Sedation
Please follow these precautions:
- Patient cannot drive for 24 hours after sedation.
- Do not operate any hazardous devices for 24 hours.
- A responsible person should be with the patient until he/she has
fully recovered from the effects of the sedation.
- Patient should not go up and down stairs unattended. Let the patient
stay on the ground floor until recovered.
- Patient can eat whenever and whatever he/she wants.
- Patient needs to drink plenty of fluids as soon as possible.
- Patient may sleep for a long time or may be alert when he/she leaves.
Attend to both the alert or sleepy patient in the same manner; don’t
trust him/her alone.
- Always hold patient’s arm when walking.
Call us if you have any questions or difficulties. If you feel that
your symptoms warrant a physician and you are unable to reach us, go
to the closest emergency room immediately.
Following most surgical procedures there may or may not be pain, depending
on your threshold for pain. You will be provided with medication for
discomfort that is appropriate for you. In most cases, a non-narcotic
pain regimen will be given consisting of Acetaminophen (Tylenol) and
Ibuprofen (Advil). These two medications taken together will be as effective
as a narcotic without any of the side affects associated with narcotics.
If a narcotic has been prescribed, follow the directions carefully.
If you have any questions about these medications interacting with other
medications you are presently taking, please call our office first,
your physician and/or your pharmacist.
Dr.’s Home: (678) 560 1236
Office: (770) 587 5655
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