Enhanced Recovery After Surgery in Forth Valley

Getting better after surgery can be made easier. There is a plan called Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS). It helps people feel better faster after an operation. ERAS uses special steps to make sure surgery goes well and to make sure patients feel good during their recovery.

Here are some tips to help with understanding and remembering:

• Use pictures or drawings to help explain the ideas.
• Read the text slowly and take your time.
• Ask someone for help if you don't understand a word.
• Use apps or tools that read aloud to you.

The ERAS program in Forth Valley is about helping people who have different types of surgery. These surgeries include tummy surgeries, bone surgeries, women’s health surgeries, and surgeries for the bladder and kidneys.

The ERAS plan helps people get better after surgery. It has a few important steps:

- Talking with the doctor before surgery. This helps you know what will happen.

- Eating the right food to stay strong.

- Using less strong pain medicine.

- Getting up and moving soon after surgery.

- Doing things to help with pain that are not medicine.

Some things help make this easier, like:

• Using pictures or drawings to help understand.
• Asking someone to explain words you don't know.
• Listening to someone read it to you.

Before an operation, you need to get ready. Here are some things to do:

• Talk with your doctor about the operation.
• Eat healthy foods to get stronger.
• If you smoke, try to stop smoking.
• Take care of any health problems you already have.

Your doctor will tell you exactly what you need to do. If you have questions, you can use tools like picture charts or ask someone you trust to help explain.

Yes, you might need to eat more carbs (like pasta and bread) before your surgery. After surgery, you should eat more protein (like chicken and beans) to help you get better. Your doctor will tell you exactly what to eat.

ERAS methods help you manage pain in different ways. This means you use fewer strong pain medicines called opioids. Instead, you can use other things like special numb pills, nerve pain medicine, and medicines that stop swelling and pain.

Getting up and moving around soon after surgery is very important. It helps you get better faster. It also stops problems like blood clots and lung infections.

How long you stay in the hospital after surgery can be different for each person. It depends on the kind of surgery you have and how well you are getting better. The goal is to help people get well faster and leave the hospital sooner. Most people can go home a few days after their surgery.

If you feel very sick after surgery, talk to your doctor or nurse right away. Tell them if you have bad pain, if something really hurts, if you see swelling (when part of your body gets bigger), or if you think you might have an infection (when germs make you sick).

It's important to ask for help. You can use a notebook or your phone to keep track of how you feel. Try using calming techniques like deep breathing to ease anxiety.

Yes, we can change ERAS plans to help older people. We think about their health and any other health problems they have.

Tools to help:

• Ask a doctor or nurse for advice.
• Use clear, simple words to talk about your health.
• Write down any questions you have.

There are many good things:

• You get better faster.
• There are fewer problems.
• You stay in the hospital for less time.
• You feel less pain.
• Patients are happier overall.

To make reading easier, try using tools like audiobooks or text-to-speech apps. They can read the words out loud to you. You can also try breaking the text into smaller parts and taking breaks to help understand it better.

ERAS helps make surgery safer, but there can still be risks. Always talk to your doctor or nurse if you are worried.

Family members can help you get better after an operation. They can help you move around and make sure you follow the doctor's instructions for getting well.

After surgery, you might need special exercises to get better. Your doctor or nurse will check what you need and tell you what to do.

You can find more help on the NHS Forth Valley website. You can also talk to your doctor or nurse. They can tell you what you need to know.

Getting better after surgery can be made easier. There is a plan called Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS). It helps people feel better faster after an operation. ERAS uses special steps to make sure surgery goes well and to make sure patients feel good during their recovery.

Here are some tips to help with understanding and remembering:

• Use pictures or drawings to help explain the ideas.
• Read the text slowly and take your time.
• Ask someone for help if you don't understand a word.
• Use apps or tools that read aloud to you.

The ERAS program in Forth Valley is about helping people who have different types of surgery. These surgeries include tummy surgeries, bone surgeries, women’s health surgeries, and surgeries for the bladder and kidneys.

The ERAS plan helps people get better after surgery. It has a few important steps:

- Talking with the doctor before surgery. This helps you know what will happen.

- Eating the right food to stay strong.

- Using less strong pain medicine.

- Getting up and moving soon after surgery.

- Doing things to help with pain that are not medicine.

Some things help make this easier, like:

• Using pictures or drawings to help understand.
• Asking someone to explain words you don't know.
• Listening to someone read it to you.

Before an operation, you need to get ready. Here are some things to do:

• Talk with your doctor about the operation.
• Eat healthy foods to get stronger.
• If you smoke, try to stop smoking.
• Take care of any health problems you already have.

Your doctor will tell you exactly what you need to do. If you have questions, you can use tools like picture charts or ask someone you trust to help explain.

Yes, you might need to eat more carbs (like pasta and bread) before your surgery. After surgery, you should eat more protein (like chicken and beans) to help you get better. Your doctor will tell you exactly what to eat.

ERAS methods help you manage pain in different ways. This means you use fewer strong pain medicines called opioids. Instead, you can use other things like special numb pills, nerve pain medicine, and medicines that stop swelling and pain.

Getting up and moving around soon after surgery is very important. It helps you get better faster. It also stops problems like blood clots and lung infections.

How long you stay in the hospital after surgery can be different for each person. It depends on the kind of surgery you have and how well you are getting better. The goal is to help people get well faster and leave the hospital sooner. Most people can go home a few days after their surgery.

If you feel very sick after surgery, talk to your doctor or nurse right away. Tell them if you have bad pain, if something really hurts, if you see swelling (when part of your body gets bigger), or if you think you might have an infection (when germs make you sick).

It's important to ask for help. You can use a notebook or your phone to keep track of how you feel. Try using calming techniques like deep breathing to ease anxiety.

Yes, we can change ERAS plans to help older people. We think about their health and any other health problems they have.

Tools to help:

• Ask a doctor or nurse for advice.
• Use clear, simple words to talk about your health.
• Write down any questions you have.

There are many good things:

• You get better faster.
• There are fewer problems.
• You stay in the hospital for less time.
• You feel less pain.
• Patients are happier overall.

To make reading easier, try using tools like audiobooks or text-to-speech apps. They can read the words out loud to you. You can also try breaking the text into smaller parts and taking breaks to help understand it better.

ERAS helps make surgery safer, but there can still be risks. Always talk to your doctor or nurse if you are worried.

Family members can help you get better after an operation. They can help you move around and make sure you follow the doctor's instructions for getting well.

After surgery, you might need special exercises to get better. Your doctor or nurse will check what you need and tell you what to do.

You can find more help on the NHS Forth Valley website. You can also talk to your doctor or nurse. They can tell you what you need to know.