Saint Barnabas Caterina A. Gregori, MD,
Women's Center for Gynecological Surgery

After Your Surgery 

A nurse will phone you the day after your surgery to see how you are feeling and to answer your questions. If you prefer, you may call the Center at (973) 322-6200. Please indicate you are calling with a postoperative report.

• When you have met the criteria for discharge, you will be permitted to leave the Center. For your safety, you cannot leave the Center alone following the administration of anesthetic drugs. If you are taking a taxi home, arrange for another adult to accompany you.

• Before leaving the Center, you will be given specific written discharge instructions for your care at home. A nurse will explain and demonstrate any special instructions to aid in your home recovery.

• In the unlikely event your recovery becomes unexpectedly prolonged or complicated, your surgeon will arrange admission to Saint Barnabas Medical Center.

• After you have returned home, please be sure to follow your surgeon’s orders. 

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