You will visit the hospital the previous day from your surgery date for the pre-op checks , ECG and blood tests.
Later on, Dr Giotikas will also see you for a consultation, final review of your treatment plan and signing the informed consent form.
In the afternoon, the anaesthetist will see you in order to confirm the final details of your anaesthesia and perioperative analgesia.
You can then return to your accommodation for the rest of the day and return to hopsital for admission and surgery in the next morning. You will be given written instruction to refrain from solid food (including milk and juices with pulp) from after midnight. Clear fluids (water, tea, refreshements) are allowed until 03.00am.
Being in a foreign country and sleeping in a hotel room the night before a scheduled surgery is not the same as sleeping at home. If you prefer to be admitted (and sleep) in the hospital from the night before surgery feel free to discuss it with your surgeon or anaesthetist.