16/07/2026
Sleeping after surgery: positions, pain, and choosing a pillow
A careful guide to preparing the bed, respecting the prescribed position, managing nighttime pain and comparing a pillow without medical promises.
Recovery & Rehabilitation
Guides, practical resources and recently published content to better understand this topic and prepare for discussions with healthcare professionals.
16/07/2026
Bathing after surgery: shower, bath, swimming pool, sea and scar
Why a permitted shower does not mean that swimming, the sea or bathing are also permitted, and what criteria must be validated before immersion.
16/07/2026
Heatwave after surgery: protecting your recovery and recognizing warning signs
Safe guidelines for navigating intense heat during convalescence, without unilaterally altering treatments or trivializing a warning sign.
16/07/2026
Post-operative dressing: selection, changing, showering, and warning signs
A careful guide to understanding the choice of postoperative dressing, following discharge instructions, managing showering and recognizing warning signs.
16/07/2026
Pain after an operation: what to do and when to contact the team?
Careful guidelines for describing postoperative pain, using the discharge plan without self-medication and knowing when to contact the team or the emergency room.
16/07/2026
Scars and sun after surgery: protection and mistakes to avoid
Distinguishing between a wound and a closed scar, choosing appropriate sun protection and recognizing situations that require the advice of the team.
19/12/2025
Lipedema: symptoms, diagnosis and available treatments
Understanding lipedema without false promises: signs, differential diagnoses, compression, activity, support and the role of surgery.
20/11/2025
Recovery after cruciate ligament injury: rehabilitation and return to sport
How does recovery progress after an anterior cruciate ligament rupture or reconstruction: objectives, rehabilitation, work, sport and warning signs.
11/11/2025
Post-surgery recovery at home: 2026 checklist
Reliable checklist to prepare for returning home after surgery: documents, home modifications, medications, wound and warning signs.
11/11/2025
Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS): A Reliable Guide
Understanding RAAC: information, preparation, recovery, discharge criteria and the patient's role, without a universal protocol or improvised doses.
