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Hello.
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All patients who are
going to have surgery
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will be asked to attend
our pre-habilitation clinic.
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At this clinic will be looking at people's
fitness and their levels of nutrition.
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Will also be giving information
regarding your hospital stay.
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The overall aim of this clinic
is to prepare you for surgery
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and enable you to
have a speedy recovery.
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At the clinic you'll be given
the opportunity to ask questions
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about your hospital
stay and your surgery.
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On arrival, you'll be asked to check in
with our reception staff, following this
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you'll be seen by our specialist nurse
our dietitian and our physiotherapist.
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This will be in no particular order and
each meeting will take about 40 minutes.
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Afterwards, you'll be sent for bloods.
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The specialist nurse will
check your general health
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with you and review and discuss
any known health problems
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They'll use this time to address
anything that needs to be addressed
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before you have surgery.
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They'll also discuss with you
the surgery date
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and any other questions you
may have surrounding your surgery
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that can help with
arranging local accommodation.
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If you need to stay locally the day
before your admission,
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ward visiting times, essential contact numbers
and help on discharged from hospital.
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Please remember this
appointment is with a nurse
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and any questions regarding
in-depth details about your surgery
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will be addressed by your surgeon
when you see them for consent.
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The dietician will carry out
nutritional assessment and offer
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information about the effect the operation
will have on eating and drinking.
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You will also discuss
how to prepare for any changes
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that will be required after surgery.
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In terms of preparing for surgery,
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the dietician will give you lots of
suitable suggestions of foods and drinks
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you can stock up on in cupboards,
as well as practical advice.
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You'll receive information sheets
with all their contact numbers
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so that if you have any questions,
you can give them a call.
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The physiotherapist will discuss
your current activity levels and
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if needed, ways to help you increase
your fitness levels prior to your surgery.
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They will go through what you
should expect from physiotherapy
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after your operation and teach you
some post-op breathing exercises.
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After this discussion, you'll be asked
to complete a simple walking activity.
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If you feel able to do so.
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We hope the information and advice
contained within this video
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helps you to better prepare
for your forthcoming surgery
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and work with the team to
getting out of hospital quicker.
