| Preparing For Your Prostate
Implant
The evening before the simulation:
Drink one-half (approximately 5-oz.) bottle of magnesium citrate, a laxative that can
be purchased in any pharmacy without a prescription. A Fleets' TM
enema is also acceptable. It is unnecessary to use both an enema and magnesium citrate.
The morning of the simulation you should be on a liquid diet; there is no limit on
quantity.
Preparing for Your Pre-Admission Testing
You will come to the hospital for pre-admission testing 1-4 weeks before the implant.
During this visit you will have some tests done, including routine blood tests, a chest X-
ray, and an EKG. If you are under the care of a cardiologist, please bring a letter from
your physician that clears you for general anesthesia.
You will also meet with a nurse who will explain what will happen on the day of the
implant procedure and answer any questions you may have.
You will also meet with an anesthesiologist who will examine you and explain the type
of anesthesia you will receive for the implant. We prefer general anesthesia whenever
possible. If you are presently taking any medications, the anesthesiologist will tell you
which ones you can take on the morning of the implant.
Please do not take any aspirin/ibuprofen or similar products one week prior to implant.
If you take a blood-thinning medication, ask your physician for specific instructions.
CLEAR LIQUID DIET
Description: This diet is ordered for patients prior to a prostate implant.
Suggestions of Foods Allowed
Food Groups
| Fruit Juice(s) |
Dessert(s) |
Beverage(s) |
| Apple |
Clear flavored gelatins |
Coffee, tea, decaffeinated coffee, Postum |
| Cranberry |
Fruit flavored ices |
Fruitades |
| Cranapple |
Popsicles |
Lemonade |
| Grape |
|
Powered drinks |
| Orange |
|
Carbonated beverages |
| Soups |
Miscellaneous |
|
| Broth |
Hard Candy |
|
| Bouillon |
|
|
| Consommé |
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The day before the implant:
You may eat your usual breakfast. Then please remain on a liquid diet (see above).
A staff member from the Short Procedure Unit (SPU) will call you in the late
afternoon/evening to confirm the time of your arrival and tell you where you should
register the morning of the implant.
The evening before the implant:
Drink one-half (approximately 5-oz.) bottle of magnesium citrate, a laxative that can
be purchased in any pharmacy without a prescription. A Fleets enema is also acceptable. It
is unnecessary to use both an enema and magnesium citrate.
You may not eat or drink anything after midnight the evening before the implant.
The morning of the implant:
You may brush your teeth the morning of the implant, but do not swallow any water when
rinsing your mouth. Take only those medications the anesthesiologist has instructed you to
take with the least amount of water possible.
For more information, please refer to our Frequently Asked Questions
section.
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