Telehealth Services Important Questions to Ask Before Surgery | Page 3
B esides Surgery, What Are The Other Treatment
Options Available ?
This helps you to know about different treatment options
which are available and accessible for you. It is also important
to know the risk and benefits associated with each procedure
vs doing nothing or simple observation. You may not know
about the other available options unless you ask for it. Do not
forget to ask the success rate for any proposed procedure.
Telemedicine solutions providers say that by seeking a second
opinion, you may explore other treatment options which are
just as effective as the surgery; may you also happen to
discover that surgery is a far better choice for you considering
your individual condition or health concern.
W hat Will Be The Results Of My Surgery ?
If you choose to have a surgery, first you need to start the
information gathering phase of the process. You need to know
for instance the recovery time for your individual procedure—
whether doing a cosmetic facelift or major abdominal surgery,
pain medications used preop as well as postop; the probable
physical limitations postop along with the number of
appointments for followup as well as possible need for
physical or occupational therapy and the possible
complications of surgery.