After hysterectomy, symptoms may
arise that your doctor needs to be aware of. Below is a guideline of when
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Call Your Doctor
If
- You have a fever over 100.5, or if you have a low
grade fever (99.5 to 100.4) for longer than 24 hours
- You have pain that is not relieved by your pain
medication
- You have difficulty with bowel movements,
especially if you have not had a normal bowel movement in more than 3
days, or if you have pain or swelling in the lower abdomen
- You have difficulty urinating, or have pain or
burning while urinating or if you have blood in urine or urine is cloudy
- You have pain or swelling in legs
- You have chest pain, difficulty breathing
- You have bright red vaginal bleeding that is a
constant flow or forms large or painful clots
- You have any vomiting after being released from
the hospital
- You have hot flashes, night sweats or a fast or
pounding heartbeat
- If you had abdominal surgery, if your incision
opens or the area around incision becomes red or warm
- You have pain, discomfort or bleeding after sexual
intercourse
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These are basic guidelines to go by.
There may be other reasons to call your doctor. If you feel anything is
not right then you should alert your doctor. He/She will be able to tell
you if it is part of the normal healing process or if you need to be seen.
Whenever in doubt, call your
doctor.
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