Plan around the procedure you are actually having
An outpatient procedure and a major operation involve different needs and restrictions. Tell us the procedure, planned date, type of anesthesia if known, existing medical conditions, and the instructions your surgical team has provided.
The center's approach includes personalized holistic nutrition, review of herbal and nutritional products, stress-management support, and practical routines. These conversations should fit the surgical plan; they do not replace preoperative assessment or clearance.
- What eating or activity restrictions have you been given?
- Who is reviewing your medicines and supplements?
- What help will you have with meals and daily tasks afterward?
- Which questions still need your surgeon's or anesthesia team's answer?
Give your surgeon and anesthesia team a complete product list
Include prescription and nonprescription medicines, vitamins, herbs, teas, powders, and other supplements. Some products can affect bleeding, blood pressure, heart rate, or the way anesthesia and other medicines work.
Ask your surgical team which products to continue, pause, or restart and when. There is no universal stop-and-restart timetable for every supplement or operation. Starting a new herbal protocol to prepare for surgery also needs their review.
Keep nutrition support consistent with surgical instructions
We can discuss meal planning, food preferences, and the practical help you may need at home. If your procedure requires a specific diet, bowel preparation, or changes to food texture, bring those instructions so additional guidance fits the plan.
Follow the food, fluid, fasting, and medicine instructions issued by your surgeon and anesthesia team. Do not add a cleanse, extra fasting, IV nutrient treatment, or another wellness service without checking how it fits your procedure and medical circumstances.
Build recovery routines around your discharge plan
After surgery, the allowed diet, activity limits, pain treatment, wound care, and follow-up schedule depend on the operation. Personalized holistic nutrition and supportive conversations can focus on practical needs within those boundaries.
Ask the surgical team before adding supplements, bodywork, lymphatic services, detox programs, or other treatments. New swelling, pain, digestive changes, or wound concerns may need medical assessment; they should not automatically be treated as toxins left behind by anesthesia.
Choose a clear goal for additional support
You may want to make meal preparation easier, review products you use, or feel more organized about the questions ahead. We do not promise faster wound healing, fewer surgical complications, less scarring, or a fixed recovery time from complementary care.
For a nonurgent discussion, begin with a free 15-minute introductory consultation. Bring your procedure details, medication and supplement list, and preoperative or discharge instructions. Ask about evaluation fees, proposed services or products, follow-up, and payment or insurance arrangements. Contact your surgical team directly for a complication or an urgent change.
Your questions, answered
Can I discuss support before an operation?
Yes. Have the procedure, date, medicines and supplements, and surgical instructions available. Nutrition and practical support should fit the plan from your surgeon and anesthesia team. The consultation does not provide surgical clearance.
When should I stop herbs or supplements before surgery?
Ask your surgeon and anesthesia team about each product as early as possible. Some can affect bleeding or anesthesia. Follow their individual plan rather than a universal online timetable, and ask when products may be restarted afterward.
Should I fast, cleanse, or have an IV before surgery?
Follow the specific fasting, food, fluid, and medicine instructions from your surgical team. Check any additional fasting, cleanse, IV therapy, or wellness service with them before proceeding; these are not routine requirements for everyone.
Can natural therapies replace postoperative medicines or wound care?
Continue the pain-management, wound-care, and follow-up plan provided by your surgical team. Discuss additional products or services with them before changing that plan. Natural products can also have interactions and side effects.
Is this only for cancer surgery?
You can ask about support around other planned procedures as well. Tell the office what operation you are having so the relevance and availability of services can be discussed. For cancer surgery, include your wider oncology plan in the conversation.
What does surgery-support care cost?
The introductory 15-minute consultation is free. Evaluation, products, and additional services may have separate fees. Ask the office for the cost of the proposed support and current payment or insurance arrangements.
Related care and useful next steps
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Tell our team what has been affecting you and what you want to work toward. Start with a free 15-minute introductory consultation at The Sante Center in Hampton, New Hampshire.
861 Lafayette Road, Suite 3 · Hampton, NH 03842. Continue care with your primary care provider and other treating clinicians.
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