FOR OUR PATIENTS
The information below will help provide you with step by step guidance for your specific procedure
FAX US
Fax referrals, lab tests, and prior endoscopy reports.
647. 341. 3830
FOR PEACE OF MIND
PLEASE REMEMBER TO BRING YOUR VALID HEALTH CARD AND A LIST OF YOUR MEDICATIONS. YOU WILL NOT BE ABLE TO DRIVE OR WORK AFTER YOUR PROCEDURE IF YOU ARE GIVEN SEDATION. PLEASE HAVE SOMEONE DRIVE YOU HOME OR ACCOMPANY YOU BY TAXI. DO NOT TAKE THE BUS HOME BY YOURSELF.
WHAT TO EXPECT
After registering
You will change into a gown. A nurse will ask you a few questions and insert an intravenous line in your arm. You will be asked to sign consent before your procedure.
After your procedure, you will rest in the recovery area for about 30 minutes. Your doctor will discuss your results with you before you go home.
A nurse will provide you with discharge instructions, including what you can eat. Your family doctor will receive a letter reporting your findings. Appropriate follow-up with one of our specialists will be scheduled if required.
GASTROSCOPY PREPARATION
For the best examination, the stomach must be empty. DO NOT EAT OR DRINK 6 HOURS BEFORE YOUR PROCEDURE TIME, EXCEPT IF YOU NEED TO TAKE YOUR USUAL BLOOD PRESSURE PILLS. YOU MAY DO SO WITH SMALL SIPS OF WATER UP TO 2 HOURS BEFORE YOUR PROCEDURE.
COLONOSCOPY PREPARATION
Do not eat nuts or seeds, or take any iron supplements 1 week before colonoscopy. Buy a PEG 3350-based solution (Colyte, Golytely, or Klean-Prep) at any pharmacy. Dissolve the powder in water as per instructions.
On the day before your appointment:
For the whole day before your test, drink clear fluids. DO NOT EAT SOLID FOODS. Sports drinks (e.g. Gatorade) are recommended (any color except red). You may also drink ginger ale, apple juice, tea or coffee (with no milk or cream), and consommé. You may also eat Jell-O and popsicles. From 6 P.M. to 8 P.M., drink 2 litres of the PEG-based solution (about 1 cup (250 ml) every 15 minutes). Continue to drink clear fluids.
On the morning of your appointment:
DO NOT EAT SOLID FOODS. 4 hours before the time of your appointment, drink the remaining 2 litres of the PEG-based solution (about 1 cup (250 ml) every 15 minutes) and finish it at least 2 hours before your appointment.
You can take your usual blood pressure pills and continue to drink clear fluids up to 2 hours before your procedure. Stop drinking all liquids 2 hours before your appointment.
IN CASE YOU NEED HELP
Here are the ways to contact us
CALL US
Call us to learn more or make your appointment.
647. 341. 3832
VISIT US
Come into our clinic and ask a member of our staff for assistance.
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