Before Surgery
A few days prior to your scheduled procedure you will receive an email to your portal with pre-admission questions. Your answers will be reviewed by Anesthesia and a medical professional.
A nurse from the center will contact you prior to your surgery to review your health history, medications, and time of procedure. Notify your surgeon if there is a change in your physical condition such as a cold, fever, or respiratory problems. You may have solids up to 6 hours prior to arrival to the surgery center. You may have clear fluids 2 hours prior to arrival to the surgery center. If your child is the patient, please be careful to enforce this. Also, please follow any other special instructions your surgeon may have given you. Failure to follow these instructions may result in cancellation of your surgery. Please arrange for a responsible adult to drive home and remain with you for the the first twenty-four (24) hours after surgery.
ONE week before surgery
- STOP taking any aspirin products, they increase your chance of excess bleeding during surgery.
- STOP taking any Motrin (ibuprofen) or related non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs.
- STOP taking most herbal supplements.
- STOP taking supplements believed to be detrimental to your pre-surgery health including: St. John's Wort ( may have MAOI effects), ephedra or Ma Huang, kava kava, licorice, pennyroyal, germander, chaparral, borage, coltsfoot, comfrey, life root, sassafras, aristolochia fangchi.
- STOP taking supplements that act as blood thinners and increase the chance of excessive bleeding during surgery including: ginko biloba, garlic, gensing, dong quai, willow, red clover.
- STOP taking Vitamin E before surgery because it too can increase the risk of excess bleeding during surgery.
- If you have been prescribed Coumadin or Warfarin ask your Prescribing Physicians for PERMISSION.
- DONT stop PLAVIX without permission.
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