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Follow-Up
Wound Care
You will have a follow up visit in 7 14
For the first week, keep the days. This will be scheduled before you
wound clean and dry. Keep the leave the hospital.
wound covered with a gauze pad.
Change the gauze pad daily, and
if it gets wet or soiled.
When to Call the Doctor Increase in swelling of scrotum
Temperature over 100.5 F. by mouth, for
Redness, warmth, or pus-like 2 readings taken 4 hours apart
drainage from the incision Bleeding that soaks the dressing in
Severe pain that does not improve with 1 hour or less
pain medication
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