Fasting & food

Exact times to stop eating and drinking — and what counts.

Surgery Fasting Calculator Arrival time → exact stop-eating and stop-drinking times. Can I Eat or Drink This? Search any food or drink → clear fluid or solid, and the cut-off. Last Meal Planner When to finish your last proper meal, and keep it light. Pre-Op Carb Drink Timer When to finish your ERAS carbohydrate drink. Child Fasting Planner (6-4-2) Your child's last-feed times — solids, milk, clear fluids. Accidentally Ate or Drank? What you had and when — is it OK, or do you call? Colonoscopy Prep Timing Appointment time → hour-by-hour split-dose prep. Bowel-Prep Diet Planner Procedure date → a dated low-fibre eating countdown. Can I Drink Tea? Black/green tea is clear (2h); add milk and it's food (6h). Can I Drink Apple Juice? Pulp-free apple juice is a classic clear liquid — usually OK to 2h. Can I Drink Gatorade? A clear sports drink may count as a clear fluid — if your hospital allows. Can I Drink Milk? Milk counts as food (≈6h), not a clear liquid. Coffee With Cream or Milk? Black is clear (2h); cream/milk makes it food (6h). Take Medicine With Water? A small sip for essential meds usually won't break your fast.

Medications

What to take, hold, or stop before your operation.

Take-or-Hold Medication Checker Tick your medicines → a printable take / hold / ask list. Medication Interaction Checker Flags risky medicine combinations to raise with your team. Medications A–Z Aspirin, blood thinners, Ozempic and more — stop or continue? Ozempic / GLP-1 Hold Date Ozempic, Wegovy, Mounjaro — your stop date if needed. Diabetes Tablets & Insulin Checker Tablets and insulin — metformin, SGLT2, sulfonylureas, basal & mealtime insulin. Insulin on Surgery Day Long-acting, mealtime, mixed or pump — what to do the morning of. Supplement Bleeding-Risk Checker Which supplements thin the blood and when to stop them. Period & Birth Control The pill, HRT and your period around surgery — clot risk. Blood Thinner Stop-Date Calculator Warfarin, apixaban, clopidogrel — your likely last-dose & restart dates. Steroid Stress-Dose Checker On long-term steroids? Whether you need extra cover for surgery.

Risk & readiness

Where you stand before the day — scored and explained.

Pre-Surgery Readiness Score Tick what you've sorted → a score and a personal to-do list. Which Tests Will I Need? Your surgery + health → the pre-op tests usually considered, and why. Post-Op Nausea Risk (PONV) Four questions → your Apfel nausea risk and what to ask for. Sleep Apnea Screener (STOP-BANG) 8 questions → your sleep apnea risk before anesthesia. Anesthesia Risk Reality-Check Honest, calm context on how safe anesthesia really is. BMI Calculator Quick BMI — and what it means before anesthesia. Should I Call the Hospital? Tick your symptoms → a clear action before you travel in. Will My Surgery Be Cancelled? Cold, fever, BP, blood sugar, ate by mistake → go ahead or call? I Made a Mistake Before Surgery Ate, drank, took a held pill or forgot a blood thinner? A calm answer + what to say. Surgery Sick-Day Checker Cold, cough, fever or tummy bug → go ahead, or call your team? Pre-Op Weight-Loss Target How much to lose for a target BMI, by when, at a healthy pace. Confusion After Surgery (Delirium) An older adult's risk of post-op confusion + a family plan. Am I Fit Enough for Surgery? Everyday activities → your METs and the climb-two-flights-of-stairs threshold. Bad Anesthesia Reaction in the Family? When a relative's reaction matters — and what to tell your team. Is My BP Too High for Surgery? Enter your reading → proceed, recheck, or call your team. Is My Blood Sugar OK for Surgery? Your morning reading → in range, treat a low, or call.

Plan & prepare

Walk in organised — printable cards and checklists.

My Surgery Plan Your fasting, medicines & countdown gathered onto one printable sheet. Complete Pre-Surgery Checklist Tick off every prep step by timeframe — saved on your device, printable. What Happens at Your Pre-Op Visit Who you see, what they check, and what to bring. Tell Your Anesthesiologist Build a printable disclosure card for your team. Questions to Ask (Cheat-Sheet) Tick your worries → a printable list of questions. What Do I Remove? Jewelry, contacts, polish, dentures — what comes off and why. Prehab Countdown Get-fit-for-surgery tasks by how many weeks you have left. Pain-Relief Plan Builder Build a multimodal pain plan to discuss with your team. Caregiver Handout A printable sheet for whoever's looking after you. Quit Smoking Before Surgery Why stopping helps — even shortly before — and how. Surgery Countdown Generator Your surgery date → a printable day-by-day prep timeline. Day-Case or Overnight? Will you go home the same day, or stay in? Find out what's likely.

Recovery & after surgery

Is this normal, and when does it get better?

Recovery Timelines When can I drive, work, fly, lift — by operation. When Can I ___ Again? Your op + date → a green/amber/red date for driving, sex, lifting, gym, flying. Post-Op Symptom Checker Temp + days + symptoms → self-monitor, call today, or get emergency help. Protein for Healing Calculator Your weight → daily protein target, per-meal split, and example foods. Eye Drop Schedule Planner Surgery date + your drops → a printable, tickable week-by-week taper plan. Blood Clot Checker (DVT/PE) Calf pain or breathless? See if it points to a clot — and act. Is My Wound Infected? Tick your symptoms → normal healing, or get it checked. Children's Pain Medicine Dose Weight-based paracetamol & ibuprofen doses for a child. How Long Off Work? By operation and job type — a realistic time-off estimate. Caring for Someone After Surgery The first 24–48 hours: what to do, and the red flags to watch. What to Eat After Surgery Nausea-friendly, then protein + fiber to heal and stay regular. Showering & Wound Care When you can shower, get it wet, and how to care for the wound. Nerve Block Wear-Off Timer When the numbness fades — take your first pain dose before it does. Paracetamol + Ibuprofen Scheduler A safe staggered timetable for steady relief (adults). Is This Pain Normal? What's expected at this stage — and the warning signs. I Feel Weird After Anesthesia Sore throat, grogginess, headaches — explained. Post-Op Constipation Prevent it, fix it, and know the red flags. Opioid Safety Planner Take strong painkillers safely — and stop them sooner. Sore Throat After Surgery Why your throat hurts after a general anesthetic. Wisdom Teeth Recovery Tracker Day-by-day: what's normal, dry socket, red flags. Dry Socket Risk Checker After an extraction → risk band, when to stop worrying, warning signs. Do I Need a Driver? Can you Uber home? Who can escort you, and why. Waiting-Room Companion A live timer for family while you're in theatre.

Understand anesthesia

Clear answers to the big questions.

Asleep, Twilight, Spinal or Local? The four anesthesia types compared. Scared of Anesthesia? Will I wake up? The real odds, calmly — from an anesthesiologist. Epidural vs Spinal How they differ — onset, duration, catheter, and what each is used for. Jargon Translator & Glossary NPO, PACU, TIVA, MAC… every term in everyday language. Box-Breathing Calmer A guided 4-4-4-4 breath to settle the nerves. ASA Class Explained What ASA I–VI on your form actually means. Labor Pain Relief Options Gas, opioids and the epidural compared — strength, mobility, baby. Labor Epidural: What to Expect How it's placed, side effects, and the back-pain & C-section myths. What Anesthesia Will I Have? Pick your operation → the anesthetic you're most likely to get.