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
Seek emergency care for heavy bleeding with large clots, severe breathing difficulty, chest pain, fainting, confusion, or a painful swollen leg.
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
Contact your healthcare team promptly for fever, worsening incision redness, pus-like drainage, increasing pain, persistent vomiting, or urine that becomes more bloody rather than gradually clearing.
Seek urgent advice if the catheter stops draining, especially if you have increasing lower abdominal pain or bladder pressure.
Do not remove or flush it unless you have been trained and told to do so.
3
Does any of this apply?
Book an appointment
These are different from routine soreness, mild blood-tinged urine, or temporary urinary urgency.
Every sign above is quoted from the sofidex article on Simple prostatectomy. If you are not sure, err upward — it is always reasonable to be checked.