Preparing for Surgery
Once the decision to have surgery is confirmed, your surgeon will determine if additional testing is needed prior to your surgery. If more testing is required, our practice will arrange to have it scheduled before surgery. If necessary, you will be given an appointment at King Edward Memorial Hospital with Preoperative Assessment for further medical evaluation. The main focus is to gather important medical information about your health before surgery to ensure you are in the best physical condition possible to undergo surgery. The risks and benefits of the various anesthetic options available to you will be discussed.
Please ensure we have an up to date list of all the medications you are taking. The date of your surgery will be arranged by our practice
If you are having out patient surgery, arrange for a person responsible for your care and to drive you home after your surgery or accompany you on public transportation. You will not be allowed to drive yourself home after surgery.
Please prepare to have someone at home who can assist you after your surgery
If you are working, the amount of time needed o work after surgery will be decided and discussed between you and your surgeon.
If a young child is having surgery, it is required that legal guardian stay in the hospital until the child is discharged.
The Day Before Surgery
The day before your procedure please contact the surgical outpatient unit at 239-1663 between 11am-1pm to get your arrival time to go to the hospital for the procedure. They will provide instructions on what you need to do
Do not eat, drink, or chew gum/mints/candy after midnight the day before your surgery. You will be given specific instructions by the surgical outpatient unit about when you can have your last drink of water. Failure to follow fasting instructions may lead to your surgery being cancelled for safety reasons.
Do not consume alcohol 24 hours prior to surgery
If you develop a cold, persistent cough, sore throat, fever or any other illness within two days of surgery, your surgeon needs to be notified.
A rapid COVID-19 test will be done on the day of surgery during the check-in process.
**please note that if you have tested positive for COVID-19 prior to the surgery, you must wait 7 weeks from the positive test date for surgery if recovered and asymptomatic. If you were hospitalized for COVID-19 and symptomatic, you must wait 9 weeks. If you were in ICU, you must wait 12 weeks.
