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Warning-sign checks

Prostate resection - minimally invasive: 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. 1

    Is any of this happening now?

    Call 911

    Go to an emergency department or call emergency services for heavy bleeding with large clots, fainting, severe shortness of breath, chest pain, new confusion, or severe weakness.

    Questions about mild burning, activity limits, test results, or a return-to-work letter are usually suitable for routine follow-up rather than emergency care.

    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. 2

    Is any of this happening?

    Be seen today

    Contact your surgical team urgently if you develop fever, worsening pain, cloudy or foul-smelling urine, increasing bleeding, or a catheter that stops draining.

    Seek prompt help if you cannot pass urine after the catheter has been removed.

Every sign above is quoted from the sofidex article on Prostate resection - minimally invasive. If you are not sure, err upward — it is always reasonable to be checked.