EASTERN SUBURBS BREAST CENTRE
Preparing for Surgery
How to best prepare for your surgery
Following your consultation, our staff will help with the following:
The date and location of your surgery
Informed financial consent
If you require any procedures prior to your surgery including insertion of guidewires (hookwires) or lymph node mapping studies (lymphoscintigraphy), our staff will book these appointments for you and will explain where you will need to go.
The hospital will contact you the day prior to surgery with instructions on when to fast and what time you should arrive at the hospital. Your anaesthetist will contact you prior to your surgery to discuss the anaesthetic.
What to bring on the day of your surgery:
Your imaging (x-rays, mammogram, ultrasound)
All you regular medications
Your post operative bra
If you are staying overnight, your toiletries and some comfortable front opening pyjamas
Private Expertise, Coordinated Care
All five of our surgeons hold appointments at two of Sydney’s leading public teaching hospitals. This keeps us at the forefront of evidence-based practice, clinical research, and multidisciplinary care. We bring that same standard of excellence to our private practice, with operating privileges across leading private hospitals throughout the Eastern Suburbs. Whatever your circumstances, you have access to a team working at the highest level.