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Information you need to bring to the
hospital:
- Insurance card
- Your medical information and past
medical history
- List of your medications, doses, and
any allergies
Diet and Medications:
Do not eat or drink anything after
midnight, the night before your surgery
If you take very important
medications such as heart medications,
you may take these on your regular
schedule with a small sip of water
Do not take Aspirin or other
similar medications like Ibuprofen,
Motrin, Aleve, Celebrex, etc. for one
week before your surgery
If you are diabetic, please do not
take your morning diabetic medication
and be sure to inform the
anesthesiologist
If you take blood thinners such as
Plavix, Warfarin, or Coumadin, you will
need to stop these 5 days prior to your
surgery
Clothes and Jewelry:
- Wear loose comfortable clothes to
the hospital
- Leave ALL jewelry at home, including
wedding rings
- The only thing you wear into the
operating room is a hospital gown
- The hospital will not be responsible
for your valuables
Preparing your arm for surgery:
Be sure not to get any cuts or
scratches before your surgery
(especially from animals). This could
result in cancellation of your surgery
Clean under your fingernails
carefully the last few days before
surgery and remove any artificial nails
or fingernail polish
Preparing for your day at the hospital:
- Arrange for someone to drive you
home from the hospital after surgery
- You will not be allowed to drive
yourself nor ride in a cab/bus alone
- Bring something to read as there is
often a lot of waiting time at the
hospital
Medications:
Fill your prescription for your
post-operative medications ahead of time
so that the medications will be waiting
for you when you get home from the
hospital
Herbal supplements:
If you use these, you need to stop taking
them 2 weeks prior to your surgery
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