While it's possible a different time will be given on the day of the surgery, you should plan to be back at the office no later than 10:45am. This way you will be here in time to hear the post operative instructions. Some days our front desk nurse will be working from home. If that's the case, we will be locking the door during the surgery and you'll be given a key. You can come and go as you wish, but please do not unlock the door from the inside. It's unlikely to happen, but we wouldn't want you to have to act as our receptionist if someone comes to the office to make a delivery.
If you are willing, there are some things you can do which will make things easier for the patient after the surgery and speed your return home, especially if you are from out of town. It is typically easier to walk than to drive because the distances are short and the turns are often limited. See the addresses below to input into your phone if you would prefer to drive or want live walking instructions.
The best place to buy the frozen peas is Schnucks Market 6600 Clayton Road, Clayton, MO 63117. This is approximately a 3 minute walk EAST on Clayton road from our office. Go to the first floor, exit the elevators and turn left and you'll be facing Clayton Road. You'll turn right and pass Panera / St. Louis Bread Co, then a movie theater, then you'll see a big grocery store mall. You should buy a few bags of peas as well as some ibuprofen.
There is a CVS Pharmacy inside of Schnucks. If we sent the post-operative prescription for pain medicines there, you should talk to them as soon as you arrive before you do your shopping. This way they know you're waiting for them. If they are running behind, this is fine. He will definitely NOT need the main medicines immediately after surgery. You can always go back to get them when we have completed the procedure.
If the prescription was sent to Walgreens, you can walk there from Schnucks. The address is below. At Walgreens, they will often fill the prescription in 20-30 minutes if you tell them you are waiting. Their service is very variable -- sometimes they are very quick, and other times they warn it may take hours to fill the prescription. If they are running behind and say it will be an hour, tell them you are going to wait but you can come back to the office and go to pick it up after we are done. He will NOT need the prescription immediately after the surgery so it's not urgent that it is available when we are done.
If the prescription was sent to Millbrook Pharmacy you are welcome to drive there to pick it up if you have time, but this can also be done after the procedure has been completed. The address is below. They are often the quickest pharmacy, but it is not walkable from our office.
After you have finished with these "errands", you can return to the office to wait, sit in your car, or wait at Panera / St. Louis Bread Co next door. You do NOT need to wait in the waiting room if you'd prefer not to. We will have him text you when we are finished with the first side and it's possible for him to adjust the time to return. If he says it is taking longer, it is NOT cause for alarm. This is common and is meaningless in regards to the success of the surgery. Sometimes it just takes longer.
When you return to the office, please return the key to the front counter.
Walking directions to Schnucks https://maps.app.goo.gl/9HoL1K2aAVWAxbh37
Walking directions to Walgreens https://maps.app.goo.gl/NAZHN4XejWgdy26t6