Pre-Op Instructions

1. Unless otherwise instructed by your surgeon, on the evening prior to your surgery, eat your normal supper at normal supper time.

2. Take NOTHING BY MOUTH (do not eat or drink) after midnight – this means no food, no water, no coffee or juice, no carbonated beverages, no ice chips, no chewing gum, no candy, no sugar-free candy, no tobacco, no snuff, no smoking – NOTHING after midnight. Unfortunately, your surgery will be CANCELLED if you do not follow this rule.

3. STOP TAKING COUMADIN 5 days before your surgery unless otherwise directed by your physician.

4. Please NOTIFY US if you take PLAVIX.

If you regularly take and medications:

• Bring ALL your medications with you when you come for surgery.

• Blood Pressure Medications – should be taken at your routine time with a SIP of water

• Aspirin – may be taken with a SIP of water

• Heart Medicines – may be taken at your routine time with a SIP of water

• Diabetes – Unless otherwise instructed by your primary care physician, you should NOT

  take Insulin or oral diabetic medications on the morning of surgery

• Birth Control Pills – should be taken at your routine time with a SIP of water

• Thyroid Replacement – not necessary for the day of surgery

• Analgesics – not necessary for the day of surgery

• Narcotics – not necessary for the day of surgery

• Flomax – should be taken with a SIP of water

• Anti-Psychotics – should be taken with a SIP of water

• Anti-Depressants – should be taken with a SIP of water

• Anti-Seizure – should be taken with a SIP of water

• Asthmatic Medications – should be taken with a SIP of water

• Parkinson’s Medications – may be taken with a SIP of water

Please call us with questions or to schedule an appointment.