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Before Surgery

A nurse from Bluegrass Specialty Surgery Center will contact you prior to your surgery to review your health history, medications and pre-operative instructions. Please notify this nurse if there is a change in your physical condition such as cold, fever or respiratory problems.

Do not eat or drink anything, including hard candy, after 10 p.m. the night before your operation. Do not smoke or use tobacco products after 10 p.m. the night before your operation. If your child is the patient, please be careful to monitor this. Also, please follow any other special instructions your surgeon may have given you. Failure to follow these instructions may result in cancellation of your surgery.

Please be sure to tell your surgeon or the nurse who calls you if you are on any type of blood thinners or aspirin. Please do not take any medications after midnight unless instructed by your surgeon or the nurse at our center. The nurse will go over this with you when they call you.

It is extremely important to arrange for a responsible adult to accompany you to Bluegrass Specialty Surgery Center and remain with you for at least the first 24 hours after surgery.