After Your Surgery

After your procedure, you will be moved to our full-equipped recovery room where the anesthesiologist and our recovery room nurses will observe you closely until you are ready to go home.

the physician’s instructions, but typically most patients go home within one to two hours after their procedure.

Your surgeon will provide post-operative instructions about diet, rest, exercise, and medications. The center will provide you with a written summary of these instructions before you are discharged. We suggest that you pamper yourself for the first 24 hours following your procedure.

If you had anesthesia and/or pain medications, an adult needs to stay with you at home for at least 24 hours. Since it is normal to feel drowsy after receiving an anesthetic, we also recommend that you do not do these activities for 24 hours after surgery:

• Driving and operating equipment
• Signing important papers
• Making significant decisions
• Drinking alcoholic beverages

If you have any unexpected problems, please call your doctor. A nurse from the Center will attempt to call you the next working day to check your progress and discuss any questions you may have.

Upon discharge, all children must be transported from the facility according to the Texas Seatbelt Laws. If you need information regarding child passenger safety and safety belt use please visit the Texas Department of Public Safety website for more information.

The following Best Practices are provided by the Texas Department of Public Safety and can be found at the above link.