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Posted 5/10/2008 1:45 PM (GMT -8)
I have prostate removed about 11 days ago and my urine in the cath bag has a faint "old blood" color.  Is this typical or not?   I walked over 3 miles today without getting tired.  Is it possible I could be generating some internal bleeding from the excercise.
Posted 5/10/2008 1:55 PM (GMT -8)

I had sporadic old blood in my urine for about 3 months post-op.

Doc told me it is not unusual at all.

Posted 5/10/2008 2:00 PM (GMT -8)

I think this is fairly normal and nothing to worry about. I had some difficulty in deciding whether my urine was the usual pale straw color or whether there was a slight pink tinge at various times. And yes, the exercise may be generating a little extra seepage but if only slight, then nothing to worry about.

The standard advice is to walk as much as possible, even with the catheter in -- so keep doing it!

Posted 5/10/2008 8:23 PM (GMT -8)

I walked a little bit more than normal one day with the cath in and had blood (and what looked like two clots) in the bag.  I was a bit nervous about it and called the doc.  He said what the others have said, you could have blood in urine for some time.  Especially if you walked 3 miles.....WoW!!! 

Good luck.

Posted 5/11/2008 4:00 PM (GMT -8)
Perfectly normal, In fact, it's a sign that things are healing. Think of it as scabs falling off. This will happen for at least 6-8 weeeks.

I overdid it about three weeks out. I saw a frightening amount (to me) of bright red blood in my urine. My Doc was not at all concerned. He told me it sounded like I was running around too much and had burst a capillary in the urethra and it would clear up in a couple days as the uric acid would cauterize the capillary. Sure enough, over the course of three days it went away.

While we have to take care of ourselves, it's amazing how resilient our bodies are. Sounds like you're doing everything right.
Paul
Posted 5/11/2008 4:18 PM (GMT -8)

goinlong said...
I have prostate removed about 11 days ago and my urine in the cath bag has a faint "old blood" color. Is this typical or not? I walked over 3 miles today without getting tired. Is it possible I could be generating some internal bleeding from the excercise.

Yes it is very normal especially while the catheter still in ....walking will put a bit of a strain on your still sensitive organs after an operation and will contribute to the bleeding.....but it is totally normal ..
GB
Posted 5/11/2008 4:20 PM (GMT -8)

Take a deep breath...relax.

A little bit of blood (including clots) in the urine is typical after surgery. yeah

 Phillysub

Posted 5/11/2008 7:51 PM (GMT -8)
Having blood in the catheter bag is pretty normal after surgery. You might even pass a couple of clots also. Thats normal too. I was pretty constipated for about 10 days and trying to force a BM caused a lot of blood in the bag. The stool softeners helped alot. Good luck on your recovery.
Posted 5/12/2008 4:23 AM (GMT -8)
I had blood and clots while the catheter was in but it cleared up when the catheter was removed. When reporting the blood to my Doctor I was advised this was normal.
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