Avon Podiatry Forms

General Post Operative care

A surgical procedure has been performed on your feet.
Please follow these instructions to insure proper healing.
Feel free to call me with any concerns, questions, or unusual occurrences.

1. Elevate your feet with one or two pillows under your calves for the first 3 days. You do not necessarily need to be in bed.
The couch or a recliner chair will do. You may be up for 5 or 10 minutes out of every hour. If your have been given a postoperative shoe or brace, it is important you wear it when up. You may have a cast and cast instructions.

2. Apply ice to the foot for the daily but do not allow the dressing to become wet. Remove the ice at bedtime.
You will either have an ice bag or a CryoCuff ice water boot.
The CryoCuff is not meant for walking.

3. Keep the dressing clean and dry. If it becomes soiled or wet call me.
Do not remove the dressing yourself.
Showering with a garbage bag over the foot does not work well.
If it leaks, you are placing yourself in danger of an infection.
Please take sponge baths until directed otherwise.

4. Take your medication as directed. Should you feel you are having a bad reaction to the medicines, call me immediately.
DO NOT DRINK BEER OR ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES WITH YOUR MEDICATIONS.

5. Exercise the foot and ankle several times a day by rotating the ankle through a full range of motion. Wiggling the toes is also helpful.

6. Call the office after surgery and schedule a postoperative appointment if one has not already been scheduled for you.

7. Observe for the following signs: changes in color, coldness, numbness, tingling, increased pain, redness, swelling, foul odor or drainage. IF PRESENT, NOTIFY ME AT ONCE!

8. Notify me if your temperature is above normal.

Please call me with any additional questions or concerns

Office: 272-0556
Answering Service: 745-6160

Avon Podiatry
Avon Station Medical Center
8244 E. US Highway 36, suite 120
Avon, Indiana 46123

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