INSTRUCTIONS PRIOR TO SURGERY

Please do not take any of the following categories of medications without the permission of your physician:

Anti-inflammatory medication

Arthritis medication

Blood thinner medication

Headache medication that has aspirin or ibuprofen in it

Pain medication that has aspirin or ibuprofen in it

Over the counter medication that contains any of the medications listed above

Please take Tylenol or Acetominophen for pain or headache.

Refer to the next page for a restricted medication list.

Important Reminders:

Please eat a light meal the night before surgery and try to avoid fatty, greasy or fried foods. Please remember not to eat or drink anything by mouth after midnight the day before your surgery. The only exception to this is medications you have been directed to take first thing in the morning with a sip of water. The hospital will call you to let you know when your infant or child must stop food and drink before surgery.

It is best to avoid tobacco products for 24 hours prior to surgery. Alcohol should be avoided for at least 48 hours prior to surgery due to possible interference with anesthesia and thinning the blood.

Please take a thorough shower or bath the morning or night before surgery. Also, please shampoo you hair as well. It is important to be clean while going into surgery to decrease the chances of getting an infection after surgery.

Do not wear jewelry or bring money to the hospital.

Avoid wearing your hair in a ponytail or beaded behind the head.

Restricted Medications

Certain medications if taken within two weeks before surgery can cause excessive bleeding during or after surgery. If you take any of the following medications, please notify your physician to see what alternative medication you should take or if it is safe to discontinue the medication until some point after your surgery.

Advil Feldene Robaxisal

Aleve Fiorinal Rowasa

Alka-Seltzer/Alka-Seltzer Plus Ginko Baloba Rufen

Anacin Ginseng Serzone

Aneprox Haltran St. John’s Wart

Ansaid Herbs/Herbal Supplements Sine-Off sinus med

Arrythmics with GETA Ibuprofen Synalgos

Asacol Indocin Tentral

Ascriptin Indomethacin Trazadone

Aspirin MAO Inhibitors Tolectin

B/C Powder Arthritis Meclomen Toradol

Bayer Medipren Triaprin

Bufferin Micrainin Trilisate

Cama Arthritis Pain Reliever Midol Vanquish Analgesic

Coumadin Mono-Gesic Vitamin E

Clinoril Nalfon Voltaren

Desyrel Naprosyn Ursinus Delay Tab

Diet Supplements Naproxen Zomac

Diet Meds Norgesic

Disalcid Orudis Centrum Performance

Dolobid (Diflunisal) Percodan RIP Fuel

Ecotrin Plendil Diet Pills

Equagesic Plavix Phenteramine

Excedrin Ponstel Metabolife

Meridia

Fastin

Pondimin

Redux

Ionamin