Surgery Patient Information

Pre-Operative Testing

All patients must have testing done prior to surgery to insure that they are healthy enough for surgery. The testing can be done anytime 30 days before surgery up until the day before surgery, at the very latest. It is best to complete this testing as soon as you know you are going to have surgery. If ther is something wrong with your health, of which you are unaware, we will have time to have you evaluated. This may prevent us from having to postpone your surgery. Please call the hospital that you are using and schedule this appointment with them directly.

Memorial southwest Hospital 713-776-5709

Foundation surgical hospital 713-314-4444

If you have medical problems such as high blood pressure, heart disease, diabetes or any other health problems you will need to have an evaluation by your family doctor or a specialist prior to surgery. As you will not be allowed to donate any blood for surgery until you have this doctors clearance and you will have to take a note from him or her to the blood center with you prior to donating blood.

YOU MUST HAVE THIS DOCTOR SEND THE RESULTS OF THIS EXAMINATION AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. YOU MAY EVEN HAVE TO GO BY THEIR OFFICE TO PICK UP A COPY OF THIS TO TAKE WITH YOU TO THE BLOOD CENTER OR THE HOSPITAL PRIOR TO GOING TO EITHER OF THESE.