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Before Surgery

  • Plan to take off work for 2-4 weeks, depending on the type of job you do.  Talk with your doctor about this.
  • If you plan to donate your own blood for the surgery, please mention this at your work-up.
  • You may need to have tests to check your blood flow.
  • Do household and outdoor chores ahead of time, or make plans for someone to help you.
  • Plan meals that are easy to prepare.
  • Plan for someone to help with your children for a week, if needed.

After Surgery

  • Take it easy for several weeks.
  • You will be told about showering before you go home.
  • Wear loose fitting clothing for a few days.
  • You will most likely be using crutches, then wearing a special adaptive shoe.
  • You will go home in a wheelchair.   You must keep your foot and arm raised.  This will help decrease the swelling.
  • Plan to visit your surgeon weekly for several weeks.
  • You will have a cast or splint on your hand and arm for a few weeks.  During your visits, the cast or splint will be removed and your surgery site is checked. Then the splint is replaced.
  • Have someone else drive you for a couple of weeks.

Phone Numbers

 

Your surgeon's name is:   ________________________

Your doctor’s office number is (608) 26___________, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. weekdays.

 

After hours and weekends, the clinic number will give you the hospital paging operator.  Ask for plastic surgery resident on-call.  Leave your name and phone number with the area code.  The doctor will call you back.

 

Toll free Hospital Number:   (800) 323-8942

 

 

 



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Last Updated: 07/27/2011

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