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Hi Michele,
I had pain, pressure and visible blood in the urine 10/05, 1 year after finishing my chemo for breast cancer, and several months before beginning Herceptin. The event lasted for 12 hours. Saw the internist following day and given antibiotics for possible infection. A week later due to red blood cells still present in specimen, I was referred to my urologist (I had early stage bladder cancer 25 years ago) and he did a cystoscopy. The urologist couldn't see anything within the bladder and ordered a pelvic CT scan to rule out cancer elsewhere, which came back normal. It was quite a scare and roller coaster ride emotionally for a few weeks, but nothing obvious showed up. I haven't had any obvious symptoms since. Will see urologist again this fall.
Has your doctor referred you to an urologist? My bladder cancer happened when I was 32, which is unusual to happen at that age. After numerous urine tests over a 6-month period, I finally hooked up with my urologist and he did cystoscopy and found a very small tumor, which was malignant (low grade) and removed. At that time treatment wasn't even recommended, just the minor surgery and follow-up yearly cystoscopy. Smoking can be a cause, but I had quit smoking 10 years before at age 22, and only smoked for 4 years. I don't believe there is any connection between bladder or kidney cancer and breast cancer. Hope you get it checked out, especially if you are still having pain.
Just passing along my experience.
G.Ann
DX 2/04 - invasive ductal, HER2+, ER/PR-, no node involvement (18 removed), 2.5 cm tumor, stage 2, grade 3 tumor; followed by chemo and now on Herceptin.
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