Preparing for Your Surgery

“What You Can Do to Feel Better Faster”

If you’re having surgery, you want to stay strong, recover quickly, and get back to normal as soon as possible. Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) is here to help you. It’s a program that’s been used around the world for more than 20 years to help people feel better and heal faster after surgery.

These tools and resources can help you or someone you care about get ready for surgery. Using them can reduce any stress or anxiety you may be feeling. They will teach you what important things you can do before and after surgery to feel better faster.

Video Series

Your Surgery Journey Video Series

These short videos take you through every step of your surgery journey so you’ll know what to expect. Learn about ERAS and your part in it before and after surgery. You can even take a virtual tour with doctors and nurses from Alberta hospitals.

Guides and Resources

Eating and Drinking before Surgery

A Guide to Bowel Surgery: Your Role in Getting Ready and Your Recovery

The Night before Surgery

Surgery Day: Medicines

My Surgery Log Book

Bowel Resection Surgery (Video)

Colostomy (Video)

Enhanced Recovery After Surgery Alberta

Current as of: November 16, 2016

Author: Surgery Strategic Clinical Network, Alberta Health Services

This material is not a substitute for the advice of a qualified health professional. This material is intended for general information only and is provided on an "as is", "where is" basis. Although reasonable efforts were made to confirm the accuracy of the information, Alberta Health Services does not make any representation or warranty, express, implied or statutory, as to the accuracy, reliability, completeness, applicability or fitness for a particular purpose of such information. Alberta Health Services expressly disclaims all liability for the use of these materials, and for any claims, actions, demands or suits arising from such use.

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Preparing for Your Surgery