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How to Prepare for Your Gynecological Surgery

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Before any surgical procedure, it’s important to properly prepare.

In this article, we are going to offer up some tips for preparing for your gynecological surgery.

From Now Until Your Surgery Date

  • Arrange to have someone help you at home while you are recovering. You will need lots of rest.

  • Schedule history and physical appointment with your doctor if this has not already been done.

  • Discuss with your surgeon how you will manage pain after surgery.

  • Ask your clinic where to get special surgical soap and a carbohydrate drink. (Ensure Preop is the best choice, as it is made for surgical recovery. Ensure Clear is the second best. Gatorade or Powerade is also acceptable.)

  • Bring or send Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) forms to your clinic. Allow up to 10 business days for the forms to be completed and returned to you.

1 to 3 Days Before Surgery

  • Your clinic may schedule you for a blood test at the lab. If so, this test must be done within 72 hours of your scheduled surgery.

  • Obtain the surgical soap and a carbohydrate drink as directed by your clinic, if you have not already done so.

The Night Before Surgery

  • Take a shower with the surgical soap you picked up. Follow the directions in Showering Before Surgery.

The Day of Surgery

  • Continue taking any medicines prescribed to you by your doctor, unless you have been told otherwise.

  • Shower with the surgical soap again. Follow the directions in Showering Before Surgery.

  • Follow the eating and drinking guidelines in Preparing for Surgery (or follow your surgeon’s guidelines).

  • 3 hours before surgery: Drink 8 to 12 ounces of a carbohydrate drink (if you have diabetes, drink water instead). Examples of carbohydrate drinks are on this page. Finish drinking by 2 hours before your surgery time. It is okay if you cannot drink it all.

  • 2 hours before surgery: Nothing more to eat or drink until after surgery.

Contact MetroPartners OBGYN

If you have any questions about your specific gynecological procedure, it’s best to consult your provider. Give MetroPartners OBGYN a call and schedule an appointment today if you are in need of gynecological surgery.