Post-Surgery Recovery Journal Printable | 14-Day Daily Log, Medication Schedule, Appointments | PDF A4 + US Letter

The Post-Surgery Recovery Journal is a printable PDF organizer for the weeks after an operation. Write down what you notice each day, copy your discharge instructions, and keep appointments, questions and contacts in one place.

2026 EDITION
New design for this edition: a color cover with a still-life photo, a back cover, and a typographic layout inside. Inside pages keep print-safe margins of 12 mm or more; the cover and back cover are printed to the edge, so a home printer will leave a thin white border.

WHAT IS INSIDE (11 pages)
1. Cover
2. How to use this journal, plus "My surgery": date of surgery, department or facility, person to contact with questions
3. My discharge instructions (instruction noted, who gave it, where it is written, question to ask again) and documents received at discharge
4. Week 1, daily journal, Day 1 to Day 7: temperature, pain scale, dressing checked, bowels, sleep, what I did today, what I want to report
5. Week 2, daily journal, Day 8 to Day 14, same rows
6. What I observed and who I told: date, what I observed, who I told, answer received
7. Medication log (to fill in): names and times copied from your prescription, one tick box per day for Day 1 to Day 7, effects noted, questions for the pharmacist or doctor
8. Appointments and follow-ups: date, place, professional, questions prepared, answer noted
9. Getting back to daily life: activity table (shower, bath, walking outdoors, stairs, driving, work, carrying loads, sports, travel, other) to note what your care team told you
10. Contacts and documents: contact directory, document sent to my employer, other documents
11. Back cover with a notes panel

IMPORTANT
Organizational tool only, it does not replace your care team's advice. It contains no medical advice, no thresholds and no instructions: the written instructions you receive from your care team always come first.
Emergency line: this organizer has a line for your local emergency number (printed reminder: 112 in the EU, 911 in the US and Canada, 999 in the UK, 000 in Australia).

FORMATS
- PDF, A4 (210 x 297 mm): 11 pages
- PDF, US Letter (8.5 x 11 in): 11 pages
Designed to be printed at home or at a print shop and filled in by hand.

HOW IT WORKS
Instant digital download, no physical item. Your files are available to download right after purchase.