Be sure to bring your health insurance ID card in addition to your completed PatientAction.com online Health History. Bring your medication containers or list of current meds you are on and their doses. Bring copies of your Health Care Advance Directives. Bring a bag of personal items that you will need, including easy to slip on slippers, and a pair of inexpensive flip flops for taking showers. If you are having surgery, be sure to bring loose fitting clothing to wear on your way home. Bring a certificate showing if you donated your own blood for your surgical procedure. Bring the names & phone numbers of family & friends. Bring paper & pencil with you so you can write down all of your questions that need to be answered. Leave all valuables at home.
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