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Baptist Hospital
Bariatric Center
1717 North “E” St., Tower III
Pensacola, Florida 32501
(850) 469-5810
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Join us for "Meet The Doctor"
on
at 5:30pm
After Surgery - At Home
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When
you go home, it is important to continue to walk and do your
deep breathing exercises several times each day. Walk as much
as you can tolerate without becoming exhausted. Short frequent
walks are better than one or two long walks. Gradually increase the
distance you are walking each day so that by six weeks after
surgery you are walking one to two miles per day.
You may resume normal activity including light housework, but
do not lift any heavy objects which may strain your incision line.
Avoid lifting, pulling, or pushing anything over 10 pounds for
6-8 weeks.
Call your doctor if you have:
- A fever over
100.4 F (38 C) or chills
- A red, bleeding,
or draining incision
- Ongoing vomiting
- Increased
pain at the site of incision
- Pain in
your legs or chest
- Trouble
breathing
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When cleared by your surgeon:
- You may resume driving
as soon as you have stopped taking your pain medications and you feel
strong enough to make a trip. This is often two to three weeks after surgery.
- You may resume sexual
relations when you desire or when you are able. This is usually no
sooner than two to four weeks after surgery.
Do not return to
work until instructed. Most often you may return to work two to six weeks
after surgery. |
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