Please can you reaasure my that I am doing the right thing. I am a 51 year old woman who has been suffering from quiet extreme health anxiety for the last 4 years ( brought on by the menopause I think ) I have had as a result hundreds of test and scans all of which have come back as negative,  because I am in a constant state of terror that there is something wrong with me. I am trying to take control with the help of CBT . For the last 2 years or so I have had unexplained microscopic blood in my urine, I have seen 3 urologists and had two KUB ultrasounds, which showed nothing except possible a tiny stone in my kidney, I have been told that because I am very slim and the machines where very good that they most probably would have picked up any polyps or lesions . I could have a cystoscopy which would obviously give me more reassurance but I am trying to have a more rational response and they are suggesting that as my risk factor is less than 3% it is up to me. I would like to live with that risk if you agree. There has been no increase in the amount of blood in the last 2 years ( it is only a trace, v v microscopic ) and am I right in asuming that if it was something nasty then most likely it would have got worse over a 2 year period, and that the amount of blood would have increased ?  My husband and I also follow the 2 day a week fasting diet to try and promote good health .
Do you think that it is ok to not have the scope ? Having repeated test fuels my anxiety and I have to stop some day and except that there are no point in scanning everything all the time, and that the risk is really very small ? The last urologist I saw said that the blood could be related to the fact that I have queit extreme vaginal atrophy . What are you thoughts ? Do you think it is an exceptable level of risk to wait and do nothing for now .  Sorry to be long winded ! thank you . Apart from my anxiety I am extremely fit and health and well. I do not smoke . Thank you very much. Obviously if there is ever any visible blood I will go straight to my doctor.  I am trying to live life and excpet that there are always risks... the only fear I have is cancer, any thing else doesnt scare me. So really what I am asking is do you agree that the risk of bladder cancer is less than 3% ? ....possibly less than 1% ? And would I be right in assuming that if there was a tumour there over 2 years there would be an increase in blood and that it would probably not be microscopic... ? thank you ! Sorry to be long winded !