Gastro Pre-Op

Instructions

Before your Endoscopy and/or Colonoscopy...

Inform your PCP that you are having an endoscopy/colonoscopy/or both and you were advised to stay off blood thinners and diabetes medications with weight loss effects (such as Ozempic) for one week. 

Confirm you have a ride for the day of your procedure. (You are not allowed to drive yourself home. No UBER and No Lyft.


2 weeks prior to your procedure STOP Diabetes Medication with weight loss effects  (not including Metformin) (Ex. Ozempic (semaglutide), Farxiga (dapagliflozin), Trulicity (dulaglutide), Invokana (canagliflozin), Victoza (liraglutide), Jardiance (empagliflozin), Bydureon (exenatide), Rybelsus, Mounjaro, etc.)  

2 weeks prior to your procedure Complete and Submit your History & Physical (H&P) sheet 

*IMPORTANT** 

PLEASE SUBMIT THE H&P FORM AT LEAST 2 WEEKS BEFORE! Your procedure may be subject to cancellation if we do not receive it.

1 week prior to your procedure STOP BLOOD THINNERS  (ex: Warfarin (Coumadin), Aspirin, Heparin, Advil, Alka-Seltzer, Apixaban (Eliquis), Aleve, Rivaroxaban (Xarelto), Motrin, Dabigatran (Pradaxa), Excedrin, Edoxaban (Savaysa), Bayer, Ibuprofen, Naprosin, Mobic, Molaxicin, etc.)

1 week prior to your procedure STOP weight loss medication (over-the-counter and/or prescription) (ex: Liraglutide (Saxenda), Semaglutide (Wegovy), and Tirzepatide (Zepbound). Orlistat (Xenical. Phentermine-Topiramate (Qsymia), Naltrexone-Bupropion (Contrave), etc.)