Pre-op instructions - Jeffrey Oster, DPM

		Pre-op Instructions Eat a balanced diet in the three days prior to your surgery. Vitamin C is a building block of tissue. Your nutrition and vitamin intake can significantly influence your rate of healing. Refrain from smoking. Cigarette smoke inhibits tissue healing and is a risk factor for anesthesia. Do not eat or drink any fluids after 12 p.m. the night prior to your surgery. If you normally take medication in the morning, take them with just a small sip of water. Do not swallow water while brushing your teeth. Wear loose fitting clothes. Leave all jewelry and valuables at home. Remove all toenail polish. Some patients will have their x-rays taken for a second opinion or will have had a history and physical exam performed outside our office. Unless other arrangements have been made please bring these with you to the hospital. If you do not have a post-operative appointment, please contact our office after your surgery. If you have been informed that you will need crutches, please bring them with you the day of surgery. The Medical Center of Newark will call you after 2:00pm the day prior to your scheduled surgery date with an arrival time for your surgery. Any facility questions you have, please call the number on the pamphlet in your surgery folder (740-788-6002). Please call our office with any other questions.

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