Warning-sign checks
Cystoscopy: when to get help
Go through these in order and stop at the first one that applies. If you are reading this for someone else, answer for them.
1
Is any of this happening now?
Call 911Call emergency services for trouble breathing, fainting, chest pain, or signs of a severe allergic reaction after anaesthesia or medication.
Other emergency signs, for anyone
- Someone who is struggling to breathe, gasping, choking, or cannot get words out
- Someone who has chest pain, tightness or pressure lasting more than a few minutes
- Someone who has sudden weakness or drooping on one side of the face or body, slurred speech, or sudden confusion
- Someone who is unconscious, or cannot be woken
- Someone who is bleeding heavily and it will not stop with firm pressure
- Someone who has had a seizure that will not stop, or does not wake up afterwards
- Someone who has lips or skin that look pale, blue, grey or blotchy
- Someone who you believe has taken an overdose or swallowed something poisonous
2
Is any of this happening?
Be seen todayContact your healthcare team promptly if you develop:
- Fever, chills, or feel generally unwell
- Urinary symptoms that worsen instead of improving
- Increasing lower abdominal or back pain
- Bleeding that continues, becomes heavier, or includes clots
- Difficulty passing urine
Seek urgent medical help if you cannot pass urine, have severe or rapidly worsening pain, or have heavy bleeding.
The article also says
Mild burning and lightly blood-stained urine for a short time may be expected.
Follow your discharge instructions about how long these effects should last.
Every sign above is quoted from the sofidex article on Cystoscopy. If you are not sure, err upward — it is always reasonable to be checked.