Kathy, it never hurts to find out what the medications used during surgery are; especially if you end up with some sort of allergic reaction. Most people who walk into our office have a reaction to something during surgery. Getting the names of any items used to even clean the skin is a great thing to get because quite a few people get a skin reaction. Just like people can have a reaction to latex. It is harder to get a list of items used during surgery too far after as it goes into the patient's chart.