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I had blood in my urine while I had the catheter in, and then on and off for about three weeks after the catheter was removed. It was a little alarming. My surgeon's nurse said that a little blood (not a LOT of blood or big clots) in the urine was nothing to worry about , but I was unconvinced. I tried having patience and sitting longer in the bathroom - I didn't think I had been straining - and it went away.
Robotic surgery was the right choice for me, with it's quicker recovery time, but it also gave me the feeling life was getting back to normal quicker. It's still MAJOR surgery and your body needs time and rest to heal. I put patience back in my recovery program, and things worked out great.
I didn't have surgery - only a TURP - but was very surprised when I shot out a blood clot and some blood about six weeks after the procedure.
By chance I was in my urologist's office later that day (delivering some maerial for his newly diagnosed patients) and saw his partner. I asked him if it was anything to worry about and his response was "No, that can happen for months afterwards."
I bit my tongue, but wondered why a simple bit of informaiton like that couldn't be shared before it caused concer, rather than afterwards.
Interesting Terry....the bleeding started again last night...at 5 am I got up to pee and I was shocked! While straining a bit because the urine would not flow, a clot ( I think ) came out..it shocked the hell out of me! You are right..a little better communicating this stuff is in order.
