Knowing what to expect helps surgery and recovery go smoothly. Please review the general guidance below, along with the specific instructions your surgeon provides for your procedure.
Before Your Surgery
- Follow all eating, drinking, and medication instructions from your surgical team.
- Arrange a ride home and, when needed, someone to stay with you afterward.
- Tell us about any blood thinners, supplements, or changes in your health before the date.
Where Your Surgery May Take Place
Depending on your procedure, your surgery may be scheduled at one of the following facilities. Your surgical team will confirm the location, arrival time, and directions before your date.
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Ascension St. Vincent’s Southside
4201 Belfort Rd, Jacksonville, FL 32216
(904) 296-3700 -
Ascension St. Vincent’s Riverside
1 Shircliff Way, Jacksonville, FL 32204
(904) 308-7300 -
Ascension St. Vincent’s St. Johns
205 Trinity Way, St. Johns, FL 32259
(904) 691-1000 -
Center One
10475 Centurion Pkwy N, 2nd floor, Jacksonville, FL 32256
(904) 652-2328 -
Jacksonville Surgery Center
7021 A C Skinner Pkwy, Jacksonville, FL 32256
(904) 281-0021 -
Wolfson’s Ambulatory Surgery Center (Pavilion Building, 4th floor)
836 Prudential Drive, Jacksonville, FL 32207
(904) 202-7280 -
Wolfson Children’s Hospital Surgery Center (2nd floor)
800 Prudential Drive, Jacksonville, FL 32207
(904) 202-8838
Post-Operative Instructions
Find detailed recovery instructions for your procedure below. Click any title to open the PDF.
- AdenoidsPDF
- BAHA DCPDF
- Cochlear implant surgeryPDF
- ExcisionPDF
- FrenuloplastyPDF
- Nasal PolypPDF
- Nasal surgeryPDF
- Oral lesionPDF
- SeptoplastyPDF
- SeptorhinoplastyPDF
- Sinus surgeryPDF
- Soft tissuePDF
- Spanish TubePDF
- Spehnopalatine nervePDF
- StapesPDF
- T&APDF
- ThyroidectomyPDF
- Tube removalPDF
- Turbinate SMRPDF
- TympanomastoidectomyPDF
- Vocal cordPDF
If you have urgent concerns after surgery, established and post-surgical patients can reach physician support 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.