The Morning of Your Surgical Procedure:

• Keep your stomach empty! This includes chewing gum and eating breath mints! You may brush your teeth and gargle with mouthwash.
• If you regularly take heart or blood pressure medication, you may be told to take them on the morning of surgery. If so, take them with only a sip of water.
• Dress in casual, comfortable clothing-something you'll be comfortable in for the ride home.
• Do not bring any valuables with you! Leave all jewelry at home, and arrange to leave your wallet or purse with your waiting friend or family member.  Pleasanton Surgery Center will not be responsible to keep your valuables safe.
• Please try not to wear nail polish or heavy makeup - it can interfere with our monitors.
• If you are having any type of facial surgery, please do not wear any makeup.
• If necessary, bring you insurance cards with you so we can update your records.
• Arrive at your scheduled arrival time, which is normally one hour before your surgery is scheduled to begin.  We need this extra time to prepare you for surgery.  We do our best to stay on time; but, we thank you for understanding if your surgeon runs a bit behind or a bit ahead of schedule. Be as flexible as possible on the day of surgery and make sure we have contact information for you and your caregiver for that day.

What to Expect Upon Your Arrival:

• Check in at the registration desk
• After the registration process, you will meet our staff who will help you change and get comfortable for surgery.
• You will be asked to review and sign consent for your operation along with assorted paperwork.
• Feel free to use this time to ask questions or just share your concerns.  We want to make this experience as comfortable as possible for you.
• If your doctor has requested anesthesia services for your, an anesthesiologist will talk with you before surgery.
• When it is time for your surgery, the operating room nurse will come and verify all information with you. The nurse will be with you as you become sedated.
• You will be taken to an operating room for your surgery where a complete team of experienced medical professionals will be taking care of you.
• Your family or friends may wait for your in our waiting room and will be informed when your surgery is complete.
• When you are ready to be discharged, a nurse will assist you in getting to your car and answer any last questions that you may have.

At Home:

• You will have a sheet of written discharge instructions given to you to take home. These will have been carefully explained to you before you left Tri Valley Surgery Center; but, if you have any questions you should always call your doctors office.
• Expect a call from one of our nurses in the next few days following your surgery.  We want to check on you, and make sure you're well on your way to full healing!

 

Please also read Getting Ready for Surgery