I had Robotic surgery to remove my prostate in Feb 2015, and all went well, however, even months later, I was still having blood in my urine, sometimes daily, some times weekly. I was told this was normal(?) with some people.
The situation did not improve, so about 8 months later my surgeon performed a cystoscopy, and said he could find not a reason for the blood in my urine, though some time later he told he found a bladder stone.
About 12 months after the operation, there appeared to be piece of plastic protruding from my penis - no pain, but it didn't look right! Went to local Hospital, and found that it was a bladder stone, which was removed by tweezers without a problem. Oh yes, and still urinating blood every so often.
My surgeon told me the bladder bleeding was caused by the bladder stones, and the condition was not post-operative. 18 months on, and I was still having blood in my urine. I advised my local doctor of this, and he sent me for urine test and bladder scan. Urine test showed positive for infection, but scanned showed gas in the bladder, which apparently is very serious, and I was sent to hospital that same day for observation. Later told this was could have been fatal, however, in my case it was gas from the infection, not gangrene as it could have been. My surgeon then performed my second cystoscopy, and removes more bladder stones, which he says are causing the infection.
Anyway, still passing blood in my urine 22 months on, and another bladder infection detected. I visit my surgeon again, and he still can't tell me the cause of the bladder stones. He then says it could be a foreign object causing the problem. I asked what did he mean by that, and he said "plastic clips".
I then for my 3rd cystoscopy, and the result is, he found 2 plastic clips in the bladder with more bladder stones. Apparently, these clips are called Hem-o-locks, and are left in the body after robotic surgery. Apparently, they have been known to "migrate" to different parts of the body, in my case the bladder. This caused bladders stones to form and have bladder infections - for 22 months!!!
It's now been 1 month since the removal of those plastic clips, and for the first time since Feb 2015, I have not had blood in my urine for over a month.
Sorry, about the "saga", but just to inform people that these plastic clips are left in the body after robotic surgery, something I was never told about (nor my brother who also had the same operation). Why it took my surgeon some 22 months to find the problem, I don't know? I've checked the Internet, and have seen similar complaints about these Hem-o-locks "migrating".
And in finishing off, my PSA since the operation has been 0%, so all good there http://community.prostatecanceruk.org/editors/tiny_mce/plugins/emoticons/img/smiley-laughing.gif
Regards
Les