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Posted 5/2/2009 3:22 PM (GMT -5)
At age 57, I had a da Vinci prostatectomy.  Catheter for 6 days.

No significant bleeding or leakage after catheter removal.

Day 7 I had a dry ejaculation.  The next urination I passed a dark blood clot.  Subsequently for 2 days I have passed dark blood clots with most urinations. 

Anyone else had this symptom?

Read an article, http://www.southcoasturology.com.au/index.php?page=open-prostatectomy--simple, saying "You will notice blood in your urine on and off for 3-6 weeks after the procedure. You may also pass dark coloured  blood clots 10-14 days post operatively, this is normal and the dark colour means it is "old blood".This usually does not require any treatment."

Thanks.

Posted 5/2/2009 4:10 PM (GMT -5)
Shooting out blood clots provide some of the best post surgery entertainment there is. Of course, I overdid it week 3 and had, what looked to me, copious amounts of blood in my urine. My doc was very nonchalant. He said I ruptured a few capillaries. No big deal. As long as you keep passing blood clots, you are fine. It's when they block your urine flow that you must go to the hospital. I passed clots for almost 2 months. They were not at all concerned. It only looks frightening to us!
Paul
Posted 5/2/2009 4:16 PM (GMT -5)
I only remember passing tiny ones for about the first week or so after open surgery.
Posted 5/2/2009 6:37 PM (GMT -5)
If they are bright red it may be adifferent issue and i would call my Doc.
Posted 5/3/2009 11:15 AM (GMT -5)
After 50 or 60 years of getting used to how our plumbing works and being warned of the danger of having blood show up in our urine it is hard not to be seriously worried when it happens. I agree with the other responses that passing clots is well within the range of normal, but if it bothers you, call your doctor’s office. Remember that they would much rather you ask than have you wait too long and become an emergency case.

In my pre-surgical counseling the nurse practitioner told me that she would have to speak harshly to me if I called more than twelve times in the first week. (but she was smiling when she said it.)
Posted 5/4/2009 2:00 AM (GMT -5)
Hi Morgan,
From week 2 to week 3.5 after the surgery I too had some major clots come out whenever I urinated. My urine was also tinted very reddish at times, so when it first started I called my doctor and let him know and he basically said that as long as I was still urinating and it was not completely bright red blood that I was OK. Activity seemed to make it worse so for most of that time I just tried to take it real easy and I made sure to drink lots of water to keep everything flowing. It made me real uneasy to be urinating so many clots and so much bloody urine and it was a special and happy day when it finally stopped! So, bottom line: keep an eye on it and if it gets to be more than you're comfortable with, call your doc and let him know.
Best of luck with your recovery!

Mark
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