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Surgery and Your Health

There are several things you can do before surgery to make surgery more successful and recovery easier.

Take charge of your health and get yourself in the best shape possible before your surgery.

Nutrition and Exercise
Smoking and Surgery
Alcohol Use and Surgery
Recreational Drug Use and Surgery

Preoperative Appointments

Preparing at Home

Surgical Education Menu
  • Preoperative Appointments
  • Surgery and Your Health
    • Nutrition and Exercise
    • Smoking and Surgery
    • Alcohol Use and Surgery
    • Recreational Drug Use and Surgery
  • Preparing at Home
    • The Night Before and Morning of Surgery
    • Eating and Drinking Instructions
    • Additional Instructions
    • Home Safety After Surgery
  • Day of Surgery
  • Preop
  • Anesthesia
  • Operating Room
  • Postop
    • Managing Your Pain
    • Caring for Your Incision
    • Preventing Surgical Site Infection
    • Going Home from Recovery
  • When to Call the Doctor
  • If You Are Admitted to the Hospital
    • Stay Mobile
    • Preventing Falls
    • Preventing Pneumonia and Blood Clots
    • Preventing Delirium
  • Going Home from the Hospital
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