When to call your doctor

Call your doctor if you have:

• a temperature of 101 degrees Fahrenheit or higher
• increased pain or tenderness near the incision
• poor pain relief
• signs of infection:
  • increased swelling
  • redness
  • increased drainage
  • increased warmth
  • pus
  • foul smell
  • bleeding at the incision
  • incision coming apart
• changes in circulation:
  • increased numbness
  • inability to feel or move fingers or toes
  • pale blue, white or abnormally cold fingers or toes
    
• nausea (upset stomach) or vomiting (throwing up) that won't stop
  
• increased tiredness
• a generally worse feeling than you had when you left the hospital
• problems urinating
• severe constipation or severe diarrhea
• a concern about any other symptoms that seem unusual