At Home Home is the best place for you to recover! You will be discharged from the hospital once your doctor determines that it is safe to do so. A family member, companion, or friend must be present to take you home. You may receive prescriptions or other medication instructions following your surgery. Make sure you understand all medication instructions. If you have any questions, please contact your doctor’s office. You may resume normal activities, eating, and drinking at the rate you are comfortable with when you get home. You will receive a call from a nurse within 24 hour of going home to check on how you are doing.
Once home, call your doctor or surgeon if you:
have pain that is not getting better with medication are experiencing unpleasant side effects of pain medication develop a fever above 101°F for more than 24 hours experiences trouble breathing such as shortness of breath or chest pain cannot drink fluids or keep them down have pain that gets worse and is not relieved by medication have a surgical site that becomes red, warm, or has drainage have a nosebleed or cough with more than a few tablespoons of blood 25