“If you are willing and able to regularly increase your activity levels and protein intake for a few weeks before surgery, you are likely to experience a noticeably shorter recovery time after surgery ...

Different hospitals have various instructions with not eating and drinking before surgery. Some surgeons and anesthesiologists will allow you to drink clear liquids up to two hours before surgery.

Mostly cloudy today with scattered afternoon showers.

Erika Craven joined the WTKR News 3 team in ... She was raised in Fort Collins, Colorado before making her way east, stopping first in Clinton, New York for college and later in Boston ...

Research on the effects of cannabis on surgery, anesthesia, and surgical recovery lags behind its use. For this reason, most surgeons recommend avoiding it before surgery and sometimes after.

Erika Jackson joined the Eyewitness News team in January 2022 after more than a decade in Florida. During her time in the Sunshine State, she worked as a reporter in Fort Myers and Sarasota.

This article will discuss some common stool changes that can happen after surgery. It will also explain which changes are likely to go away on their own and which ones may need medical attention.