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Pain Services Diet & Medication Guidelines

Important Information about your Pain Procedure at Yellowstone Surgery Center

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  When to Stop Eating and Drinking

Unless otherwise instructed

   These guidelines are for general purposes only. Your primary care physician or surgeon may require you to follow an alternative plan, which we request that you follow.

Quantity: Although the below guidelines allow you to eat and drink the day of your procedure, limit the amount you ingest.

Procedure FAQs Procedure Cancelation Reasons

After midnight (12AM) the day of procedure

STOP tobacco and smokeless tobacco products including

  • Chewing tobacco
  • Cigarettes
  • Vaping products

6 Hours prior to procedure

NOTHING to eat including:

  • any food
  • candy
  • mints
  • gum.

4 Hours prior to procedure

STOP drinking liquids including:

  • Water
  • Juice
  • Milk
  • coffee
  • soda

Diabetics

For Diabetics currently on oral medication:

Appointment BEFORE 12:00 pm (noon):

  • Do not take your medication.
  • Bring your medication with you to your procedure.

Appointment AFTER 12:00 pm (noon):

  • Take your medication with food before 6:00 am.

For Diabetics currently taking insulin:

Appointment BEFORE 12:00 pm (noon):

  • Take 1/2 of your scheduled insulin.
  • Do not eat before your appointment.

Appointment AFTER 12:00 pm (noon):

  • Take your normal morning insulin along with your morning meal.

Monitor Glucose Levels

Continue to monitor your glucose level throughout the day as normal. On the day of your procedure, if your blood glucose level is greater than 200 mg/dL notify Yellowstone Surgery Center as soon as possible. Your procedure may be canceled or postponed.

  About Medications

The below medications need to be STOPPED prior to your procedure. If it is prescribed medication, you must have permission from your prescribing physician to stop taking it before your procedure.

7-10 Days prior to procedure stop taking:

  • Aggrenox (Aspirin / Dipyridamole)
  • Plavix (Clopidogrel)
  • Pletal (Cilostazol)
  • Ticlid (Tyclopidine)
  • Brilinta

5-7 Days prior to procedure stop taking:

  • Coumadin (Warfarin)
  • Effient (Prasugrel)
  • Pradaxa (Dabigatran)

3-5 Days prior to procedure stop taking:

  • Celebrex (Celecoxib)
  • Eliquis (Apixaban)
  • Mobic (Meloxicam)
  • Xarelto (Rivaroxaban)

3 Days (minimum) prior to procedure stop taking:

  • Aspirin
  • Ibuprofen (Advil, Motrin)
  • Naproxen (Aleve, Naprosyn, Midol)
  • Toradol (Ketorolac)
  • Turmeric (Curcumin)

24 hours prior to procedure stop taking:

  • Lovenox (Enoxaparin)

Prescriptions and Pain Control

You may take any medication that is not listed in the "Stop These Medications" listing on the morning of your procedure with a sip of water, unless otherwise advised by your physician.

Blood Pressure, Cardiac, and Anti-Seizure Medications

It's important that you take blood pressure, cardiac or anti-seizure medications unless otherwise advised by your physician.

Medical Marijuana

Medical Marijuana Notice

While the Yellowstone Surgery Center understands the benefit patients receive from the use of any prescribed medication or treatment, Yellowstone Surgery Center does not allow patients to possess or use medical marijuana while at our surgery center.

  Visitor Restrictions

18 years and older
Due to COVID-19, Yellowstone Surgery Center is currently allowing only one visitor per patient to stay in the building.

Younger than 18
A parent or legal guardian must stay in the building at all times. Yellowstone Surgery Center prefers one, however, we will allow for two.

Masks
If you have a mask, please wear it during your time at Yellowstone Surgery Center. If you do not have a mask, Yellowstone Surgery Center will provide one.

Testing
A COVID-19 test will be required prior to elective surgery and pain procedures. This will be arranged through your Surgeons office.