Bruising after template biopsy

User

Posted 25 Mar 2019 at 10:47

After having a template biopsy (peritoneal) , I noted that I had three "black" areas which I took to be bruising from the biopsy needles. It is now a week later, and the dark areas have also progressed across my scrotum, and also slightly up the base of my penis. Is this normal?

User

Posted 25 Mar 2019 at 11:12

Yes.

User

Posted 25 Mar 2019 at 11:16

I had a yellow and purple oedema the size of my hand across my whole perineum (42 cores sampled).

The bruising should start to disappear about the same time as your semen changes back to vanilla from strawberry.

Best of luck.

Cheers, John.

User

Posted 25 Mar 2019 at 11:26

Thanks for your prompt reply, John

User

Posted 25 Mar 2019 at 12:22

Took about 3 weeks to go, but in the first week it gets worse and spreads as more stale blood makes its way out to the skin.

Bruising in the scrotum actually got a bit itchy, but that went as the bruising went.

User

Posted 25 Mar 2019 at 13:37

I came out in spectacular bruising after my template biopsy - first black and then all the colours of the rainbow!

Chris

User

Posted 25 Mar 2019 at 19:04

Thanks to everyone answering. Very reassuring.

User

Posted 22 Jan 2023 at 08:09

I had a template biopsy 10 days ago and this morning I noticed deep purple bruising on my scrotum and under shaft.. no pain, just a heck of a surprise!

it was very reassuring to quickly find this thread and understand it is completely normal. Also looking forward to the vanilla returning !

User

Posted 03 Feb 2025 at 18:09

I had a transperineal biopsy.

Thanks to all who posted on here. Huge relief!! I have just been trying to find out whether the huge pueple mark on penis and ball sack is normal, even though it only appeared approx 10 days after the biopsy, and it looks like it is. Bruises appearing on the penis was not mentioned as a side effect and I don't count my penis as the perineal area. So I was a bit worried.

One question remaining, it's been 12 days since the biopsy and I am still getting bllod in first few drops of urine, if anything amopunt of blood has slightlyu increased versus first couple of days after biopsy, is this normal??

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