Surgery Patients

The Time of Your Surgery

For hospital procedures, your surgery time will be provided at the time of scheduling. If you’re scheduled at Greensboro Specialty Surgical Center, you’ll receive a call from the surgical center 24 hours before your procedure with your confirmed time. Please refer to your surgery information provided to you at your surgical consultation to determine where your surgery is taking place.

History & Physical Form for Hospital Surgery

Please complete this form if your surgery is scheduled at the hospital. This does not apply to patients having surgery at Greensboro Specialty Surgical Associates.
Download: History & Physical Form

Pre-Operative Instructions

Please download and review these pre-surgery instructions by clicking the button below.

Download: Pre-Operative Instructions

Recommended Devices for Easier Recovery

Devices such as a knee scooter, crutches, walker, or wheelchair may or may not be covered by your insurance. If your surgeon has recommended this after surgery and it is not covered by your insurance, you are still responsible for obtaining and using the recommended equipment. If you have questions or concerns about what equipment you will need, please contact our office.

To support a smoother recovery, we’ve gathered some helpful equipment we recommend. Click here to explore our Amazon List.

Taking Medications?

GLP-1 antagonists taken weekly should be stopped for 7 days before surgery. GLP-1 antagonists taken daily be stopped on the day of surgery. These include:

• Dulaglutide (Trulicity)
• Exenatide extended release (Bydureon BCise)
• Exenatide (Byetta)
• Semaglutide (Ozempic; Wegovy)
• Tirzepatide (Mounjaro)
• Liraglutide (Victoza, Saxenda)
• Lixisenatide (Adlyxin)
• Phentermine (Adipex-P, Lomaira)
• Semaglutide (Rybelsus) is oral and should be held for 3 days.
• Metformin – should be held for 2 days prior to surgery.

SGLT2 inhibitors should be stopped for 3 days (no longer because of the risk of euglycemic diabetic ketoacidosis) and include:

• Canagliflozin (Invokana)
• Ertugliflozin (Steglatro)
• Dapagliflozin (Farxiga)
• Empagliflozin (Jardiance)

Additional medications to stop:

• If you take blood thinners (Warfarin, Eliquis, Xarelto), please consult your doctor about stopping before your procedure.
• Aspirin: Consult your doctor about stopping 1 week before your procedure.
• Anti-inflammatory medications (such as ibuprofen)

Surgery Locations

After Surgery

Download and review our post-operative instructions document by clicking the button below.

Download: Post-Operative Instructions