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  • Complications to watch out for


    24 hours a day, 7 days a week:

    If you have difficulty breathing or for any emergency: immediately contact Urgences-santé at 911.
    For /typo3conf/l10n/fr/rtehtmlarea/Resources/Private/Language/fr.locallang_accessibilityicons.xlf:external_link_new_window_altText Info-Santé, call 811.

    Contact a nurse at /typo3conf/l10n/fr/rtehtmlarea/Resources/Private/Language/fr.locallang_accessibilityicons.xlf:external_link_new_window_altText Info-Santé by calling 811 at any time (24 hours a day) if:

    Warm incision
    Your incision is warm or red or has red or green discharge.
    Fever
    You have a fever (38 degrees Celsius).
    Bleeding in sanitary napkin
    You have vaginal bleeding that soaks one sanitary napkin per hour.
    Pain scale and medication
    Your pain increases and is not relieved by medication.
    Nausea
    You have nausea or vomiting and can’t tolerate fluids.
    Pain in calf
    Signs of thrombophlebitis: If you notice redness, heat, swelling, a decrease or loss of feeling in your calf, or if you have pain in the form of cramps.

    For other information:

    You can contact the nurse at the Centre intégré de cancérologie de Laval clinic at the Hôpital de la Cité-de-la-Santé at 450-975-5359, extension 24058, from Monday to Friday (/typo3conf/l10n/fr/rtehtmlarea/Resources/Private/Language/fr.locallang_accessibilityicons.xlf:external_link_new_window_altText except holidays) between 8:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. The nurse will return your call within 24 to 48 hours.

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