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Day
Surgery
Most surgeries are outpatient day surgery. You will be asked to arrive
1 ½ to 2 hours prior to your surgery. This allows time for
registration and preparing you for surgery, including starting an IV,
changing into proper clothes and meeting again with anesthesia and your
hand surgeon.
While we try our
best to not make changes to your schedule, please understand that
occasionnaly we may need to rearrange the surgical schedule resulting
in changes to your arrival time. We will notify you in the event of a
change to your scheduled surgical time.
Occasionally there
may be unavoidable delays
inthe operating room during the course of the day which may alter the
actual time of your surgery. While we make every effort to avoid this
inconvenience, we do appreciate you understanding and cooperation.
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Hand Surgery Anesthesia information 
After your surgery,
you will move to the recovery room until you are fully awake, and you
are comfortable. You will also be given something to eat and drink
prior to your discharge. Once you are ready to go home, you will be
given post-operative instructions from your nurse.
Please remember you
need to have someone you know drive you home. Taxi rides home are not
permitted.
It is preferable once you return home to begin eating and drinking
fluids prior to taking the prescribed pain medication.
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