Pre-Op Hospital Admittance

On Friday, November 9, 2018

Hospital called me that morning to confirm my 2:30pm pre-op appointment for that day.  I never received any prior info regarding having an appointment that day, so I was luckily able to leave work to go to it.  I called my doctor’s office right away to ask about my scheduled Monday pre-op appointment with them.  She said I still will have that pre-op appointment with my doctor as well.  Once I got to the hospital I was told to go to admittance.  There she confirmed my name, address and general info.  She then told me what my co-pay was.  I was paying for an Out-Patient surgery, because as of right now he is planning on doing the vaginal hysterectomy unless there are complications.  So, I paid the co-pay and she put a hospital band on my wrist.  She told me to remove it once I leave the hospital, that they will issue me a new one on surgery day. 

I then went to where I had my blood pressure taken, pulse and weight.  The nurse called me back to go over all my medical history.  I had just had my blood work done on October 15^th so she called and had them fax over the results.  She went over what to do before surgery and what to expect on surgery day.  She said for me to stop taking my multi vitamins because some of the ingredients can affect the surgery medications & my blood going into surgery.  She also told me to not shave anything before surgery.  She said that using a razor can cause microscopic cuts and can increase the chance of infection.  My surgery is Weds.  I decided to not shave after Sunday to be on the safe side.  She said to wash with an antibacterial soap the morning of surgery.   She told me to wear comfortable clothes and to take off all jewelry & piercings, wear no make-up and no deodorant.  She said to drink a lot more than usual the day before surgery to prevent dehydration.  She said to not drink or eat anything after midnight before surgery. 

Once I was home, I later received an email from the hospital including videos I needed to watch before surgery.  They were very informative.  The videos went over the hysterectomy procedure, what to expect before surgery, during and after surgery.

Today I have my pre-op appointment at 2:00pm with my doctor, who is also my surgeon.  I will update what happened during that appointment later today or tomorrow.