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THE DAY BEFORE SURGERY

1. Drink only liquids the day before surgery (no solid food).

2. DO NOT EAT or DRINK anything after midnight the night before surgery.

3. Take a bath or shower with antibacterial soap the night before surgery and the morning of surgery.

4. Drink a bottle of citrate of magnesia the morning before surgery  this will cause diarrhea and will clean your large bowel.

5. Two weeks before surgery ? exercise frequently, do breathing exercises (take deep breaths).

6. Absolutely NO SMOKING.

7. Call Dr. Gorecki?s office(Jessie 718-780-3288) if symptoms of  chest pain, cold, cough or any skin infections.

8. Do NOT take any anti-inflammatory pain medications (i.e. Ibuprofen, Advil, Motrin, Naprosyn, Aleve, Viox, Celebrex, etc.) at least 1 week before surgery. You can take Tylenol as needed.

9. The personnel from the operating room will call you with preoperative instructions a few days before surgery ? but in general you are expected to be in the hospital (third floor) at 6:00 am on the morning of surgery for an 8 am operation.

10. Follow-up visits:  1 week, 1 month, 3 months, 6 months, 9 months, 1 year post-operatively, and once every year for the rest of your life. 

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