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If this is shown to be the case on your staging scans, then the treatment which can be offered will be dependent on the extent of the metastases.
You may also be examined standing up.
You will be admitted to hospital usually on the day of your operation and you can expect to be in hospital for 3 to 5 days.
Care should be taken when exposing the treated skin to the sun and wind as it is more sensitive and will always be so.
Sometimes it may be too difficult to clearly see the circulation below the knee.
In some cases, there can be a very small risk that you may be in the early stages of pregnancy (when it cannot be detected) at the time of your operation
To be honest, I am quite a shy and quiet person and I never thought I would be in this profession but then as I started working, I realised that I enjoy
You will be sent a letter if we need you to do this.
This may be a new concept for many IMGs.
This will be used if you need to be given Buscopan® to relax your muscles, or contrast is required.
However, if further pain relief is required Codeine can be used to treat moderate to severe pain. This can be purchased at your local pharmacy.
After analysis, these samples will be retained for a further 24 hours at 15-30°C.
The test is unlikely to be appropriate in patients with severe renal impairment This test has very limited availability and can only be requested by the
If unavoidable, samples can be stored refrigerated overnight.
An alternative route into the hospital would be use the second Centre Block entrance and/ or the Oncology main entrance.
Access to the Tower Block at Gloucestershire Royal Hospital will be via an alternative entrance from 23-27 June during daytime hours (8am - 4pm)
The catheter will then be removed If you are attending as an outpatient, you will be able to go home after the treatment has finished.
Services you may be referred to:
The pack is kept in position with stitches and will be removed after a few weeks. You must be careful not to dislodge the pack.
For a sample to be treated as urgent the laboratory must be notified on Cheltenham telephone number 0300 422 4219.