Originally Posted by QuiltnCowgirl

My Public Service Announcement:

Unbeknownst to most of us, the #2 cause of bladder cancer is chronic, reoccuring UTI's(#1 being smoking). I only found this out 3 years ago when my mother was diagnosed with stage 4 bladder cancer after many years of UTI's and more recently, a low-grade UTI that CIPRO wasn't getting rid of, and "back aches" & "hip joint aches". Which turned out to be a kidney in agony because the cancer in the bladder was blocking off the ureta to the kidney. Unfortunately, we lost my dear mother only 3 months later.

So, please, keep this in mind and if you have a history of reoccuring, frequent or chronic UTI's see a urologist & get checked.

Thanks for "listening" to my PSA.