Urgent guidance

Severe pain: what to do now

Three steps, depending on how urgent your condition is. Choose the description that matches yours.

Emergency

Call 112 or go to an emergency department if you have:

  • sudden severe pain in a testicle or the scrotum;
  • pain in the lower back or abdomen with a temperature above 38 °C or shivering;
  • you cannot pass urine and your lower abdomen is swollen and painful;
  • severe pain that does not ease after a painkiller;
  • heavy bleeding in the urine with clots.
Call 112

Today

Call the practice today if you have:

  • attacks of pain in the lower back that ease with a painkiller but keep coming back;
  • burning and frequent urination, especially with a slightly raised temperature;
  • blood in the urine without clots and without pain;
  • swelling or pain in a testicle that has come on gradually;
  • increasing discomfort or leakage around a catheter or stent.

The practice is open now. Call us and we will tell you when we can see you.

We are closed at the moment. If you have any of the signs on the red card, call 112. If it is not urgent, send a Viber message and we will call you back the next working morning.

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Routine

Book an appointment if:

  • your symptoms are mild or have lasted for weeks;
  • you have a raised PSA or an ultrasound finding;
  • a stone was found by chance and does not hurt;
  • you would like a preventive check-up.
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This is guidance, not a diagnosis. If you are unsure whether it is an emergency, call 112.

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