Pre-op instructions

On the night before surgery, your child should have a bath or shower including shampooing the hair.
Please arrive at the earliest time specified because there is much to do before the surgery can take place.
Your child is to have no solid food for 6 hours prior to surgery. Clear fluids (apple juice, water, breast milk, Gatorade, clear Popsicles, and clear jello) may be consumed up to 4 hours before surgery. Remember: orange juice, milk and formula are considered to be solid foods.
A number of medication and nutritional supplements should not be taken for 2 weeks before scheduled surgery. The following is a list of compounds to avoid before surgery as they can increase your child’s bleeding or have adverse effects on anesthesia.

Aspirin and other headache/pain relieving compounds which contain aspirin
Advil, Ibuprofen, Motrin, Aleve
Dong Quai (Angelica)
Echinacea
Ephedra (Ma Huang, Ephedrine, Pseudoephedrine)
Garlic
Ginko biloba
Ginseng
Goldenseal
Kava Kava
Licorice
SAM-e (S-adenosyl-L-methionine)
St. John’s Wort
Valerian