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… (Arthroplasty) for Toe Joint Deformities On this page: Surgery Overview How It Is Done What To Expect Why It Is … 6 of 6, Phalangeal head resection for hammer toe: Slide 6, After the toe has healed, the surgeon removes the pin, and … You may be able to walk on the affected foot right after surgery, but you might need a special shoe. How soon …
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… Splenectomy On this page: Surgery Overview Surgery Overview A … small cuts. The spleen helps protect you from illness. After your spleen is gone, you may be more likely to get certain infections. So before or soon after your surgery, you will need a pneumococcal shot. You …
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… Bowel Resection for Colorectal Cancer On this page: Surgery Overview How It Is Done What To Expect Why It Is … stay in the hospital for 4 to 7 days or as long as 2 weeks after surgery. Sometimes the two parts of the colon or … operations is usually 6 to 12 weeks. The recovery time after a one-stage operation or after the final operation of …
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… Tracheostomy for Obstructive Sleep Apnea On this page: Surgery Overview What To Expect Risks … by blockage of the upper airway. footnote 1 What To Expect After surgery, you will stay in the hospital until it's safe … be sore and you may have trouble swallowing for a few days after surgery. It will also feel different to breathe and …
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… Transurethral Resection of the Bladder On this page: Surgery Overview What To Expect Why It Is Done How Well It … You may feel the need to urinate often for a while after the surgery. But this should improve with time. It may … Your urine also may look pink for up to 2 to 3 weeks after surgery. This is because there may be blood in it. You …
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… Pneumatic Retinopexy for Retinal Detachment On this page: Surgery Overview What To Expect Why It Is Done How Well It … for most of the day and night for about 1 to 3 weeks after the surgery. You cannot lie on your back. If you do, … How Well It Works You are more likely to have good vision after surgery if the macula was still attached before …
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… Flap Procedure for Gum Disease On this page: Surgery Overview What To Expect Why It Is Done How Well It … to help speed recovery: Take painkillers as prescribed. After 24 hours, you can rinse your mouth gently with warm … gauze pads before they become soaked with blood. Relax after surgery. Strenuous physical activity may increase …
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… Synovectomy for Rheumatoid Arthritis On this page: Surgery Overview What To Expect Why It Is Done How Well It … done using arthroscopy . What To Expect As soon as possible after surgery, a physiotherapist will teach you how and when … surgical technique used and the location of the incisions. After knee synovectomy, your knee will be immobilized in a …
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… Lumbar Spinal Fusion (Arthrodesis) On this page: Surgery Overview What To Expect Why It Is Done How Well It … together until new bone grows between them. What To Expect After surgery, you will have a short hospital stay. Bedrest … and/or the spinal nerves. It may be done as a follow-up after surgery that was done to treat problems such as spinal …
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… Rhinoplasty On this page: Surgery Overview What To Expect Why It Is Done How Well It … head elevated and relatively still for the first few days after surgery. It may be several weeks before you can return … temporary swelling and bruising around the eyes and nose after rhinoplasty. Other problems that may occur include: …
