Prior to surgery
Prior to surgery
❑ Stop anticoagulant and anti-platelet medications 5 days before surgery
❑ Stop anticoagulant and anti-platelet medications 5 days before surgery
- This includes: Aspirin, NSAIDS, Ibuprofen, Naproxin, Warfarin, Coumadin, Xarelto, Eliquis, Plavix, etc.
❑ Durable Medical Equipment
❑ Durable Medical Equipment
- Front Wheeled Walker
- Adjustable Cane
- Raised toilet seat is optional, but recommended for patients who are tall, deconditioned, balance issues, or who already have difficulty with transitioning to standing.
❑ Medication supplies
❑ Medication supplies
- Regular prescription medications
- New surgical prescription medications (sent to your pharmacy electronically )
- Tylenol 500mg Tablets
- Daily Multivitamin and Vitamin D 5000IU
- Senekot-S stool softener tablets
❑ Cryotherapy
❑ Cryotherapy
- Three 10-12 inch square Gel cold packs or a large Zip-lock bag of ice with enough stored ice for replacement.
❑ Two Pairs of relatively tight compression pants
❑ Two Pairs of relatively tight compression pants
- Hips to ankles (UnderArmor, Adidas, Nike, LuLu Lemon etc)
❑ Food Supplies for one week
❑ Food Supplies for one week
❑ Reading materials, movies, games
❑ Reading materials, movies, games
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