Questions to Ask Before Surgery

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About.com has a good section on " Questions To Ask Your Doctor Before You Have

Surgery " at

http://womenshealth.about.com/health/womenshealth/library/blsrgqst.htm. This is

reprinted from Agency for Health Care Policy and Research. They give a list of

suggested questions and then go on to discuss each question in more detail. The

questions are:

1. What operation are you recommending?

2. Why do I need the operation?

3. Are there alternatives to surgery?

4. What are the benefits of having the operation?

5. What are the risks of having the operation?

6. What if I don't have this operation?

7. Where can I get a second opinion?

8. What has been your experience in doing the operation?

9. Where will the operation be done?

10. What kind of anesthesia will I need?

11. How long will it take me to recover?

12. How much will the operation cost?

Leonie

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