top doctors washingtonian How to Prepare for Major Surgery? What Questions Patients Must Ask (10)

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- Even as heart surgery becomes minimally invasive, it remains a major surgery. - Sure! How can patients prepare psychologically for the major surgery? What are the ways in which patients can relieve the anxiety that all patients have before the surgery? If the person isn't anxious, there's something wrong with the patient. That's normal behavior. First of all, the patient should ask the doctor every question on their mind. Or they should ask all questions the physician assistant, whoever sees the patient. And there are counselling services to help people prepare for surgery. There are also books been written about how to prepare yourself for surgery. Sometimes these are very, very good. Patient who had been drinking a lot of alcohol should reduce that. They should try to lose some weight. They should stop smoking. Smoking is the worst thing you can do. That's just common sense. I think the major question is to ask the doctor - do not hesitate, do not be afraid or shy - to ask the doctor every single question in your mind. Find out what the basic routine is going to be after the surgery. It all has to be asked. You cannot hold back. How can a surgeon apply the power of suggestion or any other psychological methods to decrease the patient's anxiety and improve surgical outcomes? Again, if the patient does not ask all the questions that they should ask, the surgeon has to say, "You never asked the following questions, what you really need to know." Most patients, for example, ask me, "How many days I have to stay in hospital?" But a lot of them don't ask, "What's the risk of this operation? What is the risk I might die or risk of having a stroke or heart attack?" The surgeon should have predictable numbers based on his or her own experience. And that's important to relate to the patient. It could really reassure them. A lot of times the stress of just getting those decisions made is more stress than the operation itself. So patients should have a good understanding. It is very important part of the preparation of patient for surgery. Surgeon should answer all the questions the patient needs to know. Even if the patient did not ask that question. Because same questions come up again and again. And the surgeon often knows which questions the patient should ask

- better than the patient does.

- Of course, yes.

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