Tiny brown flakes on my pad

How is everyone today! Found some little tiny brownish flakes on my pad this morning assuming that it may possibly be passing a blood clot. Am I right in assuming this?


Ron
Age 43
Gleason 3+3=6
psa 3.9
Biopsy 1 out of 14 samples
Stage T1c
Had surgery 1/6/10 Roboticly. catheter out 1/19/10 down to 1 or 2 pads per day basically dry at night. Nothing with ED yet.
Feb 11th will be first psa test post surgery

Ron,
Yes, the brown flakes in your urine are totally normal and are a good sign. They are little scabs coming off the blood clots that sealed up capillaries. Just as the scabs falling off a skinned knee are a good sign. This can take months to happen, so don't freak out. As long as you are peeing, you are fine.

Uro's are very laid back about WHAT comes out - as long as it DOES come out. When I overdid it at week three and proceeded to pass copious amount of blood and huge chunks of blood clots, my uro did not even want to see me. told me to lie down and drink lots of fluid. Only time to panic was when I could no longer pee. A few days later, I was fine.

You're healing! Yea!
Paul

I have brown flakes on my pad every time I split wood with my TroyBilt 27 ton splitter. I get wood chips and dirt down my shirt, pants, boot, socks, undies and even inside the pad. How the heck do they get in there?
Keep Warm,
Jeff