Patient information

Preparing for your procedure.

Please review these important instructions carefully before and after your visit. If anything is unclear, call our office — we're glad to help.

  
              Before your procedure
            
                  1
                  You must not eat or drink anything starting at midnight the night before your procedure — no food or liquids, including water, soda, coffee, gum, mints, or candy.
                
                  2
                  A driver is required and must be present at check-in, unless we are providing your transportation (in which case transportation is for the patient only).
                
                  3
                  If you take blood-thinners (e.g. Heparin, Coumadin, Warfarin, Plavix) or antibiotics, or are running a temperature higher than 100.4°F, please notify our staff before your procedure.
                
Please come dressed comfortably and leave all jewelry and valuables at home.

              After your procedure
            
                  1
                  Go home and relax for at least 12 hours. Do not engage in strenuous activity the day of or the day after your procedure. You may resume normal activities after two days.
                
                  2
                  You may feel some soreness at the injection site for up to two days.
                
                  3
                  Call our office if you experience increasing or unbearable pain, fever, or bowel or urinary incontinence.
                
                  4
                  As always, please do not hesitate to call our office if you have any questions or concerns.

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When to call us

Call our office right away if you experience increasing or unbearable pain, fever, or bowel or urinary incontinence. For questions or concerns at any time, call 817-945-8110.