Following Your Surgery

After surgery, you will be provided with discharge instructions that include what you can eat and drink, activity restrictions, medication instructions and post-operative care. Of course, if you have any questions regarding your post-operative recovery, you are encouraged to contact your surgeon.

For 24 hours after your surgery, adhere to the following:

• Have a family member or friend drive you home and stay with you.
• Do not drive, sign important documents or make critical decisions.
• Do not operate machinery, power tools or appliances.
• Do not drink alcoholic beverages.

Communication from Meadows Surgery Center

Please notify us if the telephone number we should use to contact you for follow-up is different from the contact number verified at the time of your admission.

A day or two after your procedure, you will receive a call from one of the Surgery Center’s nurses to check on your progress and answer any questions you may have. If you have not spoken with a nurse by the end of the next business day, please call us at (201) 574-0566.

When to Call the Doctor

Call the doctor immediately if you experience:

• Excessive bleeding
• Pain that is not relieved by medication
• Fever over 100° F (by mouth) for two readings taken four hours apart
• Incision or drain sites become more painful, swollen, red and/or feel warmer than usual
• Any drainage or bleeding from your incision
• Problems with nausea and vomiting
• Problems urinating or emptying your bladder