How you prepare

Food and medications

You'll need to fast — stop eating or drinking anything — in the hours before your surgery. Follow the recommendations from your health care team on how long to fast.

If you regularly take medication, ask your care team if you should change your usual medication routine in the days before surgery. Also, tell your care team about any over-the-counter medications, vitamins or other dietary supplements that you take.

Other preparations

In most cases, robotic myomectomy is done as an outpatient procedure or requires one overnight hospital stay. Your facility may require that you have someone accompany you on the day of surgery. Make sure you have someone lined up to help with transportation and to be supportive.