About Your Upcoming Surgery at OakLeaf Surgical Hospital

Here are instructions for your upcoming surgery.

Please read this carefully!

We have emailed you all the necessary information regarding your upcoming appointment (date, location and time of arrival papers). If you did not receive these, please let us know!

Before you go to the hospital, you have an appointment at our office, 719 West Hamilton Ave, Eau Claire, WI 54701.
After your office appointment you are scheduled for surgery at the OakLeaf Surgical Hospital, 1000 OakLeaf Way Altoona WI 54720. The time of your appointment and your check-in time are very close, we schedule it this way on purpose.
If between now and the day you are scheduled, your cyst flares up, contact our office immediately with updated photos and a brief history.
There are certain vitamins and supplements that we would like you to start taking as soon as possible before surgery. Info about this can be found on this web page.
When you decide where to stay, mention that you are having surgery by Evergreen Surgical at the Oakleaf Surgical Hospital. Some of the hotels in the area offer discounts to our patients.

Important Information about Preparing for Surgery

There are several documents that were sent to you by email. Please read everything carefully. There is paperwork that will need to be emailed or faxed back to us before your appointment.

Also:

It is important that you have a plan for drain removal unless you are staying in Eau Claire for removal. If you have been instructed to stay a full week, our doctors will often remove the drain before you go home.
We are often asked, “what do I need to bring for surgery?” This link that will tell you exactly what you should bring.
It is important that you look at the “Pre and Post Op Care” tab of our website for more details that will help you plan your recovery. And here are some FAQ’s.
A high protein diet is important before and after surgery.

You must have a family member or friend with you for the surgery. The hospital will not release you to an Uber or Taxi after surgery, and you will need help with dressings, retrieving prescriptions, meals, etc.
Please stop taking aspirin one week before surgery.
Do not eat or drink anything after midnight the night before the surgery.
If you have to cancel or reschedule your surgery, let us know as soon as possible; there may be other patients who are waiting for surgical time.
If you have any questions regarding any of the information or the surgery, please contact our office 715-832-1044.

The entire experience was excellent…close to hotel, easy parking, peaceful environment, good check in staff, nice waiting room, meal vouchers for family, early access to recovery room for parents, very competent and caring nurses that were not in a rush to get patient out. Anesthesiologist and assistant were also excellent and attentive to patient history.
The staff was amazing and made this procedure so worth it! They were easy to deal with and great at their jobs! I wouldn’t recommend anywhere else to go!
I could not have had any better of an experience with Dr. Immerman and his staff. From the initial communication via email down to my last post-op visit. It was a wonderful experience for me.
The staff at Evergreen were fabulous about scheduling, especially since we came so far to do the surgery.
I was blown away with how kind and caring everyone was at the clinic and surgical hospital. I felt like I was actually a person, and not merely a number that they were dealing with that day. I typically do not like hospitals or doctor visits, and honestly I was really glad that if I had to have a clef-lift procedure, it was with Dr. Immerman at Evergreen Surgical.
The care was incredible and everything involving the whole process is so easy. Every person throughout the process treated me so well.
The care we received was top-notch from getting insurance approved to post procedure. We are so glad we opted for this line of treatment and felt that this was our best option to get the problem resolved with the least amount of recovery time.
We were 6 hours away from evergreen. The way the process went with being evaluated prior to coming by sending pictures and medical records saved us so much time and money. We thought that was a amazing process very organized thorough and efficient We were nervous about meeting Dr immerman for the first time and due to the horrible prior experiences that we had prior we didnt know what we would do if we didn’t feel comfortable meeting for the first time. But I want to say Loud and clear I cried tears of happiness and relief when we met Dr immerman for the first time and how amazing he was with my son. How he asked him how does this impact your life. How have you been dealing with this. He actually truly cared about my son and all he wanted to do is give my son relief and freedom from what he had been dealing with. All the hospital staff was also great the office was great the staff. Trust the process. Dr immerman is an amazing person and surgeon. He will save you and give you your life back.
We have received excellent care from the staff from the minute we found them until the surgery and even after that with many emails and calls for help. So grateful to have found them to help get back my life. Lots of previous surgeries without success before finding your office.

Here are instructions for your upcoming surgery.

Please read this carefully!

Important Information about Preparing for Surgery

There are several documents that were sent to you by email. Please read everything carefully. There is paperwork that will need to be emailed or faxed back to us before your appointment.

Also:

The staff was amazing and made this procedure so worth it! They were easy to deal with and great at their jobs! I wouldn’t recommend anywhere else to go!

I could not have had any better of an experience with Dr. Immerman and his staff. From the initial communication via email down to my last post-op visit. It was a wonderful experience for me.

The staff at Evergreen were fabulous about scheduling, especially since we came so far to do the surgery.

The care was incredible and everything involving the whole process is so easy. Every person throughout the process treated me so well.

The care we received was top-notch from getting insurance approved to post procedure. We are so glad we opted for this line of treatment and felt that this was our best option to get the problem resolved with the least amount of recovery time.

We have received excellent care from the staff from the minute we found them until the surgery and even after that with many emails and calls for help. So grateful to have found them to help get back my life. Lots of previous surgeries without success before finding your office.