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You will be given an appointment date to have the tube changed. This will be as an outpatient.
A small cut will be made at the front of your neck. The affected half of the thyroid gland will be removed and the cut will be closed.
You will be admitted to hospital, usually on the day of your operation. You can expect to be in hospital for 5 to 10 days.
All responses will be anonymous and any information provided will be used sensitively and stored securely.
Diagnosis of CAH Samples should be taken at least 48 hours after birth or levels will be falsely raised.
This may be ‘flu syndrome’ which can be caused by rifampicin.
monitoring levels can be found in the adult Tobramycin Policy.
Further booster doses should then be given at three to five years. Post vaccination samples can be sent at any time.
You will be taken to the procedure room and will be asked to lie on a trolley.
will not be accepted.
Going through a cancer diagnosis and treatment can be a very difficult time.
You may be invited to attend a Pre-admission Clinic where you will be seen by a nurse and a doctor.
possible, You may wish to bring in baby wipes with you If there is a clinical need for your baby to be washed, this will be done using warmed sterilised
Note that during this time, access to the Tower entrance will be via a side entrance, which will be clearly signposted.
Will I also be seen by a dermatologist?
Very rarely, the womb might have to be removed (hysterectomy) if the bleeding cannot be stopped.
Folic acid will also be prescribed, to be taken once a week.
containers must be refrigerated.
For a sample to be treated as urgent the laboratory must be notified on Cheltenham 4219.
You will be in hospital for 2 to 4 hours or more.