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To allow the consultant to view the area to be examined, air will be inflated into your bowel before inserting the ultrasound probe.
First your wrist or groin area will be cleaned with an antiseptic solution and you will be covered with a sterile drape.
Skin feeling warm in the area of the clot. Redness (where the pain is).
A wire is passed through the catheter and across the narrowed area of the artery. A balloon is inserted over the wire.
Areas of numbness or altered sensation around the wounds and in the area over the graft.
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The unit consists of two clinical rooms, a small seating area for conducting patient dialogues, and office space.
Cream will be applied to the back of your child’s hand to numb the area before a tube is inserted into a vein.
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It also includes our staff and representatives from partner organisations in the local area.
You will then be asked to take a seat in the waiting area.
A small balloon is introduced into the area of abnormal cells and high intensity radio waves are passed through it.
As the stent expands it can cause some pain in the chest area. This is normal and will improve after 72 hours.
The surgeon will remove the diseased area of bowel and anus and make a colostomy.
This is because there can be a delay for any swelling or bruising to develop inside the neck area.
Dozens of patients a year undergo this procedure and without this gamma scan to pinpoint the nodes, doctors would have to remove a large area around them
Numbness or altered sensation Even if you have had a general anaesthetic (asleep) for your operation, local anaesthetic will have been injected to numb the area
You will need to remove the colourant after 48 hours and check the area for any reaction.
More than 20 Rotary organisations across Gloucestershire and the surrounding area have also joined forces to raise money for the appeal.
Choose where to make a difference: If your community group wants to raise money for a particular area of the hospital let us know.