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Patient Information

BEFORE SURGERY

  • Consultation
    A surgical consultation will assess to see if you are a good candidate for surgery. The risks and benefits of surgery will be discussed with you. Once you have agreed to proceed, you will be asked to complete the necessary paperwork, including the consent form and the hospital’s health questionnaire. If your imaging (e.g. x-ray, CT, MRI) was not performed at the hospital, Dr. Chang will not be able to access your images. Please call the imaging centre where you had your investigations and they will provide you with a secure, personalized link so Dr. Chang can access the images. Alternatively, they may provide a CD disc. Please bring this to your initial consultation with Dr. Chang. Please also bring a valid OHIP health card. If your OHIP card has expired, please renew your OHIP card before your appointment with Dr. Chang. This can be done online (free of charge) at https://www.ontario.ca/page/health-card-renewal
  • Booking Your Surgery Date
    Once you have made the decision to go ahead with your surgery, Preeya (Dr. Chang’s secretary) will call you to arrange a date for your surgery. Unfortunately, a surgery date will not able to be offered on the same day of your office visit. Depending on your type of surgery and your medical history, you may also be booked for a pre-admission visit to be completed before your scheduled surgery date. If you need to cancel or change your surgery date, please call the office as soon as possible.
  • Pre-Admission Visit
    At this visit, you will be assessed by a pre-admission nurse and meet one of the anaesthesiologists. They will discuss the anaesthetic plan with you. Depending on your surgery, the anesthesiologist may discuss nerve blocks as part of your anaesthetic plan for sustained pain relief after surgery. At this visit, you may also have to undergo any necessary pre-operative bloodwork or investigations. You may also meet with a medicine specialist to assess your fitness to proceed with surgery. They may also make recommendations around medications you are currently taking. For example, you may be asked to hold certain medications prior to your surgery (e.g. blood thinners, immunosuppressants, Ozempic). Please bring an up-to-date list of your medications with you to your pre-admission visit.
  • Medications
    The pre-assessment clinic will give you instructions about which regular medications you should continue before surgery. Most of your regular home medications should be continued before and after surgery. Some medications, such as blood thinners or immunosuppressants, may need to be stopped prior to surgery.

DAY OF SURGERY

  • Consultation
    A surgical consultation will assess to see if you are a good candidate for surgery. The risks and benefits of surgery will be discussed with you. Once you have agreed to proceed, you will be asked to complete the necessary paperwork, including the consent form and the hospital’s health questionnaire. If your imaging (e.g. x-ray, CT, MRI) was not performed at the hospital, Dr. Chang will not be able to access your images. Please call the imaging centre where you had your investigations and they will provide you with a secure, personalized link so Dr. Chang can access the images. Alternatively, they may provide a CD disc. Please bring this to your initial consultation with Dr. Chang. Please also bring a valid OHIP health card. If your OHIP card has expired, please renew your OHIP card before your appointment with Dr. Chang. This can be done online (free of charge) at https://www.ontario.ca/page/health-card-renewal
  • Booking Your Surgery Date
    Once you have made the decision to go ahead with your surgery, Preeya (Dr. Chang’s secretary) will call you to arrange a date for your surgery. Unfortunately, a surgery date will not able to be offered on the same day of your office visit. Depending on your type of surgery and your medical history, you may also be booked for a pre-admission visit to be completed before your scheduled surgery date. If you need to cancel or change your surgery date, please call the office as soon as possible.
  • Pre-Admission Visit
    At this visit, you will be assessed by a pre-admission nurse and meet one of the anaesthesiologists. They will discuss the anaesthetic plan with you. Depending on your surgery, the anesthesiologist may discuss nerve blocks as part of your anaesthetic plan for sustained pain relief after surgery. At this visit, you may also have to undergo any necessary pre-operative bloodwork or investigations. You may also meet with a medicine specialist to assess your fitness to proceed with surgery. They may also make recommendations around medications you are currently taking. For example, you may be asked to hold certain medications prior to your surgery (e.g. blood thinners, immunosuppressants, Ozempic). Please bring an up-to-date list of your medications with you to your pre-admission visit.
  • Medications
    The pre-assessment clinic will give you instructions about which regular medications you should continue before surgery. Most of your regular home medications should be continued before and after surgery. Some medications, such as blood thinners or immunosuppressants, may need to be stopped prior to surgery.

AFTER SURGERY

  • Consultation
    A surgical consultation will assess to see if you are a good candidate for surgery. The risks and benefits of surgery will be discussed with you. Once you have agreed to proceed, you will be asked to complete the necessary paperwork, including the consent form and the hospital’s health questionnaire. If your imaging (e.g. x-ray, CT, MRI) was not performed at the hospital, Dr. Chang will not be able to access your images. Please call the imaging centre where you had your investigations and they will provide you with a secure, personalized link so Dr. Chang can access the images. Alternatively, they may provide a CD disc. Please bring this to your initial consultation with Dr. Chang. Please also bring a valid OHIP health card. If your OHIP card has expired, please renew your OHIP card before your appointment with Dr. Chang. This can be done online (free of charge) at https://www.ontario.ca/page/health-card-renewal
  • Booking Your Surgery Date
    Once you have made the decision to go ahead with your surgery, Preeya (Dr. Chang’s secretary) will call you to arrange a date for your surgery. Unfortunately, a surgery date will not able to be offered on the same day of your office visit. Depending on your type of surgery and your medical history, you may also be booked for a pre-admission visit to be completed before your scheduled surgery date. If you need to cancel or change your surgery date, please call the office as soon as possible.
  • Pre-Admission Visit
    At this visit, you will be assessed by a pre-admission nurse and meet one of the anaesthesiologists. They will discuss the anaesthetic plan with you. Depending on your surgery, the anesthesiologist may discuss nerve blocks as part of your anaesthetic plan for sustained pain relief after surgery. At this visit, you may also have to undergo any necessary pre-operative bloodwork or investigations. You may also meet with a medicine specialist to assess your fitness to proceed with surgery. They may also make recommendations around medications you are currently taking. For example, you may be asked to hold certain medications prior to your surgery (e.g. blood thinners, immunosuppressants, Ozempic). Please bring an up-to-date list of your medications with you to your pre-admission visit.
  • Medications
    The pre-assessment clinic will give you instructions about which regular medications you should continue before surgery. Most of your regular home medications should be continued before and after surgery. Some medications, such as blood thinners or immunosuppressants, may need to be stopped prior to surgery.
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