Before Surgery & Shopping List

Past patients have suggested the following items may be helpful to buy or find beforehand in order to be prepare for your hospital stay.

Day of Surgery

Once you have arrived at the hospital there will be some general checks carried out by the nurses.  It is important not to have any food or drink before surgery as directed at your pre-operative assessment.  If you have eaten or drunk anything after the time dictated, then your surgery will be cancelled.  If you are slightly unwell, even if you have something as simple as a cold, your surgery date will be rearranged for your safety.  If you are feeling well and followed the instructions about when you should stop drinking and eating, your surgery will go ahead as planned. 

You will be seen by the consultant surgeon and an anaesthetist (a doctor who is in charge of putting you to sleep) or a member of their team. They will go through any concerns you have and re-sign your consent form with you.

You will be walked down to the operating room, where you will be gently put sleep by the anaesthetist.  They will place some medicine in a small plastic tube (cannula) in the back of your hand.