Saint Barnabas Caterina A. Gregori, MD,
Women's Center for Gynecological Surgery

The Night Before Your Surgery

Please carefully follow any instructions your surgeon may give you in addition to the following instructions:

• Do not drink or eat anything after midnight (including gum and mints). You may brush your teeth, remembering not to swallow anything. Failure to follow these instructions may result in cancellation of your surgery. Patients scheduled for surgery later in the day, diabetics or patients with special dietary restrictions may be given special instructions to prepare them for their procedure.

• Stop taking any medications after midnight unless instructed by your surgeon or a member of our staff. Please bring a complete list of all medications you are taking, prescription and non-prescription. Please bring any inhalers for use on an as-needed basis. If you are a diabetic patient, please bring your own insulin and oral diabetic agents.

• Do not smoke or drink any alcoholic beverages for 24 hours before your surgery.

• Bathe or shower either the morning of or the night before your surgery.

• If you suspect you are pregnant, it is important that you notify your surgeon or the Women’s Center.

• If you wear contact lenses or glasses, bring a case for their safekeeping. We will provide containers for removable dentures and bridgework. You may be permitted to keep hearing aids with you.

• A responsible adult must drive you home. Failure to have someone to drive you home may result in cancellation or postponement of your surgery.

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