efore you go home, your doctor or nurse should explain everything you need to know about taking care for your wound before you leave the hospital. Always clean your hands before and after caring for your wound. Before you go home, make sure you know who to contact if you have questions or problems after you get home. If you have any symptoms of an infections, such as redness and pain at the surgery site, drainage, or fever above 101.5, call your doctor immediately.