If you are taking tablets prescribed by your doctor or other specialist, you should continue to take these as normal.
There are some medications that may need to be stopped or reduced for a…
This information is in addition to the instructions you have already received for bowel preparation, please follow the instructions for bowel preparation carefully.
As a diabetic patient you are…
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If you have had IV sedation (or throat spray and sedation) therefore you must:
Have a responsible adult to care for you at home for 24 hours Have…
This video explains how to take Moviprep when having a morning procedure.
This video explains how to take Moviprep when having an afternoon procedure.
To ensure a thorough examination…
A Flexible Sigmoidoscopy is a test which allows the Endoscopist to look directly at the lining of the left side of the large bowel (colon). A long flexible tube about the width of your finger…
The procedure is usually carried out under conscious sedation. This is not a general anaesthetic therefore you will not be asleep, the sedative will help to relax you but you will still be able to…
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What is a flexible cystoscopy?
Your doctor has advised you to have a flexible cystoscopy, to help find the cause of your symptoms. This procedure involves the…
There is no specific preparation required prior to this procedure, you can eat and drink as normal and take your medications when needed.
You will be asked to provide a specimen of urine on the…
Once in the procedure room you will be asked to lay flat on a trolley, sterile sheets will be arranged around your genitals and the endoscopist will clean this area.
Anaesthetic jelly is inserted…
Once your procedure is complete you will be taken into the recovery area to get changed.
You will need to pass urine before you can be discharged home. Verbal and written information relevant to…
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