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Where appropriate, taking patients out in the fresh air can make a massive difference to a patient's mood and wellbeing.
Once you have inserted your contact lenses, clean your case with the soaking or rinsing solution, wipe clean and leave to air dry.
After the surgery you may experience ‘wind pains’; this is from having medical air inside your abdomen. These should stop within a few days.
Entonox (gas and air) and opioid injections (pethidine and diamorphine) are available in all the units to provide pain relief.
A spirometer is used to measure how much air you can breathe out in one forced breath.
If, however the prolapse is outside the vagina and exposed to the air, it can become dried out and eventually become ulcerated.
Breathe deeply in through your nose, and hold the air in for up to 3 seconds before breathing out through your mouth slowly.
Avoid travelling by air for 6 weeks following surgery. After this time, you will need to ask your GP about your fitness to travel abroad.
