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 911
Call emergency services if you collapse, become confused, have severe difficulty breathing or cannot be awakened normally.
These are emergency symptoms rather than routine recovery effects.
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 today
Seek urgent medical assessment if you develop:
Fever or shaking chills
Inability to pass urine
Worsening pain that is not controlled by prescribed medicine
Persistent vomiting or inability to keep fluids down
Heavy bleeding, large clots or bleeding that is increasing
A stent that comes out unexpectedly
3
Does any of this apply?
Book an appointment
Contact your healthcare team during routine hours if pain or urinary symptoms are not gradually improving, you are unsure about stent removal, or you have not received a follow-up plan.
Every sign above is quoted from the sofidex article on Lithotripsy. If you are not sure, err upward — it is always reasonable to be checked.