Discharge //

You have been evaluated in the emergency department today for pain secondary to your hernia. Your evaluation suggests that you do not need any emergent surgery to repair your hernia today. Please follow up with your primary care physician within the next week. If you do not have a primary doctor, you can call your insurance company to find one. If you do not have insurance, you can look for one on this of local clinics or go to the finance/registration department for more assistance. Please arrange to see a general surgeon for elective surgery through your primary care doctor. If you do not have a primary care doctor please call your insurance for one. If you do not have insurance, you can go to any of the county hospitals for a referral (Olive View, USC, or Harbor). Return to the Emergency Department if you experience worsening pain, fever, recurrent vomiting, blood in vomit, blood in stool, dark tarry stool, shortness of breath, or any other concerning symptoms.



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