The period in which the radioactivity or number of atoms of any radioactive substance decreases by half through a combination of radioactive decay and biological elimination
Recovery
DAY OF SURGERY POST-SURGERY INSTRUCTIONS
Your recovery must continue at home. Just because you are sent home after your operation does not mean that you have completed your recovery. Please take time out of your busy schedule to allow enough time to take care of yourself.
Surgery is stressful not only psychologically but also physiologically. There are a number of normal, well-defined stress responses that occur after surgery. These stress responses cause alterations in your metabolic and physiological processes and induce changes in your inflammatory and hormonal responses.
