Fred Hutchinson Cancer Care is committed to providing you a safe surgery experience As part of that commitment, we put together this guide The information in it, and a meeting with your care team, will help you learn what to expect before and after your surgery Please read these pages carefully and contact your care team with any questions.
This handout explains activity recommendations when recovering from Guillain-Barré Syndrome to maximize your physical recovery.
This handout, called a CareMap, shows what a patient may expect when scheduled for gynecologic surgery at University of Washington Medical Center. It covers how to get ready for the surgery, what to expect on the day of surgery and during the hospital stay, and self-care for 2 weeks after discharge.
This handout, called a CareMap, shows what a patient should do before and what they may expect during their hospital stay when having gynecology/oncology surgery at University of Washington Medical Center. It also includes brief instructions to follow at home after discharge.
This handout explains how to prepare for your hand or arm surgery. It includes pain control and incision care after surgery, and what to expect at your follow-up visits at Harborview Hand Clinic.
This handout is for patients who have received radiation therapy to the head and neck. It explains lymphedema and how to lower your risk. This document is also a chapter in the manual "Your Guide to Head and Neck Radiation Therapy."
This handout for heart transplant recipients explains how to prepare and what to expect from a heart biopsy at University of Washington Medical Center. A heart biopsy is a test to diagnose rejection of a transplanted heart.
This handout describes the heart catheterization procedure. It explains interventions (treatments) that may be done as a result, such as percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA), stents, directional coronary atherectomy, and percutanious trasluminal rotational atherectomy (PTRA).
This handout describes different types of fats and offers tips to help people with diabetes make food choices that promote a healthy heart. It provides information and sources about different types of fats including monounsaturated, polyunsaturated, omega-3, saturated, and hydrogenated fats.
This handout explains follow-up instructions for patients who have had heart surgery at UW Medical Center in Seattle, WA. It tells about how to schedule a follow-up visit and signs and symptoms that require a call to the cardiac surgeon.
