What You Need To Know About Your Surgical Incision
Suture or Staple Removal: So you’ve had surgery and you’re being sent home to heal. Perhaps the staples and/or sutures that were used to close your incision were removed before …
Category Archives: Surgical Procedures
So You’re Having Abdominal Surgery
Your friends at Patient Action are so sorry that you need to have abdominal surgery. This information will help you prepare for your operation…. both physically and mentally. It is …
So You’re Having Shoulder Surgery
Your friends at Patient Action are so sorry that you require shoulder surgery. We know first hand that it will be no picnic, but hard work and commitment to your …
Preparing For Surgery
The stress of needing surgery: Being told you need surgery is a very stressful experience. Patients have lots of fears, including great anxiety related to the ultimate diagnosis. Do I …
So You’re Having Kidney Stone Surgery
Your friends at Patient Action are so sorry that you have been suffering with kidney stones (renal calculi) and that you now require a surgical procedure to remove them. We …
Care After a Hip Replacement
Hip replacement, or arthroplasty, is a surgical procedure during which the diseased parts of the hip joint are removed and replaced with new, artificial parts. These artificial parts are called …