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| PRE-OPERATIVE INSTRUCTIONS |
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| PLEASE READ AND FOLLOW INSTRUCTIONS
CAREFULLY. |
| Medications
You MAY Take Day of Surgery |
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Take half of your insulin dose |
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Heart Pills |
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Blood
Pressure Pills |
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Seizure
Pills |
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| Medications
You May NOT Take Day of Surgery |
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Water Pills |
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Diabetic Pills |
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Aspirin
(stop minimum of 10 days prior to surgery)
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Coumadin
(generally stop 7 days prior to surgery –
this must be cleared by the prescribing physician)
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| MEDICATION |
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Bring
all medications in their labeled containers with
you the day of surgery. |
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DO
NOT take aspirin or aspirin products within 10
days prior to your surgery date to reduce
the risk of excess bleeding. |
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Do not take Motrin or other non-steroidal anti-inflammatory
drugs for 10 days prior to surgery. Do not take
Coumadin or Warfarin for 7 days prior to your surgery.
As noted above,
you need to discuss stopping of Coumadin/Warfarin
with your prescribing doctor. |
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Stop
using certain herbal remedies such as Ginseng and
St. John’s Wort for 10 days before surgery.
Additionally, vitamin E and garlic supplements should
also be stopped because they can increase the risk
of bleeding during surgery. |
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If you have taken any of these or if you
have any other concerns, contact Dr. Fagin’s
office at (512) 231-1444. |
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| PRE-OPERATIVE
TESTING |
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Once you have scheduled your surgery, the next step
is to schedule your pre-operative testing. This
generally consists of chest x-ray, some blood work
and an EKG, which is an electrical picture of your
heart. Be sure to do this one week prior to surgery
so that if any of the results indicate the need
for further testing this can be done without postponing
your surgery. |
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Local
Patients: If you live locally, the surgery scheduler
will fax all needed paperwork with instruction to
the facility for these procedures. The hospital
will then call you to set up an appointment.
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Out of town Patients: Please use prescriptions
provided at the back of the booket for you procedures.
Please be sure they are completed two weeks before
surgery. If you or the facility where you are having
procedures have any questions please call 512-231-1444
and ask for surgery scheduling. |
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