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If you notice an increase in numbness or weakness in your limbs or back pain you should report this to your nurse and doctor straight away.
This does not take away your right to have the test stopped at any time. Next you will be asked to change into a hospital gown.
Draw in your lower tummy muscle away from your hands, pulling your tummy towards your back.
The pads and belt are disposable and can be thrown away but the data recorder must be returned to the hospital the following working day along with the
If you have an illness that won’t got away after self-care or advice from the pharmacy, click or call your GP surgery.
If your baby has any difficulty with breathing or is difficult to wake, call 999 for an ambulance straight away.
This does not take away your right to ask for the test to be stopped at any time. You will then be asked to change into a hospital gown.
Hysteroscopic resection: Submucous fibroids which project into the uterine cavity may be treated by passing a telescope into the womb and chipping away
When you are told that you are ready to be discharged, please do not ask your relatives to come to the ward to collect you straight away.
This does not take away your right to have the test stopped at any time. You will be asked to change into a hospital gown.
Shearing Strain forces the upper layers of skin away from the deeper layers of skin. Pulling your child up or down a bed can do this.
This does not take away your right to have the test stopped at any time.
General anaesthetics are usually safe but it is not possible to take away every risk.
This is to drain away any fluid from where your gallbladder was removed. The tube is usually removed the day after the surgery.
I had been a nurse in the NHS for three decades and after some time away coupled with some personal challenges, I felt ready to return.
While there is a chance that you may still be a carrier of CPE when you go home, quite often this will go away with time.
Bring your thumb away from the index finger and then back again. Repeat 10 times.
Squeeze the muscles - the skin between the anus and vagina should move inwards (away from the mirror).
If this happens the catheter will be removed straight away. You may need to have an operation to repair your bowel. This is a very rare complication.
Any aids which you take away from the clinic are loaned to you for as long as you find them useful, so you do not have to pay for them.