 | You will be discharged from the medical center after
you can urinate spontaneously. |
| You are on a regular diet. You may experience some
nausea and vomiting the evening and night after the surgical procedure.
This is most likely secondary to the General Anesthesia. Should this
nausea and vomiting persist, notify your surgeon. |
| You will have some pain until the next morning. Use the
prescribed pain medication as ordered. After that, you will feel as if you
have been punched in the abdomen. You may also feel bloated with a
distended abdomen. This is a normal postoperative feeling and it is
secondary to the loss of muscular tone of your rectus muscles [abdominal
muscles]. Exercise will promptly alleviate these symptoms. |
| You have no physical restrictions. You can exercise but
start slowly. We request that you walk at least 1 to 3 miles per day,
every day. This routine post-operative exercise will shorten you recovery
and post-operative pain. |
| After these laparoscopic procedures, old blood will
accumulate in the lower portion of your abdomen and by gravity, with time
will create a discoloration of your genitals and groin. This is normal. |
| You may experience some referred pain and burning
sensation on the skin of your leg and testicle. This is called a temporary
neuropathy. Exercise and walk. These symptoms will subside promptly. If
not, notify your physician. |
| Most discomfort will be experienced by patients when
getting up and sitting down. This is normal. |
| You may shower the next day. |
| For mild pain, use Advil. For moderate pain use the
pain medication prescribed by your surgeon. It you experience severe pain
and/or fever, notify your surgeon. |
| Taking pain medication may make you constipated. You
may use Milk of Magnesia as needed. |
| You first post operative visit should be made 7 to 10
days after the procedure. |
| Although we recommend all patients take a week off from
work you may return to work as needed. |
