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Recovering At Home
Call Your Surgeon For the Following:
- Temperature over 101.
- Drainage, redness, increased swelling of incision or breast.
- Pain not relieved by pain medication.
Incision Care
- Keep the incisional site dry until drain is removed.
- You may have staples over your incisional site. These will be removed at your postop visit. Some patients will have absorbable sutures.
- You may notice some bruising in the area where the procedure was performed. This is normal and will go away. Do not put lotions or cream on your incision.
Drain Care
- Click Here for Hemovac Drain Care
- Click Here for Jackson-Pratt Drain Care
Range Of Motion Exercises
- Click Here for the Exercise Information Sheet
Bathing
- With a drain in place you cannot shower until it is removed.
- Showers are preferred because incisions should not be soaked in the tub.
- Shower with warm water and soap as usual but do not scrub the incision.
Activity
- Constipation commonly occurs from decreased activity or the use of pain medications following surgery. Drink plenty of fluids.
- You may drive the following day. DO NOT DRIVE if you are taking pain medication.
- May resume swimming 3-5 days after surgery. Ask your surgeon for more specifics.
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