Patient Medications for Surgery
Please make sure to fill and pick up all your prescriptions before the day of your scheduled surgery. You will have (5) prescriptions in total:
1. Gabapentin/Neurontin 300 mg (nerve pain control)
- Take 2 pills the night before your surgery (600 mg total)
- After your surgery, begin taking 1 pill (300 mg) 3 times a day for the next 5 days
- Depending on what time your surgery ends, start taking the Gabapentin at lunch or dinner
- This medication may make you feel a little dizzy the first time you take it but this effect usually stops after the first dose or two
2. Scopolamine Patch (nausea/vomiting)
- Place the patch behind your ear the night before surgery
- If you are having facial/neck surgery, place the patch on your shoulder
- This patch may give you a dry mouth
3. Percocet (pain control)
- Please take every 4 to 6 hours as needed
- Try to keep your pain low and under control – especially for the first few days after surgery
- If any pain medication is given in the recovery room, the nurse will write down the next time your pain medication is due at home
4. Keflex (antibiotic)
- An antibiotic will be given to you in surgery
- Begin taking 1 pill three times a day with food for 5 days
- Depending on what time your surgery ends, take your first antibiotic at lunch or dinner
5. Ativan (anxiety/sleep)
- This medication is optional
- If you feel anxious or are having trouble sleeping, please take 1 pill before bedtime
