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Posted 4/4/2015 7:47 PM (GMT 0)
It is 19 days out from surgery. I've been feeling much better but maybe I have started taking on too much. Just yesterday and today, I've started noticing occasional, small blood clots in my urine. (about the size of a pea.) Surprisingly, I can't find much information on this through Google. Anyone else experience something similar? Is passing an occasional blood clot normal at this stage?
Posted 4/4/2015 8:20 PM (GMT 0)
Somewhat normal. If it keeps up or you see a lot of blood, then you should call your surgeon.

and yes, you're likely over doing.

Andrew
Posted 4/4/2015 9:09 PM (GMT 0)
Dreamerboy, totally normal. Had blood , then clots for about 4-5 weeks. Sometimes, near the end of it, I wouldn't see it for two days, and then it would start again. My Niursebpratitioner, when I emailed her about it, told me it's totally normal, both clots and blood, and can last up to 6-8 weeks in some cases. Part of th healing process.

I often had it more after walking for 20-30 minutes, and also when waking in the morning and taking my first piss,

Don't sweat it.
Posted 4/4/2015 9:42 PM (GMT 0)
Ditto, I had pea size (but flat) in the catheter bag, especially after walking, BM and especially after bladder spasms. If they increase or get bigger, call the nurse hotline or your Urologist's office.

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Posted 4/4/2015 11:11 PM (GMT 0)
AS mentioned by the others...quite normal. Are you exercising or walking quite a lot.
I encountered this if walking too much on my healing days after surgery.
Posted 4/5/2015 1:07 AM (GMT 0)
Yes, that is exactly what I noticed. I went for a very long walk yesterday (about an hour) and it has been since then that I noticed the small clots. I had been feeling very good but I guess I have to remember that there is still some healing going on inside. They told me to walk but I'm probably overdoing it.
Posted 4/5/2015 4:37 AM (GMT 0)
Flushing the debris is not a bad thing. It is not a signal that you are overdoing it. Blood clot removal does happen with exercise. The more exercise the more clots till they are all flushed out. This another reason to drink lots water. The less movement the less clot removal…the less water the less clot removal. Having said that you may be overdoing it. Reliable indicators of overdoing it are, loose stools, a rise in resting pulse rate upon awakening, sore muscles, malaise etc. Exercise does not create additional blood clots it just flushes out with the help of water what is there as a result of the surgery. Flushing is the raison d'être of walk walk walk drink drink drink. The last sentence is purely my opinion based on my own deductive logic. That deduction was made as I responded to the thread. By all means if in doubt, check with medicos PS, I never gave much thought for the reason of the walk/drink schtick till this thread. I could be totally wrong but it makes sense to me. idea
Posted 4/6/2015 1:11 AM (GMT 0)
I was hoping for correction...without dissent I will deduce my deduction was correct{ false logic rules} I scares meself……. Its a curse actually…Curseandra. yep got me an anima… not an enema wise guy!!!
Posted 4/6/2015 1:56 AM (GMT 0)
It's normal and a sign a healing. Those blood clots are similar to scabs on a cut falling off. It's your bodies way of passing the healed tissue. That's how it was explained to me.
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