Notice: Inpatient bedside phones are being phased out at Nova Scotia Health facilities beginning May 31. Please bring a personal device and charging equipment for your hospital stay.
This pamphlet explains what to expect after you have a bilateral orchiectomy. A bilateral orchiectomy is a surgery to remove both testicles. Topics include how to get ready for this surgery, what to expect with each kind of anesthetic, caring for your incision, bathing, discomfort, activity, eating, and symptoms to watch for.
Bladder cancer is a common cancer of the urinary tract. The urinary tract is the body’s system that makes, stores, and gets rid of urine (pee).
This pamphlet explains what to expect if you are going home with a urinary catheter inserted. It explains care instructions, nutrition and fluids, and other important things to remember.
This pamphlet lists the supplies you will need and gives step-by-step instructions to help you change a urostomy pouch.
This instruction sheet outlines needed equipment and gives step-by-step procedures to help you change a urostomy appliance.
This pamphlet explains how to care for yourself after a circumcision.
This pamphlet outlines what to expect before, during, and after a cystoscopy with local anesthetic. A list of warning signs to watch for after you leave the hospital is provided.
When kidney stones get too big to leave the body on their own, they can block the flow of urine (pee). This may cause sudden, severe (very bad) pain. This pamphlet describes your care if you are going to receive extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy (ESWL) to target your kidney stones.
This pamphlet explains what to expect if you have had surgery on your kidneys, ureters, bladder, and/or urethra, and you have a ureteral stent. It explains what a ureteral stent is, how it is put in, and how to take care of it.
This pamphlet explains why you may need Holmium Laser Enucleation of the Prostate (HoLEP) surgery, how it is done, and what will happen after your surgery.