Blood in the urine, and the semen are very normal after the biopsy. It lasts for about 5 weeks so hang in there. It isn't a very pleasant experience. My husband had tears in his eyes afterwards, but he
had a nasty Gleeson 8 tumour so that didn't help him.
Good Luck with your tests.
Try using a stool softener and/or metamucil regularly. Softer bowl movements will help alleviate the pressure and you will heal more quickly from your biopsy. I had no blood at first, then kept seeing blood. When i began a regular regimen of the metamucil, the bleeding stopped and it wasn't too long before i was back to normal. After my surgery I was on a generic ducolase for quite some time to keep bleeding from ocurring and assisting my body to heal. Hope this helps. (I was in that 40%.)
Hi,
Blood in the urine is the most common complication after the biopsy. Typically it lasts for 3-7 days, though at least 40% do report persistence of bleeding beyond 1 week.
Most men who undergo a prostate biopsy have enlarged prostates and this may be contributory to the bleeding.
If the amount of bleeding seems to be increasing, or if pain and difficulty voiding occurs- it would be best to consult your doctor straightaway.