Preparing Yourself For Surgery

• Avoid aspirin and anti-inflammatory pain relief medications for 2 weeks prior to your surgery. Please note – If you take aspirin for a medical condition such as heart disease, stroke or blood clotting disorders. Do not discontinue treatment without speaking to your doctor, and ensure your surgeon is aware of treatment.
• If you are a smoker, you need to quit smoking for at least 2 weeks prior to your surgery as smoking greatly increases your risk of complications.
• Ensure you have a copy of your post op guidelines. This will be given to you at the time of your pre op education session with our registered nurse.
• Ensure you make arrangements for someone to collect you from the hospital following your surgery and for someone to stay with you for the first 24 to 48hours after surgery.
• An adequate diet is essential for good healing, so ensure you think about what you will eat at home following your surgery.
• Leave any valuables at home on the day of your surgery.
• Remove all makeup, nail polish etc prior to surgery.
• Ensure you have your post operative support garment with you on the day of surgery as immediate use of this will give support, reduce pain and can help with inflammation.