BUNION SURGERY POST OPERATIVE INSTRUCTIONS (SURGICAL AFTERCARE)

● Dressing and Incision Care: Following surgery, keep dressing clean, dry and intact. If it becomes wet or soiled, CALL THE OFFICE SO DRESSING CAN BE CHANGED.
● Do NOT use any antibiotic ointment or cleanse the surgical site. Do NOT soak, bathe or swim until cleared by the doctor. Staples and NON-absorbable sutures should be removed at approximately 2 weeks post op at doctor’s discretion
● Drainage can be expected for several days, but should decrease every day. If it smells bad, appears greenish or thick, CALL THE OFFICE IMMEDIATELY.
● Casts and Splint Care: Keep splints and casts clean, dry and intact. If your cast or splint becomes wet or too tight, you MUST contact our office immediately or go to the closest E.R.
● Activity & Physical Therapy: Keep the operative site elevated and iced as much as possible to control swelling. Icing 20 minutes out of each hour while awake is important in controlling pain and swelling as needed. You will then continue with therapy either at a rehab facility, at home or outpatient
physical therapy center.

— Weight bearing ONLY in CAM boot. DO NOT Drive with CAM boot on your right foot.
— You must sleep with CAM boot on and cover boot with shoe cover or Pillow case
— You can remove CAM boot while sitting down and elevating your foot but must place CAM boot back on to resume walking.

Take medication and antibiotics as directed by the provider. Resume daily medications the following day.

FOLLOW UP WITH PROVIDER 7-10 days after procedure

● If applying ice, please be careful to avoid frostbite. Interval at 30 minutes on, 30 minutes around the clock. DO NOT FALL ASLEEP WITH ICE ON.
● Please call the doctor if temperature is over 101.0 degrees, or excessive or continuous bleeding occurs. NO ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES, SMOKING OR DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF NARCOTICS.

IF THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS PLEASE CALL THE OFFICE 203-941-6999.

If after hours, please follow the prompts in order to get in touch your doctor urgently. This will leave a voicemail on the doctor’s personal cell phone. They will call you back from a number you do not recognize. Please answer the phone.