After your procedure
Follow this guidance after your procedure.
- Follow the instructions we give you with your blood thinner injections. This will reduce the risk of blood clots.
- Move around as much as possible. This will encourage blood to flow, your wounds to heal and and help you to build up strength in your muscles.
- Take a rest whenever you need to.
- Do not stand for too long and do not lift anything heavy.
- Drink fluids to keep yourself hydrated.
- You may take a shower when you feel able to.
- We used dissolvable stitches (sutures), so they do not need removing.
Returning to everyday activities
- Most patients can return to work after about 4 weeks.
- Most patients feel back to normal after 2 to 3 months
For the first 6 weeks
Do not have sexual intercourse. You can resume when bleeding and discharge has stopped.
Do not use tampons. Use a pad for vaginal bleeding.
When to seek medical help
Call Alex Ward (see Contacts below) if you experience any of the following:
- increasing pain which does not go away with painkillers
- increasing or heavy bleeding
- foul-smelling discharge
- fever
- pain in your lower legs.
Contact information
Kingston Hospital Alex Ward
NHS emergency and urgent care service, call 111
You can also contact your GP or come to the Kingston Hospital Emergency Department (A&E)
Telephone:
Alex Ward: 020 8934 2301