The Surgical Experience: Pre-Op

Dr. John Kucharczuk, Chief of the Division of Thoracic Surgery at Penn Medicine, and his team walk you through the pre-op experience.
There are a few key factors that are very important for pre-op: preparing your family, friends and employer, what to bring to the hospital, and at home preparation weeks before as well as the day of surgery.
Review the instructions carefully to eliminate any anxiety and uncertainty you or your family may have regarding your surgery.
At the Abramson Cancer Center, you will receive a precise diagnosis of lung cancer and a full range of options for the best chance of being cured.
Penn Medicine’s team of lung cancer specialist incorporate surgery, radiation, chemotherapy and immunotherapy to deliver integrated medicine for complex management of both non-small cell and small cell lung cancer.
Dr. John Kucharczuk has expertise in the diagnosis and treatment of lung cancer, esophageal cancer, mesothelioma, and mediastinal tumors.
Learn more about Dr. John Kucharczuk:
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[@kenzieplays3207]

I have pre-op today wish me luck

[@danieloconnell6306]

I am going to be having a surgery on my left shoulder don’t know when yet I was supposed to have surgery yesterday to remove a osteochondrom

[@soulfullportrait147]

I’m having surgery Tuesday morning, I’m super nervous!

[@danieloconnell6306]

The type of surgery that I am going to have done is going to be impossible to get a shirt on and take off a shirt

[@callmeha-esthetic3649]

I have a pre-op for spinal fusion…. On Monday and it’s Thursday

[@veronicapyaris2265]

Going to have a hernia mesh surgery at Victor valley hospital in Apple valley hospital