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We advise you to avoid heavy lifting, heavy household chores, driving and sport for at least 6 to 8 weeks. This is to allow the wounds to heal.
Avoid scratching the treatment area. Avoid wet shaving if possible. Avoid using a hairdryer (if the scalp is being treated).
Your child/young person is asked to avoid the following: Tea Coffee Fizzy drinks Chocolate Ice cream Meat products
Some people even avoid using sun protection on children due to unfounded fears,” says Abbie Mills, skin cancer CNS.
Regular sphincter exercises should give the best results within 6 months.
The splint is usually worn all the time for the first 6 weeks following repair and at night only for another 6 weeks.
Please send requests using a Chemical Pathology request form (not Microbiology) to avoid delays in sample receipt and analysis.
Try to break up long car journeys to avoid sitting for too long. To get into the car: Slide the front passenger seat as far back as possible.
Some doctors and nurses may recommend that you avoid driving for 24 to 48 hours following an injection in your knee or ankle.
You should avoid high amounts of fatty meats and processed foods to help control your cholesterol levels.
Blood in the semen may persist for 6 weeks or more.
Recovery times vary from person to person, but side effects should gradually improve over the following 6 to 12 weeks.
pregnancy Due to the way methotrexate works it can affect the development of the foetus, so pregnancy must be avoided while taking this medication and for 6
Avoid heavy lifting, such as shopping and carrying suitcases for at least 6 weeks.
However, we do recommend the following: Avoid all acidic drinks such as fruit juice, fizzy drinks, cordials, alcohol, fruit yoghurt during the test period
Where possible we try to avoid using a speculum if we can.
In view of this, it is important that you have an early pregnancy scan at around 6 weeks to make sure that the pregnancy is developing in your womb.
We recommend that you avoid driving for 3 weeks after your operation and do not return to driving until you can safely perform an emergency stop.
Most patients would have stopped bleeding by about 6 weeks.
Hand Stiffness It is important to move the hand early and often following hand surgery to avoid stiffness.