The Days Before Surgery

Preparing Yourself for Your Child's Surgery

Take a Video Tour of Same Day Surgery

Before you and your child come to Cincinnati Children's for surgery, take a virtual tour of same day surgery at Cincinnati Children's. (9 minutes).

The staff at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center understands that planning for your child's surgery can be a stressful process.

Guidelines to Help You Get Ready for Your Child's Surgery

Here some guidelines to help prepare yourself for your child's surgery:

  • Become informed. Write down and ask your surgeon questions about your child's condition, the operation and its risks, postoperative care and side effects of medicine or treatment.
  • Take care of yourself by exercising, eating well and getting enough sleep. Be sure to eat on the day of surgery.
  • Talk with family and friends, members of a support group or your spiritual leader.
  • Attend the preoperative program at Cincinnati Children's to learn about the surgical experience.