Blood in Urine after injecting

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I got this question today from a guy here on Franktalk. I thought I would share it since it is a fairly common event and usually not a big deal - but it can feel really scary!!

I use an auto-ject it does all the work, last night I was injecting and my
hand or my penis moved slightly and suddenly I felt a pain , so I pulled
injector out and had approx 8 drops of blood coming out of urethra, and the
trimix was squirting out of needle , apparently not much went into my
penis, this was about 10pm . Gave up and went to sleep, at 130 am I got up
to pee and a drop or 2 of blood came out of my penis, same thing happened
at 5 am , so I went back to bed and woke up ar 730, lifted my penis up to
see a drop of blood at the urethra, now I have a an ice pack on my penis to
hopefully stop the bleeding. Should I be concerned? I’ve hit a vein a few
times but only a drop or two of blood comes out at the injection site and
that stops almost , thanks for any info you can provide.

I wanted to check in with the experts, so I asked Nick Cannone, NPr, associate director of http://www.mazemenshealth.com. Here was his answer:

"You injected the urethra which is why you are experiencing blood from the tip of the penis. Avoid any aspirin or NSAIDS until the bleeding stops.

This should resolve with the next 12-24 hours. If you continue to notice blood from the penis or in the urine after 24 hours you should be evaluated."

It is really important to point out that we do not know enough about this situation. Does he have hemophilia? What blood thinners is he on? How does he normally bleed? BUT - for the average guy, this will heal up and resolve itself within a day. if it does not, call your doctor.

Paul