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Surgery or procedure

Surgery or a major procedure is scheduled.

Surgery weeks are a blur. The list below is the order most families wish someone had handed them. Check things off as you go - it's okay to leave some for the day before.

0 of 11 steps ยท From now through recovery
  1. 01

    Save the appointment

    Add the surgery date and all pre-op visits so reminders and prep are in one place.

    Add visit
  2. 02

    Ask the surgeon

    Generate surgeon-specific questions covering risks, recovery time, anesthesia, and what 'normal' looks like after.

    Generate questions
  3. 03

    Confirm pre-op

    Fasting time, meds to hold, paperwork, what to wear, what to bring. Your AI prep can list this for the specific procedure.

    Prep checklist
  4. 04

    Pack the hospital bag

    Chargers, comfort items, snacks for you, IDs, insurance cards, your child's lovey, headphones.

    Use ER Go-Bag list
  5. 05

    Confirm insurance + auth

    Make sure the procedure, facility, surgeon, and anesthesia are all in-network and pre-authed. Coverage Center has the script.

    Open Coverage Center
  6. 06

    Brief the caregiver

    If someone else is watching siblings, generate a hand-off pack.

    Make hand-off pack
  7. 07

    Plan the family update

    Draft what you'll send to family/friends so you're not typing on hospital wifi at midnight.

    Draft update
  8. 08

    Day-of: capture what's said

    Use Voice Dump in the waiting room and after - surgeons talk fast.

    Open Voice Dump
  9. 09

    Discharge organizer

    When they say you can go home, run the checklist so nothing is missed (meds, follow-ups, supplies, warning signs).

    Open discharge
  10. 10

    Track recovery

    Log pain, wound, meds, sleep. Patterns matter post-op.

    Open pain log
  11. 11

    Be human

    Surgery costs the caregiver too. Daily Check-in. One small kindness for yourself.

    Check in
You prepared. You showed up. That's everything.