Pre-Operative Care

1. The following instructions are general guidelines. Follow the instructions you received during your pre-op consultation as they will be more specific to your needs.
2. No food or water 8 hours prior to your appointment.
3. Do not drink any alcohol.
4. No illegal drugs of any variety.
5. Inform us of any prescription drugs you are taking.

Post-Operative Care

1. Patient cannot drive for 24 hours after sedation
2. Do not operate any hazardous devices for 24 hours
3. A responsible adult should be with the sedated patient for several hours after the appointment until the effects for the medication has worn off. This amount of time varies from person to person.
4. Patient should not go up and down stairs unattended.
5. Patient can eat and drink as soon as they would like and doing this will likely 'wake them up' faster than if they did not.
6. Patient should drink fluids as soon as they are able.
7. Patient may sleep for several hours after they leave our office. They may also seem alert. Attend to both alert or asleep people the same.
8. Always assist the patient when they are walking.
9. Call us if you have any questions or difficulties. If you feel that your symptoms warrant a physician and you can't reach us, go to the closest emergency room immediately.