Patient Information
Anesthesia Instructions
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Do not eat or drink anything after 11pm.
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Take your regularly scheduled morning heart and BP meds as instructed by physician on the day of surgery with a small sip of water.
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Bring all of your medications with you.
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Stop any over the counter supplements and herbals 2 WEEKS before surgery.
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Stop any diet pills 2 WEEKS before surgery.
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Stop smoking at least 24 hrs. prior to surgery. Stopping for six to eight weeks before surgery is ideal.
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Remove contact lenses and removable dental appliances before entering the operating room.
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If you are a chronic pain patient, you may take your regularly scheduled morning dose of pain medications on the day of surgery with a small sip of water. Please let your anesthesia provider know if you are using a fentanyl patch.
Your anesthesiologist will want to know:
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Your medical problems
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List of medications
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If you smoke, drink alcohol, or do drugs and how much and last use.
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Drug allergies
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Any previous problems you have had with anesthesia or any family history of problems with anesthesia.