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However, new medication should be stopped if there is no clear benefit or if there are significant side effects.
Your test may be delayed if you do not take advice.
The nurse will also ask if you have any allergies or if you have had any reactions to medicines or foods.
How you can help If you are feeling unwell with COVID-19, flu-like symptoms or diarrhoea or vomiting:
If you are repeatedly losing your hearing aid, please make an appointment so we can check if there is anything we can do to prevent you from losing it.
If you have any questions, please ask the nurse or doctor.
If you notice any of these signs, please contact your GP for advice.
If you are not a member or don’t know if there is a group, ask your doctor, nurse or pharmacist for information.
We leave the string if the stent is only to be in position for up to 2 weeks. If the string is present then removal is straightforward.
If there is damage or if it is leaking, please use the ‘Spillage kit’ and follow the instructions in this leaflet under the heading ‘If you have a leakage
You should not take apixaban if you:
If transport is delayed, refrigeration is preferable to storage at ambient temperature.
If you have a line in situ, you must pre-book your blood tests.
No, but you may be more comfortable if you pass urine and have your bowels opened before attending for the test, if this is possible.
Damage to your cast If your plaster cracks, becomes loose or if you have dropped something inside your cast, please contact the Plaster Room.
If you have the operation in the morning, you may be able to go home early evening if there are no complications.
Who can I speak to if I have a problem regarding my medication?
If a severe endometriotic bowel is removed or if the bowel is injured, a temporary colostomy may be necessary.
If specialist coagulation tests are requested, one or more aliquots may be frozen until analysis (or up to two months) at between -15 and -40°C.
If unavoidable, samples can be stored refrigerated overnight.
