Activities and Diet:
• Go directly home after your surgery.
• You may be sleepy for the next 24 hours.
• Keep surgical areas elevated on pillows if possible.
• Cough and deep breath two or three times every hour.
• When getting up to walk always have someone with your for the first 24 hours.
• Eat small amounts of easily digestible foods.
• Do not eat greasy or spicy foods the first post-op night.

Medications: Always take paid medications with food to prevent nausea. Take pain mediations as prescribed Pain medications take 30-45 minutes to work. If pain is increasing and it is time for your next pain pill, take one. Do not wait for for the pain to become unbearable. If you experience nausea try decreasing your pain medication if possible.

Dressing and Bathing: Keep your dressings clean and dry unless specifically instructed otherwise. Do not shower or bath until the doctor says you may.

Call the Doctor If You:
• Run a temperature over 101.
• Experience chest pain.
• Have difficulty breathing.
• Have excessive bleeding.
• Have nausea and vomiting that does not stop after pain medications are decreased. • Break out in a rash.
• Have difficulty urinating.
• Need further instructions and/or have any other questions.