Pre/Post Op Instructions
Discograms
Kyphoplasty
Medial Branch Blocks
Pre/Post Op Instructions • PDF
Microdisectomy
Pre/Post Op Instructions - Dr. Abbasi • PDF
Pre/Post Op Instructions - Dr. Kim • PDF
Myelogram
Pre Op Instructions • PDF
Post Op Instructions • PDF
ACDF Fusion
Post Op Instructions - Dr. Abbasi • PDF
Post Op Instructions - Dr. Kim • PDF
Lumbar Fusion
Post Op Instructions - Dr. Abbasi • PDF
Post Op Instructions - Dr. Kim • PDF
Posterior Cervical Fusion
Pre/Post Op Instructions - Dr. Abbasi • PDF
Pre/Post Op Instructions - Dr. Kim • PDF
Spinal Cord Stimulator Placement
Pre Op Instructions • PDF
Post Op Instructions • PDF
More Preop Patient Instructions:
- Stop smoking several days before surgery
- Do not eat or drink after midnight prior to surgery date
- Medications may be taken with small sips of water after midnight
- Stop blood thinners such as coumadin one week before surgery
- Stop aspirin products one week before surgery
- Stop advil, Aleve, Motrin, and other NSAID's one week before surgery
- Stop garlic, fish oil, other herbal products one week before surgery
- Stop plavix, trental, and other blood thinning products one week before surgery
- Get history and physical from family MD or internal medicine MD within two weeks
- Surgery will be canceled if there is no pain or dramatic improvement of pain
- Surgery will be canceled if there are symptoms of cold or flu
- For fusion patients they cannot take aspirin or Motrin products 1st 6 months after surgery
- For fusion patients they cannot take fosomax or other products 1st 6 months after surgery