About Your Surgery

Transportation

• Please arrange for transportation to Lifekind Surgery Center on the day of surgery.

• If your physician’s office is arranging for transportation assistance, please confirm with their offices prior to your surgery day.

• Your driver must stay on site during your stay (parking lot and surrounding shopping center is acceptable)

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Arrival Time

• You will be notified by your physician/surgeon’s office of your arrival time. If you have not received notification, please call your physician’s office directly, or reach out to the surgery center to inquire about your appointment details.

• If you need to cancel or reschedule your surgery, please call the surgery center as soon as possible at (760) 324-1166.

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Medications

• It is important for you to continue your medications on the morning of surgery, unless advised not to by your doctor or the pre-op nursing team.

• Take your medications with a small sip of water.

• Diabetics: Please check your blood sugar the morning of surgery.

• IF you use an inhaler, please bring it with you.

• A surgery center nurse will call you prior to surgery to review your medications and medical history.
   

Attire

• The night before surgery, shower or bathe using a Chlorhexidine  soap (Hibiclens or other CHG soaps are acceptable). You may take a shower with regular soap before using Hibiclens.

• Brush your teeth the day of surgery.

• Dress in loose fitting/comfortable clothing.

• DO NOT wear any make-up, contact lenses, or fragrances.

• You may wear glasses and hearing aids, but be prepared to remove them prior to surgery.

• Jewelry and valuables should be left at home.

• If bringing a cell phone into the facility, they are to be powered off in the surgical area.
   

Bring to Surgery
 

Please bring the following items with you:

• Photo ID

• Insurance Card(s)

• Co-pay

• Eye drops (if needed)

• Current list of medications