person normally, that glass was smashed to pieces this week.
I know some of you have and have experienced worse, I’m not looking for sympathy or praise, I’m posting in the hope of raising awareness that these things can come out of the blue and please don’t ignore anything, take a deep breath and get seen.
Finally, our NHS, just superb, all the Staff I’ve dealt with I can’t thank them enough.
Tiime for a shower and went the toilet before getting in went for a No 1 and passed blood and I don’t mean just a little bit either, no pain, no warning, never happened before, shocked is an understatement.
Straight to A+E, very well looked after, blood tests, urine test etc, no signs of infection etc, but told they needed to investigate further and I would need a CT Scan and a Cystoscopy, it would be booked as urgent.
Had the week from hell, tried to stay positive, but as the mind does I went to some very dark places.
CT Scan was thursday, Cystoscopy was today, thankfully I have been given the all clear, apparently it is quite common amongst long distance runners/triathletes etc, I’ve never heard of it, experienced it before or come across anyone else who’s heard of it or experienced it.
The reason for the post, guys, girls, please, please, please do not ignore any changes in your body that are unexpected or you don’t recognise, I feel very lucky tonight and hooe to god me or my wife and son experience another week like the one we’ve just gone through as a family, I’m a “glass half full” type of person normally, that glass was smashed to pieces this week.
I know some of you have and have experienced worse, I’m not looking for sympathy or praise, I’m posting in the hope of raising awareness that these things can come out of the blue and please don’t ignore anything, take a deep breath and get seen.
Finally, our NHS, just superb, all the Staff I’ve dealt with I can’t thank them enough.
