Urology: Frequently Asked Questions

A) Here is what you will need to bring to your appointment.

• Your appointment Letter.
• A list of the medication you are taking.
• A urine sample – if your appointment letters indicates or if you have been asked to.
• A list of questions you may wish to ask.

A) If you have foul smelling urine, burning or stinging on urination or an increased frequency you may have a UTI. In this case you should book an appointment with your GP surgery.

A) If it is painful – go straight to A and E, the catheter may be completely blocked and will need changing or flushing by a professional.

If it is not painful – Try moving/walking around, it may dislodge debris from around the catheter. Try also, increasing your fluid intake and sending a sample to your GP, as it could be a Urinary Infection (UTI) causing the reduced flow.

A) The most common cause of blood is a UTI. Send a sample to your GP for analysis, especially if you are having symptoms of stinging/burning as you pass urine, and you experience frequency and urgency.

A) When you arrive for your appointment, please check in at the main reception desk.

A Nurse will then call you in to a consultation room where you will be asked some questions to decide if it is safe to remove your catheter on that day. You will also have the chance to ask the Nurse any questions you may have.

After your Catheter has been removed, you will need to remain in the unit for a few hours so we can monitor your passing of urine. You will be given a bottle to pass urine in to.

Each time you pass urine into the bottle please inform the Nursing team as they will measure and record your urine output.

When you can go home will depend upon how much urine you have passed and how much urine is left in your Bladder after you urinate.

The Nursing team will monitor your urine output and perform a scan of your Bladder before deciding if you are able to go home. Please ask the Nurse any questions or discuss any concerns you may have before your catheter is removed.

It is recommended that you are not constipated and that you have opened your bowels normally (passed faeces) in the days before your appointment. This is because constipation can lead to you being unable to pass urine without the catheter.

Once the nurse has explained what will happen during the TWOC and you have confirmed you are happy to go ahead, the nurse will remove your catheter.

A) Quite often your Dr my suggest your catheter can be removed after 1 or 2 weeks. This is a recommendation only. Catheters last 4 - 12 weeks and we aim to give you an appointment depending on the nature of your condition and the request made by the Dr. If you have not heard anything after 2 weeks and are concerned, please call the number below:

01604 544701

A) If you are awaiting a TWOC, then please pop into our clinic – Urology Centre, Integrated Surgery area B.

If you have a long-term catheter, you will need to register with either Script Easy or Charter. Alternatively, please ask your GP for a prescription.

A) Please follow link below to the relevant leaflet.

You can eat and drink as normal.

A) Yes, your clinician will give you further information about this, as each medication has a different timescale in which it needs to be stopped.

A) Urology Outpatient consultations- 01604

TWOC –01604 544701

Catheter Changes –01604 544701

Follow up Drs Appt– 01604 54

New referral  for TWOC–– 01604 544701

Prostate Pathway – Rapid Prostate Pathway CNS – 01604 54

Flow Rate – Clinic Co-Ordinator – 01604 546927

Erectile Dysfunction – Sally Mora – 01604 544356

Lithotripsy – Clinic Co-Ordinator – 01604 546927

Urodynamic Studies – Sally Mora – 01604 544356

Bladder Instillations (BCG/MMC) – 01604 544701

Other services – Clinic Co-Ordinator – 01604 546927