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| Thomas
Kiely, DPM |
| Mark
Pietz , DPM |
| Charles
Reilly , DPM |
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Post-Op Instructions |
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| 1. You have been given
a prescription for pain medication. Take as instructed.
2. Keep your leg elevated,
above the level of your heart, over the next few days.
3. You have been given
a: Surgical Shoe / Walking Cast / Posterior Mold
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wear this at all times when walking post-operatively. |
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if you have been given crutches or a walker, use them as
instructed. |
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4. Keep your dressing:
Clean, Dry and Do Not Remove It.
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if
your dressing gets wet or falls off, Call Your Doctor! |
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5. If you experience:
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Excessive
bleeding, drainage or redness |
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Fever of
100 degrees or greater |
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Pain, numbness and tingling not relieved with pain medication |
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Call
Your Doctor!
• slight
bleeding on the bandage may occur. this is expected and OK.
In the
event of an emergency involving your surgery, call the office
and have the operator reach the doctor on call.
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