Before Your Surgery
Pre-admission Testing
Your doctor will decide if you need any hospital pre-admission testing. If so, you will be instructed to have your testing done prior to your surgery date.
Your doctor or nurse will tell you which of your medications you should take on the morning of surgery.
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If you are taking herbal preparations, weight loss medications, or blood thinners (Ticlid, Plavix, aspirin), stop them seven days prior to surgery.
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If you are on the blood thinner Coumadin, talk to your surgeon to see if it should be stopped.
If your health insurance company requires claim forms, fill them out in advance and bring them for your pre-admission testing appointment or the day of surgery.
The Day Before Surgery
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DO NOT eat or drink anything after midnight the night before surgery (at least eight hours before surgery). Do not drink water, eat mints or chew gum. It is important that your stomach be completely empty during surgery.
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Do not drink alcoholic beverages 24 hours before surgery.
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Do not smoke the morning of surgery.
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Notify your doctor of any changes in your health, such as a cold, flu or fever.
Before surgery the registration clerk may contact you to verify information such as your age, address and type of insurance coverage. If you have any questions regarding the financial aspects of your care, please call the hospital’s financial counselor at 918-421-8020.
If the patient is less than 18 years of age, a parent or legal guardian must sign all consents. The hospital requires updated copies of legal guardianship papers. If the guardian is not able to come to MRHC on the day of pre-admission testing or surgery, arrangements can be made in advance. By law, we cannot perform testing or surgery without the legal guardian’s signature and proper documentation.
