Before & After Surgery
Practical information to help you prepare for recovery, understand what to expect after surgery and know when to seek advice.
Information for your recovery
Choose the guide that matches your operation. Each page covers common symptoms, medications, activity, wound care, warning signs and follow-up.
Thyroid Surgery: After Your Operation
Information following thyroidectomy or hemithyroidectomy, including wound care, activity, voice changes, thyroid medication, low-calcium symptoms and when to seek advice.
View thyroid surgery information →Parathyroid Surgery: After Your Operation
Recovery after parathyroidectomy, including calcium and PTH changes, calcium supplementation, wound care, activity and postoperative blood testing.
View parathyroid surgery information →Temporary Low Calcium
Guidance for temporary low calcium after thyroid or parathyroid surgery, including symptoms, calcium tablets, calcitriol, blood tests and when to seek urgent advice.
View low calcium information →Gallbladder Surgery: After Your Operation
What to expect after laparoscopic cholecystectomy, including pain relief, diet, wounds, bowel changes, driving, activity and return to work.
View gallbladder surgery information →Hernia Surgery: After Your Operation
Recovery following groin, ventral or incisional hernia repair, including swelling, lifting, exercise, driving, return to work and expected changes around the repair.
View hernia surgery information →Abdominoplasty & Abdominal Wall Reconstruction: After Your Operation
Post-operative guidance following combined abdominoplasty, ventral hernia and/or rectus divarication reconstruction, including drains, binder use, lifting, exercise, wounds and swelling.
View abdominal wall surgery information →Your recovery is individual
These pages provide general guidance. Your operation and recovery may differ, and any specific instructions given to you by your surgical team should take priority.
If you are significantly unwell
Severe or rapidly worsening symptoms, difficulty breathing, collapse, significant bleeding or other serious concerns require urgent medical assessment rather than waiting for routine follow-up.
Concerned after surgery?
If something does not feel right, you are unsure about your medication, or your recovery is not progressing as expected, please contact the rooms.
Contact the rooms