Infection – is a risk of surgery, though every precaution is undertaken also occur elsewhere in the body, for example a chest or urine infectio risk of either a chest or urine infection. For example, in our previous se minimise this risk. Altered function – Occasionally surgery may result in either temporar because it has been removed or significantly altered. For example, removing part of the pancreas may result in a temporary of it will definitely result in insulin-dependent diabetes (as there will be Body Image – Surgery is a treatment the can alter the way your body you feel about yourself and your body. Even if you have been able to talk to your specialist team about the ch adjust, both physically and mentally, with these changes. If you are struggling with how you feel or find yourself becoming negat or GP know. Further information about support and counselling – Sexual and reproductive health – how we feel about our bodies can above, can add a different dimension to that by resulting in either posit As well as impacting on our sense of self and body image – surgery m physical functioning / libido (sex drive or the desire for sex). For example, pelvic or rectal surgery can affect the nerves to the sex o If altered sexual function is a known risk of the surgery you will be hav definite or only a possible effect of surgery - so that informed consent i
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