Prepare for Surgery, Heal Faster Program

The MindBody Patient Care Program at NYU Medical Center offers the Prepare for Surgery, Heal Faster Program™. Workshops with a nurse, either in person or over the phone, provide patients and families with techniques that have been demonstrated to reduce anxiety and increase comfort while going through surgery, treatments, and tests. 

Learn to:

• Decrease preoperative anxiety guided by the relaxation CD.

• Visualize your recovery by turning worries into healing imagery.

• Engage family and friends in your imagery to support you and feel calm before your surgery.

• Use “healing statements”, your own music, or healing CD during surgery to promote relaxation.

Ideally, you will start the program one or two weeks before your operation.  Even if you only have a day, you can still benefit.

You can take part in all or some aspects of the program.  We provide:

• Program instruction pamphlet

• 20-minute relaxation CD

• 1-hour workshop with a nurse

• Telephone support with a nurse

For more information, visit http://www.med.nyu.edu/surgery/prepare/index.html.