Questions
About Surgery
When will I be ready to leave hospital?
The length of hospital stay varies from a few days to a couple of
weeks. This allows you the time to rest and recover from the
operation, and to learn how to look after your stoma before you go
home.
What about continuing care?
When you leave hospital your Family Doctor will be notified and
given details of your operation.
Within a few days of arriving home you may be visited by your Stoma
Care Nurse or the District Nurse. It's their job to help you with
any problems you may encounter and to give continuing support and
care.
In this way the link you have already formed with Stoma Care
Nurse can continue. You will be encouraged to telephone her with any
questions, and told about follow-up appointments.
Just remember you are not alone, the Wessex Urology Support Group
is run by people with a wide range of knowledge, and we are always
pleased to help in any way we can.
What about hospital check-ups?
You'll need to visit your hospital's Out Patient Department (or
Stoma Clinic, if there is one) for the occasional check-up
Your first appointment will probably be 4 to 6 weeks after you
return home, then at 3 to 6 monthly intervals. Eventually you'll be
seen just once a year for a routine check up.
These check-ups are nothing to worry about. They're just to make
sure that all is well and to give you the chance to mention any
problem with your stoma or appliance.
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