Instructions

Preparation

Prepariation for anorectal surgery

  1. Eat a light supper the night before surgery.
  2. Drink 1 bottle of cold magnesium citrate at 6PM.
  3. Nothing to eat or drink after midnight, except medications, which may be taken with sips of water.
  4. If you are a diabetic, do not inject insulin the morning of the surgery but bring it with you.
  5. If you are going home the same day as your operation, someone must pick you up and take you home. You will not be able to drive. You should not stay home alone after surgery if feeling at all drowsy or unwell.
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