When to Call the Doctor
After going home from surgery, be sure you understand when you should contact your surgeon's office.
Call your surgeon if you have:
- A temperature of 101° F or higher
- Increasing pain or tenderness at the surgical site
- Poor pain control
- Signs of Infection
- Increased swelling
- Increased drainage
- Increased warmth or redness
- Pus or foul-smelling drainage
- Bleeding at the surgical site
- Incision coming apart
- Changes in circulation (numbness/tingling, pale, cold, or blue fingers/toes)
- Nausea (upset stomach) or vomiting (throwing up) that won't stop
- Increased tiredness or a feeling of being unwell that has gotten worse since leaving the hospital
- Problems passing urine or severe constipation
- Concerns about any other symptoms that seem unusual