PRE-OPERATIVE INSTRUCTIONS
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DO NOT EAT OR DRINK for 8 hours before appointment
If you eat or drink any food or liquids within 8 hours, your appointment will be cancelled.
IF you are required to take prescription medications, you may take these with a very small sip of water up to 2 hours before your appointment.
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DO NOT USE MARIJUANA for a minimum of 24 hours before your appointment. Three or more days without marijuana is best.
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​Bring a responsible adult to accompany you – An 18+ adult must drive the patient to and from surgery. If the patient is less than 18 years old, this adult must be the patient’s legal guardian to provide consent for surgery.
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Wear a short sleeve shirt – Long sleeve shirts will interfere with surgery. An IV needs to be placed in one arm and an automatic blood pressure cuff will be placed on the other arm.
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Remove artificial fingernails – We monitor oxygen through the fingernail. If you have thick artificial fingernails, please remove at least one.
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Pregnancy – Please ensure you are not pregnant prior to surgery.
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Medications – Necessary medications should be taken as normal with a small sip of water.
Take as normal: Most medications you will take as normal, other than those listed below. Consult the doctor to know which ones you should take.
Do not take: Stimulants such as Adderall or Ritalin - These counteract sedation. Diabetic medications - these are not good to take while fasting.
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Gather Liquid foods, Ice Packs, and Tylenol – Having these items ready to go at home will make your surgery day go much smoother.
Examples of soft foods to buy: are yogurt, pudding, applesauce, Jell-O, smoothies, ice cream, nutritional shakes, protein shakes, juice, milk, Gatorade, pasta, eggs, oatmeal, mashed potatoes, and cottage cheese.