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If you are unsure about pain relief, please contact your GP or the Dermatology Outpatient Nurses.
and thoracic spinal pathologies Management of degenerative disc disease, spondylosis, spinal stenosis, spondylolisthesis, adult scoliosis and low back pain
Please ask the nurse for more pain relief if needed.
Will I have any pain or bleeding?
Pain: You may experience mild to moderate pain for a couple of days after the port-a-cath has been inserted.
Pain from stones is referred to as renal colic.
Pain relief
Over the next few days, you can take mild pain relief, such as paracetamol, to help with any discomfort.
Please be aware that the cast will not relieve all of your pain.
Pain control
rheumatology Osteoarthritis Gout (except in complex cases) Osteoporosis (except in complex cases) Hypermobility Fibromyalgia Chronic fatigue Chronic back pain
Have blood in your urine Have pain, stinging or burning when you pass urine Are unable to control your bladder Are not passing as much urine as normal
Muscle, bone and joint pain. Atypical femoral fracture – this is a new or unusual pain in your hip, groin or thigh.
Using crutches at the wrong height can lead to back pain.
The early pregnancy assessment clinic is an emergency service if you are between 7 and 15 weeks pregnant and experience pain or bleeding.
Pain relief will be arranged for you while you are in hospital.
Pain Team use only.
Degenerative lumbar, cervical and thoracic spinal pathologies Management of degenerative disc disease, spondylosis, spinal stenosis, and spondylolisthesis Pain
Oral pain relief should not be required.
If you have any discomfort, please let your nurse know and you will be given pain relief.