Before Surgery
- LATEX Allergies must be reported to the physician and the surgery center prior to surgery.
- A member of the surgery center business office will contact you for a pre-registration call 3-5 days before your procedure to review your insurance benefits and personal information.
- The day before your procedure, a nurse will contact you with your arrival time to give pre-operative instructions and get your medical history over the phone if one has not been done.
- A shower may be taken the evening before or on the day of surgery.
- Do not drink any alcohol for at least 24 hours prior to and after surgery.
- If you become ill with a cold, flu, fever, cough, or rash, you will need to contact your doctor immediately, and your procedure may be rescheduled.
- An adult must accompany you and remain at the surgery center until you are discharged. A parent or legal guardian must also accompany children or minors. You cannot drive for 24 hours after the procedure.
- If you did not discuss your medications with a nurse or complete a medical history interview, please bring a list of medications with you.
- You should not eat or drink anything after midnight the night before surgery unless otherwise instructed by a physician or nurse at the surgery center. Eating or drinking before surgery is dangerous and may cause the surgery to be canceled.