Straight afterwards

To manage your own expectations about how quickly you will be ‘back on your feet’, it is important to understand what will happen both immediately after your surgery and in the months that follow. Normal recovery from any operation varies from patient to patient and is partly dependent on pre-operative fitness levels. Post-operative rehabilitation regimes also vary; your surgeon will advise you on this. Following your operation you will be offered an outpatient review clinic to monitor your programme.

When you leave the operating theatre, you will usually have an intravenous drip in your arm for fluids and any necessary drugs.

You will be taken to a recovery room where you will remain until you are fully awake and the doctors are happy that your condition is stable. At this point you will be taken back to the ward where you will receive painkillers as the anaesthetic starts to wear off. Many patients experience swelling at the operation site but this usually resolves quite quickly. 

 

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Important: The information and guidance provided here is general in nature and should not be considered as medical advice in any way. You should always seek detailed advice from a qualified medical practitioner.