Your Surgery

Day of Surgery

Getting Ready
Bathe or shower as usual the day of your surgery, removing all makeup and nail polish. At the hospital, you will change into a hospital gown. At this time, you should remove contact lenses. Notify your nurse if you have dentures or partial plates.

Valuables
The hospital cannot be responsible for your jewelry and other valuables. Please leave them at home or give them to a family member to hold for you until after your procedure.

Medications
You may receive a pre-op medication to help you relax. If you are not given pre-op medication in your room, you will receive it in the holding area. You should not take your regular medications unless ordered by a physician.

Surgery
We will make final surgical preparations in the Surgery pre-op holding area before taking you to the operating room. Once there, your operating room nurse will introduce him or herself, check your identification band and ask a few questions. An anesthesia professional will speak with you and answer questions before administering your anesthetic.