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You will need to stay in hospital for 1 hour after the injection.
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Even smoking just 1 cigarette a day increases your risk of arterial disease. You can ask your GP for advice about stopping smoking.
To help you understand your operation, it is helpful to have a basic knowledge of how the body works (see Figure 1 within the PDF).
The MRI scanner looks like an open-ended tunnel with a bed that slides in and out.
Tickets are just £1 each.
Less pain after the surgery than having ‘open’ (traditional) surgery. Fewer wound complications. Less disruption to bowel and bladder function.
If you are having surgery on your feet, please consider wearing open toed footwear.
The process of injecting the contrast dye and the MRI scan usually takes about 1 hour.
Occasional side effects (between 1 in 10 and 1 in 50)
These incisions will be about 1 cm in length.
Instead, you will be given a 6 month open appointment during which time you can contact your consultant’s secretary if your pain becomes difficult to manage
We encourage activity from day 1 following the surgery.
Perforation In as few as 1 in 100 patients, the telescope may go through the wall of the womb.
An out-patient with multiple appointments in 1 week. Parking forms are available from the hospital ward.
The test usually takes up to 1 hour 30 minutes.
The Pathology laboratories are routinely open Monday - Friday from 08.30 to 17.00 (except Bank Holidays).
The recommended course is to use steroid ointment once daily at night for 1 month, then alternate nights for 1 month and then twice weekly for a month.
The gown should be left open to the front (like a coat).
