• Do not eat or drink anything after midnight the night before surgery.
• Do not drink alcoholic beverages or take recreational drugs prior to surgery.
• Talk to your doctor if you take Coumadin, Motrin, Aspirin, Ibuprofen, Vitamin E or other blood thinners.
• If you’re taking medication for breathing, seizures, heart disease or blood pressure, take them the morning of surgery with a small sip of water. If you use inhalers, bring them with you.
• If you are diabetic, please take any pills or ½ of your morning insulin on the day of surgery.
• Stop taking herbal medications and diet drugs at least two weeks prior to surgery.
• If you still smoke, it is recommended that you refrain from smoking the day before surgery