One Week before the Operation

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During this visit you will meet with an anesthesiologist and nursing team. They will discuss several steps that should be taken prior to your surgery. This may be done over the phone and your current medical history as well as other important information such as your current medications will be collected and reviewed.

Questions your anesthesiologist will ask you:

[info_list_father connector_h=”10″ listwidth=”0″ listclr=”#ffffff”][info_list_son width=”35″ height=”35″ titlesize=”0″ titleclr=”#000000″ image_id=”5104″]If you have had any previous operations and anesthetic experiences?[/info_list_son][info_list_son width=”35″ height=”35″ titlesize=”0″ titleclr=”#000000″ image_id=”5099″]If you have had any previous operations and anesthetic experiences?[/info_list_son][info_list_son width=”35″ height=”35″ titlesize=”0″ titleclr=”#000000″ image_id=”5100″]If any serious complications of anesthesia were experienced by you or your family members (for example, a reaction known as malignant hyperthermia)?[/info_list_son][info_list_son width=”35″ height=”35″ titlesize=”0″ titleclr=”#000000″ image_id=”5101″]If you have any allergies or drug sensitivities?[/info_list_son][info_list_son width=”35″ height=”35″ titlesize=”0″ titleclr=”#000000″ image_id=”5102″]If you have any chronic medical conditions. If yes, how are they managed and are they currently stable?[/info_list_son][info_list_son width=”35″ height=”35″ titlesize=”0″ titleclr=”#000000″ image_id=”5103″]What medications you are taking, including prescription and over the counter medications, as well as any supplements?[/info_list_son][/info_list_father]

We speak with you about:

[info_list_father connector_h=”10″ listwidth=”0″][info_list_son width=”35″ height=”35″ titlesize=”0″ titleclr=”#000000″ image_id=”5104″]Preparing for your hospital stay and coming to the hospital.[/info_list_son][info_list_son width=”35″ height=”35″ titlesize=”0″ titleclr=”#000000″ image_id=”5099″]What happens during your surgery.[/info_list_son][info_list_son width=”35″ height=”35″ titlesize=”0″ titleclr=”#000000″ image_id=”5100″]What kind of help you may need as you recover from surgery.[/info_list_son][info_list_son width=”35″ height=”35″ titlesize=”0″ titleclr=”#000000″ image_id=”5101″]How to manage your pain and other symptoms.[/info_list_son][info_list_son width=”35″ height=”35″ titlesize=”0″ titleclr=”#000000″ image_id=”5102″]Exercises and activities you must do after your surgery and after you leave the hospital.[/info_list_son][info_list_son width=”35″ height=”35″ titlesize=”0″ titleclr=”#000000″ image_id=”5103″]How to plan for your recovery after surgery.[/info_list_son][info_list_son width=”35″ height=”35″ titlesize=”0″ titleclr=”#000000″ image_id=”5098″]If your surgery might lead to creating a stoma. An enterostomal therapist will be present to discuss what this would entail and how you can manage it in your day-to-day life.[/info_list_son][/info_list_father]
[info_list_father connector_h=”10″ listwidth=”0″][info_list_son width=”35″ height=”35″ titleclr=”#000000″ image_id=”5104″]When to stop eating or drinking before surgery.[/info_list_son][info_list_son width=”35″ height=”35″ titleclr=”#000000″ image_id=”5099″]Which of your medications to take or not take prior to surgery. You may need to stop taking some medicines to reduce the risk of severe bleeding (specifically, blood thinners).[/info_list_son][info_list_son width=”35″ height=”35″ titleclr=”#000000″ image_id=”5100″]Your options for anesthesia (general anesthetic, regional anesthesia, sedation or combinations of these.)[/info_list_son][info_list_son width=”35″ height=”35″ titleclr=”#000000″ image_id=”5101″]The risks of anesthesia in your case given the type of surgery and any other medical conditions you may have (ie. heart, lung, liver, kidneys, thyroid, etc.)[/info_list_son][info_list_son width=”35″ height=”35″ titleclr=”#000000″ image_id=”5102″]What options for managing pain after your surgery can be offered (ie. patient controlled analgesia (IV pain pumps), an epidural or a nerve block.[/info_list_son][/info_list_father]