Patient Information for Surgical Safety: What You Need to Know Before and After Surgery
Spine Associates Shares How to Be Prepared For Your Spine Surgery
What to Do Before Surgery
Please call our office at 1-713-383-7100 to schedule a pre-operative screening conducted by our Cardiologist. Pre-operative clinic is every Wednesday between 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m.
Three Weeks Before Surgery
10 Days Before Surgery
The Night Before Surgery
The Morning of Surgery
What to Bring to the Hospital
When you come to the hospital, bring a list of medications you are taking, the amount you take, and how frequently you take them. This is important for your physician and hospital staff to know. Please do not bring the medications with you. You should bring glasses, hearing aids, dentures, toiletries (such as shampoo and toothbrush),robe, slippers, insurance information, emergency telephone number, and a copy of your advance directives. Since we cannot assume liability for items such as jewelry, credit cards, wallets, watches, or more than $2 in cash, we urge you to leave all valuables at home. If you need to bring cash, checks or a credit card to make a deposit or co-payment, please have a family member take them home after you are admitted. If you have any valuables with you, you will be asked to deposit them in our vault. Please be sure to claim your valuables when you leave the hospital.
Blood Donation
Donor designated blood is blood you have pre-donated. It’s your own blood and may be transfused if the doctor feels you need it. Directed donor blood is donated by friends and family specifically for your surgery. Our surgery scheduling department should be contacted at 1-713-383-7100 as soon as your surgery is scheduled, so that arrangements for blood donation can be made. If you are using your own blood, you will need to make the transfusion 2 weeks prior to your surgery date.
Questions Regarding Surgery
If you have any questions, please feel free to call 1-713-383-7100 to speak with any Spine Associates team member, or a nurse to arrange to speak with Dr. Francis.
All the staff are very helpful and friendly. The radiology staff, especially Kathy and Yesenia, are wonderful. I’ve only just met Dr. Francis and have only been seen by him once, but he really impressed me and my husband and I feel like he is going to do what needs to be done as far as finding what’s causing my back pain.
After meeting with Dr. Francis for the first time, my husband and I had no doubt that we had found the right spine surgeon. He truly cares for his patients and has their best interest in mind at all times. He is the best and my husband and I highly recommend him.
I would recommend Spine Associates because they offer professional advice, understanding and they are great at what they do. I appreciated the fact that my problem was solved and the positive attitude of Dr. Francis and his co-workers. Since having my back surgery, my daily life has improved immensely; I can perform all day to day actions pain-free.
Dr. Francis is an excellent and caring doctor. You couldn’t ask for a better doctor or person. His staff is very caring. Our family couldn’t thank them (Dr. Francis and staff) enough for what they have done. Words can’t express how grateful we are to Dr. Francis’s care.
Dr. Francis gave me my life back. I suffered with back pain for a few years and was once operated on by a different surgeon but the pain did not go away. I understand now how true the words are: “You are happy as long as you do not feel pain.” Thank you, Dr. Francis, for making me feel happy again.
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Beaumont, TX
One Folsom Building
3820 Pointe Parkway
Beaumont, TX 77706
Houston, TX
9301 Southwest Freeway
Suite 600
Houston, TX 77074