How do I prepare for this surgery?
How do I prepare for this surgery?
At least one week prior to hospital admission, you will need to visit your family physician or an internist to have a check up. If you are over the age of 40, you will most likely need to have a chest X-ray and an electrocardiogram (EKG) performed, in addition to appropriate blood and urine tests. If you smoke, it is important to stop two weeks prior to surgery and to consider quitting all together.