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TURP - Blood in Semen

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grant66038
grant66038

I had my TURP on March 8th this year and it went well.

Last night I noticed blood in my semen, quite a lot and not possible to miss it. It looked bright red. It is the first time I have seen this.

I feel fine and no discomfort.

I'm guessing it is just some falling away of scar tissue or scabs from the operation.

 

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  • peter30970
    peter30970 grant66038

    Posted

    Best get it checked out by doctor asap as shouldn't get sudden blood in juice 4 months after surgery. 

    • grant66038
      grant66038 peter30970

      Posted

      I have an appointment in August. It isn't an emergency. I rather doubt that they'd do much anyway

    • peter30970
      peter30970 grant66038

      Posted

      Grant, better to be safe than sorry. Any unexpected blood should be investigated immediately, before further complications arise. August is a month away, I urge you to get it checked now.

      Peter.

  • paul96555
    paul96555 grant66038

    Posted

    I think what he might do is a PSA test.  He would probably have suggested you have one done 2 months after the turp, about May 8th, to get a new post-TURP baseline.  He will want to check that it hasn't gone up.  If not, I expect he'll say it's scar/scabs, as you suggest.  I can't think what else he could do, except put a cystoscope in there, which you probably don't want ..

  • lester90053
    lester90053 grant66038

    Posted

    TURP usually takes a lot longer to FULLY recover. It might be an infection which usually goes away within 3 days either with or without anti-biotics. A simple call to your doctor should give you the answer.
  • kenneth1955
    kenneth1955 grant66038

    Posted

    Are you sure it was in the seman.  95% of turp you have retro.  It should be nothing but have it checked  Ken
  • grant66038
    grant66038

    Posted

    I made an appointment with the Urologist although this is in August. I might make an appointment with the GP. If he does anything he'll probably want to test a sample for bacteria. Doctors are getting more careful now about just handing out antibiotics.

    I personally think it is part of a scab-berg just sliding off into the sea(men). Ahmen.

    If I need to provide a sample the nurse there should be able to give me a hand.

    • kenneth1955
      kenneth1955 grant66038

      Posted

      Grant  That is the best thing to do have it checked.  But your lucky you have seman after a turp.  Only 5% do  Good luck  Ken
    • grant66038
      grant66038 kenneth1955

      Posted

      I saw the GP today. He said in the absence of other symptoms, it was almost certainly nothing to worry about. He said in my case it would almost certainly be related to the TURP. He said generally a damaged blood vessel can be a transient cause of this. He had seen quite of few cases of blood in the semen for which there was no apparent cause and it went away. He thought the Urologist might whack a scope up the old feller to have a look but it was probably nothing.
  • robin25259
    robin25259 grant66038

    Posted

    Not sure my reply is waiting to be moderated but the more you have sex the quicker the blood disappears. I have had 3 Turps.
    • kenneth1955
      kenneth1955 robin25259

      Posted

      Can you tell me why would you have to have that done to you 3 time????Ken
    • robin25259
      robin25259 kenneth1955

      Posted

      Over about 10 year period peeing keeps getting more difficult and probably I have a prostate that keeps growing over urethra.
    • kenneth1955
      kenneth1955 robin25259

      Posted

      You would think that 1 would be enough being the turp is the gold stander of procedure.  Glad all is ok  Ken
    • robin25259
      robin25259 kenneth1955

      Posted

      Thanks Ken am 75 now so probably in 10 years won't worry about peeling much. Probably have a catheter in.

    • kenneth1955
      kenneth1955 robin25259

      Posted

      I think that being your so good now in ten year you will be even better.  God Bless  Ken
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