Following your discharge from Day Surgery, you must be driven home by a responsible adult. Once home, you should plan to spend time relaxing and resting to promote a smooth and speedy recovery. You must have a responsible adult stay overnight with you at your home on the day and night of the surgery.
In general, following your surgery:
- Keep your incision clean and dry
- Eat a healthy diet that includes fruits and vegetables
- Drink plenty of fluids (6 – 8 glasses of water daily) unless you are on diuretics or have Congestive Heart Failure. Check with your doctor.
- Take all medications as instructed
Until your physician says you may:
- Avoid driving
- Avoid using power tools
- Avoid mowing, shoveling, heavy lifting or vacuuming
- Avoid alcoholic beverages. Resume your normal diet as tolerated unless otherwise instructed.
Please call your physician immediately or return to the HDGH Emergency Department if:
- You are experiencing excessive pain
- You are experiencing excessive bleeding
- You have a temperature
- You develop a large bruise or an existing bruise continues to grow larger