@fritzo
Were you ever offered your biopsies done transperineally? That is were the go through the perineum not through the rectum like you had. So there is no damage to rectum nor the increase of infection when done transrectal.

Some poster have not problems with transrectal and some have posted horror stories of pain and discomfort. For me I wanted it done transperineally and with anesthesia to quell my anxiety and stress. I felt nothing as was asleep. When I woke up would not have even know I had it done unless they told was over.

I had no pain at all in the transperineally area. I did have some slight red tinges to urine for a couple of times and went away. There was no discomfort or bleeding from rectum because of course there was no damage done there.

Other posters say transperineally allows a more complete access to prostate allowing more complete biopsies of prostate than transrectal but that is from other posters not from my medical doctors.

For me I recommend when you can have them done transperineally.