Pre Post Surgery

Advice pre-surgery

Medication 

Check with your doctor if any of your current medication should be stopped or adjusted.  Note especially the following drugs

• OCP

• Chinese herbs

• Aspirin  

• Vitamin E

• Ginko biloba  

• Insulin

• Steroids

Prepare so you can rest properly after the surgery, Arrange someone to pick you up from hospital.

Body needs time to heal after surgery so take appropriate  time off work.

Try to get in good physical shape for surgery:

• Reduce workload
• Reduce smoking, if you do
• Get more sleep
• Eat good fod
• To aid healing time take the following 1 week prior to surgery
• Vitamin C 2000mg once a day

Post Surgery

• Make sure you get plenty of rest and allow time for your body to heal
• You will be surprisingly tired during the healing process
• Eat highly nutritious food