On the day of the operation, the patients are administered a local anesthetic, leaving them alert
And fully aware of the proceedings. At the conclusion of the operation, the patient is encouraged
To walk from the operating table to a wheelchair, which is waiting to return them to their room.
After a brief period of rest, patients are encouraged to get up and start exercising. By 9 P.M.
That day, patients gather in the lounge for cookies and tea, and talking with new, incoming
patients. The skin clips holding the incision together are loosened, and some are removed
the next day. The remainde are removed the following morning just before the patient is
discharged.