Hi Mark,
Yes, I was also very struck with the similarities between our experiences. Same surgeon, same hospital, same (more of less) issues.
My issues were down to a large prostate complicating the surgery and at least one blood vessel left unsealed. In my case the leak was right on the new joint which led to some damage to it, creating a "void" plus a massive haematoma partly inside and partly outside the bladder.
I was operated on a Thursday and was taught to self inject clexane on the Friday and then again on the Sturday morning before being discharged. On both occasions I commented that I was unhappy about taking anti-coagulants when I was pretty sure I was still bleeding quite alot (wee like tomato juice in spite of large output) - made no odds!
However, as I was admitted to my local hospital that evening via A & E and they quickly realised that my main issue was blood loss - no more clexane after that!
I do fully understand the reasons for the clexane - post surgery blood clots are BAD, but obviously there needs to be some confidence that there are no internal leaks left and I did feel that there was a distinct lack of concern and curiosity at the recovery hospital about whether I might have any leaks.......
The part of the blood clot inside my bladder was responsible for the "extended haematuria" of the thread title - would have been useful to have had this explained early on though. This is long gone. I am curious about what has happened to the part that was outside my bladder though. I didn't see the scan results but the urologist at the second hospital was impressed with it's size. Things still don't feel entirely normal in that area though everything basically works..... There doesn't seem to be any curiosity about it in the medical profession though. Hopefully the healing process continues!
Nick