Truckee Surgery Center staff will contact you by phone prior to your admission. To help you prepare for your visit, please review the instructions below.

  • You will be receiving a call from the surgery center within a week of your surgery to review pre-operative instructions and to review your health history and medications you are currently taking. 
  • You must have a responsible adult to drive you home and to care for you following your procedure or your case will be cancelled. Your ride must stay within a 30min radius of the surgery center.

Diet

You will be receiving instructions from the surgery center on eating and drinking limitations.

Please note: Consuming food or drink outside the following parameters poses a risk for aspiration pneumonia and will delay or cancel your surgery. 

  • You may eat solid foods up until 8 hours prior to check-in
  • You may drink clear liquids up until 2 hours prior to check-in
  • Clear liquids include water, apple, grape or cranberry juice (NOTHING with pulp or nectar), BLACK coffee or tea (NO milk or cream), jello, soda or clear sports drinks
  • NO broth

Medications

A nurse will review what medications to take and not to take during your pre-operative call.

  • Tylenol is OK to take as needed prior to your procedure
  • Please STOP taking any vitamins or herbal supplements 10 to 14 days prior to your surgery
  • Please STOP taking anti-inflammatory medications (Motrin, Advil (ibuprofen), Aleve, aspirin procucts, ect.) 7-10 days prior to surgery
  • Fill all prescriptions prior to your surgery day, prescriptions should be sent by your surgeon at your pre-op appointment. If you do not have a pre-op appointment, please reach out to your surgeon’s office.

Prior to surgery

To prevent infection, the night before surgery and the morning of surgery you must shower with an antibacterial soap.

  • The physician’s office will supply you with this soap (if applicable)
  • Use from the neck down only
  • Use your own products for your hair and face
  • Use a clean washcloth and towel
  • Put on clean clothes
  • Put clean linens on your bed prior to going to sleep
  • Do not wear lotion, deodorant or makeup
  • Do not shave the surgery site for at least 2 days prior to your surgery
  • Remove all jewelry and body piercings
  • Leave all valuables at home
  • Wear loose and comfortable clothing

Day of surgery

Please bring the following items with you the day of your procedure:

  • If you received a folder from the physician’s office, bring this with you
  • If you have an advanced directive, please bring a copy with you
  • Bring crutches, ice machine, knee or shoulder immobilizer if applicable
  • If you use an inhaler for asthma, please bring the inhaler with you

If you develop any flu-like or Covid-like symptoms (fever, cough, sore throat, runny nose, loss of taste or smell, body aches, etc.) please call the surgery center immediately. 

Pediatric patients

  • Parent or legal guardian must accompany minor and stay within the surgery center for the duration of their stay.
  • California law requires that any child under 8 years of age or less than 4 feet 9 inches tall must be secured in a rear seat in a federally approved child restraint system when riding in an automobile

Questions

If you have any questions, please call:

  • Truckee Surgery Center (530) 550-2940
    9 a.m. – 5 p.m Monday-Thursday
  • On weekends or holidays please call your doctor

For any questions related to prescriptions, follow-up care, post-op appointments, physical therapy, activity level etc., please call your surgeon’s office:

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10770 Donner Pass Rd., Suite 201
Truckee, CA 96161

(530) 550.2940

info@truckeesurgerycenter.com

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