Our office offers patients that need surgery comprehensive assistance. We will schedule the surgery at the hospital or outpatient service, and will work in connection with your primary care physician in case medical clearance is required. Pre-operative labs are performed in our office for your convenience. Please read our Q&A section in surgery for a comprehensive understanding of your surgery, as well as preoperative and postoperative periods. Our staff will call you after your surgery to see if we can assist you with any of your medical needs.<\/p>\n<\/div>
Scheduling your surgery can be a very stressful time in your life; our surgical coordinator will try and ease this process as much as possible. We will try and accommodate your needs for scheduling, and together we will determine a good date and place for the procedure.<\/p>\n
We operate at the Baptist Medical Arts Surgical Center and at Baptist Hospital. Place of service varies upon each individual case and medical evaluation.<\/p>\n
For in-patient surgeries you will have a pre-operative appointment with pre-planning at the hospital a couple of days prior to surgery. In this appointment you will sign consents for the facility, address any questions you may have, and also have blood drawn.<\/p>\n<\/div>
The day of surgery you must be accompanied by a designated driver and arrive 2 hours prior to the scheduled time. You must be fasting 12 hours prior to surgery or as indicated by anesthesiologist, whom will call you the day before the procedure for a phone interview.<\/p>\n
Once the procedure date is set, you will need to get appropriate medical clearance if necessary, or laboratories. The surgical coordinator will be in contact with you throughout this time to inform you of your insurance coverage and any financial responsibility for the surgery.<\/p>\n
The surgical coordinator can be reached as needed at 305-270-2331 ext 2003.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
Keep in mind that postoperative care is as important or even more than the surgery itself. Following the adequate recommendations will help you restore your health faster, better and stronger. Your postoperative care depends on the nature of the procedure performed. In general there are two types of postoperative scenarios, The Same Day (Ambulatory) or the In-Patient postoperative care. This information will be provided to you at the office prior to your procedure date so you can plan ahead.<\/p>\n
In General, once the surgery is over, most likely you would be moved into the recovery area. This area is equipped to monitor patients after surgery. Many patients feel groggy, confused and chilly when they wake up after an operation. It is normal to experience a headache, nausea or even vomiting. You may have muscle aches or a sore throat shortly after surgery. These problems should not last long. You will stay on the recovery area until you are stable.<\/p>\n<\/div>
A few hours after being on the recovery area, you will be prepared to be discharged home from the ambulatory center. It is important to send you home knowing that you are able to: void without any difficulties, ambulate and tolerate some drinking fluids. As a general rule, always have someone accompanying you. It is better if you refrain from driving due to unknown effects of anesthetics and your level of comfort to drive safely right after surgery, do not operate heavy machinery, make important legal decisions or drink alcohol for the next 24 hrs. Remember that safety is first!<\/p>\n
Before you leave the surgical center, a nurse or other health care provider will go over any instructions, you will be explained what things or activities should avoid and for how long, the type of diet to follow and detailed information.<\/p>\n
If possible, after being discharge, call our office to schedule your postoperative appointment if you haven\u2019t set one, call 305-270-2331.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
If the postoperative plan includes for you to stay at the hospital, you will be taken to your room. You may still have an IV line for fluids, especially within the first 24 hrs after the procedure. Also a urine catheter might be in place for the first 8 \u2013 12 hrs after procedure to monitor your hydration level and blood loss. It might take some time before able to eat solid food, once this start to happen keep in mind to start with a soft low carbohydrate diet to help your bowel function to be reestablished without any difficulties.<\/p>\n
As soon as possible, your nurses will have you move around as much as you can. You may be encouraged to walk around soon after the operation. The sooner you resume activity, the sooner your body\u2019s functions can get back to normal.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
Once it is said by your physician that it is safe to go home, a nurse or healthcare provider will go over the detailed instructions and medication prescriptions. You should know who to call if you have a problem and what things are important to contact your physician about, such as a fever, increased vaginal bleeding or pain.<\/p>\n
There are also a lot of medications that can cause constipation. Please ask your provider in advance of how to prevent this matter.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
Bowel function is always decreased due to the nature of surgery and the anesthetics, it can take up to a week to have your bowel function restored completely. To help with this and the recovery in general follow the next recommendations at least for the first week:<\/p>\n
Every doctor and procedure is different. This information should be given to you prior to your discharge or it might have been discussed with you in your last doctor\u2019s appointment.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>
No greater than 7 \u2013 10 pounds, but ask your doctor for each particular procedure, because this may vary.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>
This will be specified in your discharge instructions; in general 4 to 6 weeks after in any gynecological \/ obstetrical procedure is the rule.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>
This info will be addressed prior to discharge. The proper documentation will be given to you to help you in this delicate and important matter.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
We all have been patients and had surgery at least once in our lifetime. We know what it feels and is to be post-op. We want you to accommodate you in any way possible during this period. Please don\u2019t hesitate to contact us with any of the questions that might come up at this time.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>
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