Back to work after prostate biopsy?

I don't know what country or state you live in if you are in the u.s., But a trans perineal prostate biopsy has a much lower infection and sepsis rate than a transrectal one. I live in Ohio and my urologists pretend that the infection rates are the same even though everything you read indicates the opposite in favor of trans perineal.

I've had two of these without unexpected incident. The first was with me being fully conscious with just some lidocaine but the second was with general anesthetic. Presuming yours is to be more like the first, I'd advise you to have the whole day off. Perversely, I think I took longer with initial recovery with the first because I experienced a mild shock reaction similar to having a filling at the dentist..

M husband had a general anesectic so you are told not to drive for 48 hours. As his a driving instructor he had to lose two days work as although he felt ok, he couldn’t risk his job if there was an accident

I walked out after mine and onto the bus home. OK, I waddled a bit and declined the generous offer of a seat on the bus, explaining to the would-be seat donor that if she had had what I'd just had done, she would know why I preferred to stand ;-)

I didn't go back to work next day, nor forever thereafter, but only because I am retired. Had I still been of working age, I might have taken the next day off but it wouldn't have been essential.

.... and, hey, why did that lovely young lady offer me a seat at all? Do I look that decrepit?????

The big question is whether you need one. I guess you have already had an MRI and this has shown the need for a biopsy. Does your PSA justify it? If you are convinced you need one then the day off should be OK but expect blood in your urine/semen for some time afterwards.

Dear Frat

I had mine at the end of the morning felt a bit unsteady fo half an hour or so but after a coffee my partner and I walked back to to the hotel. Rested for the rest of the day, enjoyed some sex to make sure everything was still working. Next day made the several hour train journey back home. Felt fine.

Cheers Richard

Take the day off - you'll feel sorry for yourself afterwards,

I won't lie, it sucks!  But you should be okay

In my honest opinion you’ll need the whole day off! Even perhaps the next! Can’t speak from experience of that procedure as I had Transperineal MR Fusion Biopsy.  That has to be done under GA but is proven to be much less risk of infection post procedure plus it’s a Targeted biopsy directly to the area of abnormality. You will pee blood, perhaps have blood in bowel movements and be warned your ejaculate will resemble something from the movie alien! Not that you’ll be checking your ejaculate in the work place unless your Harvey Weinstein or a UK politician! But certainly for the first day or so I would stay around my home comforts just till it settles down! With the Transperineal procedure however I was offered a week off due to the nature of my work as it was painful to sit down for several days. To your urologist it’s probably no big deal but trust me it’s very invasive and I’ve heard the transrectal procedure can produce some discomfort for a day or so! Sorry for long winded response but my advice will be to take at least a day off! Good luck with it all hope nothing is found during the procedure! 

Just make certain they give you Antibiotics as if you get Sepsis it will be a lot more than a day off work.