• Patients should improve each day postoperatively, temperature greater than 100.4, and increasing abdominal pelvic pain not relieved by medication should notify their healthcare provider.
  • Typical discharge instructions consist of medications for pain management and bowel regularity, diet, and activities, clinic follow-up in 2 weeks.
  • Most patients will be discharged the same day or 23 hours stay.
  • Patients are recommended to follow any nutritious diet that they can tolerate and generally first try liquids and foods that may be easily digestible.  
  • Patients are encouraged to ambulate early (with assistance if needed) even on the day of surgery to reduce deep vein thrombosis (DVT) risk. 
  • Generally, patients are asked to be active as they can tolerate but limit strenuous activities.

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