Pre-Procedure Patient Instructions

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7 Days Prior to Procedure

Stop taking aspirin or any medicines containing aspirin (acetylsalicylic acid) seven (7) days before surgery. These medications may cause you to bleed more easily. Below is a list of some examples of medicines containing aspirin.

Alka-seltzer	Disalcid	Mono-Gesic
Anacin	Doan’s Pills	Pepto-Bismol
Ascriptin	Easprin	Percodan
Aspirin	Ecotrin	Salflex
Bayer	Empirin	Trilisate
BC Powder	Excedrin	Vanquish
Bufferin	Florinal	ZORprin
Cope	Goody’s
Darvon compound	Midol

Stop taking the following arthritis, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAID’s), or pain medicines seven (7) days before surgery. These medications may cause you to bleed more easily. Below is a list of these medicines.

  Advil             Feldene         Naprosyn
  Aleve Ibuprofen Nuprin
  Anaprox Indocin Orudis
  Ansaid Lodine Pamprin-IB
  Arthrotec Meclomen Ponstel
  Butazolidin Medipren Relafen
  Cataflam Mobic Rufen
  Celebrex Motrin Suprol
  Clinoril Motrin-IB Tolectin
  Dolobid Nalfon Voltaren
   Etodolac NapraPAC

Stop taking all herbs, vitamins, and over the counter medicines seven (7) days prior to your procedure. The medicines may cause an adverse reaction with some anesthetic agents.

You may take Tylenol (acetaminophen) for pain up until the day of surgery. In some cases it may be necessary for you to be prescribed a low dose narcotic for pain until you can resume your normal aspirin or non-steroidal anti-inflammatory medicine.

Do NOT take Coumadin four (4) days or Plavix seven (7) days before your procedure.

Day of Procedure

You have to be fasting for your procedure (nothing to eat or drink after midnight).\
You will need someone to accompany you for this procedure so they can drive you home.
Take all regularly prescribed medication as directed by your surgeon. Inform your nurse or anesthesiologist what medication you have taken prior to your procedure.
Take your diabetes medication as directed by your surgeon. Inform your nurse or anesthesiologist what medication you have taken prior to your procedure.
Please shower the morning of your procedure.
Decrease or eliminate your alcohol, caffeine and tobacco 48 hours prior to procedure.
You may bring books, magazines or headsets with tapes to the facility.
Be prepared to answer duplicate questions as the staff checks and double checks your name, allergies, medications and the name of your scheduled procedure.
Wear warm comfortable loose fitting clothing and socks.

Day Prior To Procedure

You will be contacted by the surgery department the week day prior to your surgery. They will go over your medications, procedure time, and final instructions for your surgery date. If you do not hear from the CMH surgery department on the week day prior to your surgery, please call them between 8 a.m. & 3 p.m., Monday through Friday, at 231- 627-1541.

Printable Version of "Pre-Procedure Patient Instruction" Sheet

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