These medicines help prevent bacterial infection. They may be given by IV, as a shot, or by mouth. Tell the doctor or your nurses if the pain won't go away or keeps coming back. Your doctor may suggest you take it at the same time as your pain medicine, which sometimes upsets the stomach. After You Leave You may use heat to reduce pain and swelling.
Heat brings blood to the injured area and helps it heal faster.
You'll need to keep a fluffy bandage on your stitches with the help of an athletic supporter. Keep the bandage and supporter clean and dry. You may take off the bandage after a few days, but should continue wearing the supporter during the day until your doctor says otherwise. You may remove it at night. When you bathe or shower, carefully wash your stitches with soap and water and then put on a clean, new bandage.