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Preparing for Surgery
If you and Mr Booth decide that surgery will help you, you’ll need to learn what to expect from the surgery and create a treatment plan for the best results afterward.
Preparing mentally and physically for surgery is an important step toward a successful result. Understanding the process and your role in it will help you recover more quickly and have fewer problems.
Before surgery, Mr Booth will perform a complete physical examination to make sure you don’t have any conditions that could interfere with the surgery or the outcomes.
Routine tests, such as blood tests and X-rays are usually performed a week before any major operation.
In order to achieve the best result from any operation, it’s important to know what to expect and what will be expected of you.
Mr Booth encourages all his patients to ask any questions or air any concerns before your surgery as well as during the recovery phase.
Mr Booth Operates
Knox Private Hospital
262 Mountain Highway
Wantirna, VIC 3152
Epworth Eastern Hospital
1 Arnold St
Box Hill, VIC 3128
Before your surgical procedure
- Discuss any medications you are taking with Mr Booth to see which ones you should stop taking before surgery
- If you are taking aspirin, anti-inflammatory or anti-coagulant medications or any drugs that increase the risk of bleeding you will need to stop taking them one week before surgery to minimise bleeding
- If you smoke, you should stop. Smoking causes significant risks which will need to be discussed with Mr Booth before surgery can take place
- If you have any tooth, gum, bladder or bowel problems, get these treated well before surgery to reduce the risk of infection later
- Report any infections to Mr Booth. Surgery cannot be performed until all infections have cleared up
- Eat a well-balanced diet, supplemented by a daily multivitamin with iron
- Put items that you use often within easy reach before surgery so you won’t have to reach and bend as often
- Check your house: remove all loose carpets and tape down electrical cords to avoid falls
- Make sure you have a stable chair with a firm seat cushion, a firm back and two arms at home
On the day of surgery
Do not eat or drink anything 5 hrs before your procedure. Whilst under anaesthetic your body’s normal reflexes are relaxed and there is a risk that your stomach contents could enter your windpipe or lungs and can cause significant complications
If you are having a day procedure,
arrange for someone to take
you home, you will not be
able to drive for at least 24 hours
If you are staying overnight,
leave your valuables at home
If you had surgery on an extremity, keep that limb elevated and use ice as directed to decrease swelling and pain
Take your pain
medicine as directed
Read your post-operative
instructions carefully
You will be seen regularly by Mr Booth during your stay in hospital and assisted throughout your recovery.
For any questions after the surgery, call Mr Booth at the rooms on 03 9897 4922 or call the hospital where you had your procedure.
