I had surgery two days ago on my wrist. whats the best for swelling and brusing. pain is under control.?

Answer:
There's nothing you can do about the bruising. That goes along with surgery. You can help the swelling, however, by applying an ice pack for 10 minutes, then off 10 minutes, then on and so on for an hour at a time. Then take a break and repeat the above three or four times a day. That should help quite a bit. At the end you stated, "pain is under control?" Did you mean to put the question mark there? If your pain is not under control, call your Doctor and tell him you either need some pain medication (if he told you to take something over the counter) or that the medicine he gave you is not working well (he might give you something stronger then). If you don't want to go that route, try advil. It would work the best on your pain. Good luck to ya.

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ice ot for 20 minutes on the hours

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cool pack

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ibuprofen for swelling busing will fade soon enough

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your doc should have given you walk out orders.try icing it for 10 minutes at a time. no aspirin as it causing more bruising. call your doc for more info.

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If you had surgery on your wrist, two days ago...why exactly are you on the computer typing? Typing does affect your wrist, ya know. Common sense says.. Staying off the computer until it's healed will definitely help your wrist.
You could just ask your doctor. They usually know what they're talking about...

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don't type

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Ice, and elevation.. TRY keeping it above your heart! But Ice is the most important...every hour, for at least 20 minutes.

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Ice packs for the swelling the bruises will just have to fade naturally.

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ice, rest and elevation

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And they didn't tell you anything about it after the surgery?
Do you trust "experts" here more than the doctor, who performed the surgery or did you have the surgery done here on line?

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