Is is Normal to Have Blood in my Urine After Tummy Tuck?

It’s not normal to have blood in your urine following mommy
makeover surgery. In some cases this may be related to catheter placement,
while in other cases it might be related to urinary tract infections.  Either way bloody urine should be
investigated further and in some cases may require a urology consult as well.
When these steps are taken the cause of the problem can be determined and
appropriate treatment instituted.

This sounds very unusual. I suggest you notify your plastic surgeon. Please tell them about the numbness in your hand as well.

    Blood in urine is likely the result of catheter placement and trauma associated with it.  Very rarely does this not resolve on its own.  A urology consult may be obtained if persistent.

Blood in your urine after this type of surgery would not be considered to be a normal part of your recovery. There are a variety of potential causes, most of which are easily treated. These would include irritation from the catheter if used during surgery, a urinary tract infection, or urethral irritation from a garment. I would suggest contacting your plastic surgeon immediately to discuss this.

As for the hand numbness, this is likely positional and should resolve on its own. However, I would discuss this with your plastic surgeon as well.

Best of luck with your recovery. Hang in there.

Jeff Rockmore

No, this is not normal.  If you had a catheter, you might see some blood in the urine in the first day after surgery or so.  It should not appear a week later.  You must point this out to  your doctor.  Sometimes a urinary tract infection can give you this but no assumptions can be made without the input of your doctors/urologist etc. 

 The hand numbness might be related to the way you slept but it should not be related to your mommy makeover especially with you being a week out from your surgery.

  See your doctor for both of these issues.  Do not consider them normal until your doctors establish that your are medically okay.

No, I would not consider it to be “normal” to have  blood in your urine after tummy tuck surgery.  I think that the most likely source of the blood may be irritation from the catheter that was likely used during the procedure. However, if persistent, you may benefit from evaluation by a urologist.

 Best wishes.

No, blood in your urine is not common after a tummy tuck, nor is the numbness you are experiencing.  There could be many reasons for the symptoms you are experiencing.  I encourage you to contact your surgeon who can advise you further.

This is not "normal" but not necessarily alarming or a sign of something trooublesome. If you had a bladder catheter, that is the likeliest cause, either due to direct trauma or to a bladder infection.

The hand findings this late after surgery suggests compression of the ulnar nerve somewhere between the shoulder and wrist, and if you awoke with that it was probably positional from sleep.

At any rate, I wouldn't write these off without reporting the findings to your surgeon who can decide what if any investigation and treatment might be warranted. 

It is not common to have blood in your urine after surgery. I would encourage you to contact your surgeon and tell them about your symptoms. Blood in urine can result from several things, including having a catheter during surgery or catheter induced urinary tract infection after surgery.