Patient guides
Postoperative Medication Instructions
The physician-authored medication instructions for after surgery, written by Dr. Blackwell — available to download. Always follow the instructions provided for your own surgery, and contact your surgical team with any question.
Follow the instructions for your own surgery
This is the medication guidance Dr. Blackwell provides after surgery. The medicines and instructions prescribed and given to you for your own operation take precedence over this document — if anything you were given differs, follow your own instructions, and contact your surgical team with any question. Do not start, stop, combine, or change a medicine on your own.
About this document
This is the postoperative medication guidance Dr. Blackwell provides to his surgical patients, available to download as a PDF. It describes the medicines commonly used after surgery and how to take them.
It is provided for reference. The medicines that apply to you are the ones prescribed for your own operation, and the instructions you were given at your surgery come first if they differ.
If you have a question about a medicine
Contact your surgical team or the prescriber. That is the right place for any question about a medicine — including something you already take, a possible interaction, a side effect, or whether a dose is right for you.
Do not start, stop, combine, substitute, or change a medicine based on this document without checking with your surgical team first.
Emergencies
For a medical emergency — including a serious allergic reaction, trouble breathing, or a suspected overdose — call 911 or go to the nearest emergency department.
This website is not monitored and cannot be used to reach anyone.
What this guide covers
The postoperative medication instructions Dr. Blackwell provides to his surgical patients. The medicines and instructions that apply to you are the ones prescribed and given to you for your own operation.
- If the instructions you were given for your surgery differ from this document, follow the ones you were given.
- It does not replace a conversation with your surgical team or prescriber about your specific medicines.
- Do not start, stop, combine, substitute, or change any medicine based on this document without checking with your surgical team.
Next step
Question about your own recovery?
Your surgical team knows what was done and what you specifically should do — call the office with any question about your instructions. You can also request an appointment through Orthopedic ONE. This website is not monitored for emergencies — for a medical emergency, call 911.