We will schedule you for preadmission testing at the hospital (you will be tested for COVID-19).

We will help you get medical clearance from your primary care provider and any specialists that you see regularly.

We will schedule you for a preop visit with Dr. Mesiha to fill out some paperwork and answer any questions you may have.

You will prepare yourself to be compliant with any postoperative restrictions that you will have (e.g. for a rotator cuff repair you will have to wear a sling at all times for six weeks followed by six more weeks of no pushing/pulling/lifting for a total of three months of having very little use of your arm). These precautions may be a nuisance, but they are necessary for a great result.

You will prepare to have the help that you need both the day of your surgery and the early postoperative recovery.

You will get a recliner or another way of propping yourself up, since it is hard to sleep flat after shoulder surgery.