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Do not eat, drink or smoke after midnight on the night prior to your procedure. (This Is Very Important)
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You must have someone drive you home after the procedure.
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Do not take any pain medications after midnight prior to your procedure. It is important that you are in pain at the time of the procedure.
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No aspirin, anti-inflammatory or blood thinning medications for 3 days prior to procedure. Patients taking prescription blood thinning medications must have approval from prescribing physician before discontinuing medications.
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Insuling dependent patients may take 1/2 usual dose prior to procedure, and 1/2 dose following procedure. Patients taking oral diabetes medications may take usual dose before 7 a.m. with small sip of water or wait until after the procedure.
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Patients taking heart or blood pressure medications may take usual dose before 7 a.m. with small sip of water.
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We reserve the right to cancel your appointment due to late arrival or failure to follow any of these instructions.
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