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Welcome to New York-Presbyterian Hospital at Columbia University Medical Center (NYP/CU). In an effort to help you get the most out of your hospital experience, we have developed this guide to help you before, during, and after your hospital stay. The objectives of this guide are: 1) To help prepare you for your surgery and hospital experience It is important to remember that this is only a general guide to recovery from your surgery. Keep in mind that not all patients have the same medical conditions or needs. Therefore, your physician or therapist may make changes from this book. THEIR CHANGES TAKE PRECEDENCE!
You, yourself, are the driving force toward a successful recovery! You can help achieve optimal results from this surgery by becoming an active, helpful part of the NYP/CU team before, during, and after your surgery. The overall, long-range benefit of your surgery depends very much on the success of your continuing rehabilitation at home. Therefore, we hope that you will continue what the team has taught you long after you have left us. This guide structures your participation from this point onwards. Therefore, it is important that you and your home care helper(s) read this book carefully, and refer to it throughout your hospitalization. Bring this book to the hospital with you, so you can refer to it as needed. Sincerely, |
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