Fracture of the Foot (self-management)
You have sustained a fracture to a bone in your foot. Please see the picture below to understand where this injury is. You may walk on the foot as comfort…
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Fracture of the mid-shaft of the 5th metatarsal (for review)
You have sustained a fracture to the mid-shaft of the 5th Metatarsal of your foot. Please see the picture below to understand where this injury is. This normally takes approximately…
Fracture of the mid-shaft of the 5th metatarsal (self-management)
You have sustained a fracture to the mid-shaft of the 5th Metatarsal of your foot. Please see the picture below to understand where this injury is. This normally takes approximately…
Fractured Coronoid Process
You have sustained a fracture to one of the bones in your elbow (Coronoid Process). Please see the picture below to understand where this injury is. This normally takes approximately…
Gastro-oesophageal Reflux Disease (GORD)
Reflux is a common condition in babies. Reflux occurs when partly digested food or milk in the stomach comes back up the food pipe (oesophagus) that links the mouth to…
General advice for going home after breast surgery
Recovery after surgery involves healing, both physically and emotionally, and the time this takes varies from person to person. There is no right or wrong way just whatever works for…
Hand Soft Tissue Injury
You have sustained a soft tissue injury to your hand. This means there is no bony injury but you may have hurt the structures around them.
Having a Bronchoscopy
During bronchoscopy a doctor is able to view the airways inside your lungs. A small flexible camera is carefully passed through your nose or mouth into your lung. It gives…
Having a Colonoscopy
During a Colonoscopy your endoscopist passes a long flexible tube containing a camera and a light through your rectum and around the whole of your large bowel (colon). This allows…
Having a fibroscan
A Fibroscan is a type of scan that can measure the ‘stiffness’ of your liver, which in turn reflects the degree of scarring in your liver (fibrosis). It is a…