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Why An Incision Is Bleeding After The Prostate Surgery?
ya, hi. thanks for helping. my father is recovering from prostate cancer. he has an incision that is still bleeding nearly a week later (tomorrow will be one week). they are supposed to remove the staples tomorrow too. what is causing the bleeding? do you know? do the staples need to stay in?
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Fri, 14 Mar 2014
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It is not strange that wound bleeds even after week and in this case staples should be left for few more days till hemostasis is over. Wish you good health. Regards
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