Maprao neutering: questions I asked the vet (and ones I forgot)

Maprao is 14 months and we booked his neuter after I got back from Pattaya. I had a list in my phone and then forgot half of it in the waiting room, so writing down what actually mattered. Ask what exactly they do. Is it a standard castration under general anaesthesia, do they use a fast-acting drug, and is there a separate pain relief plan. Ours used a combination and sent us home with a pain patch for 2 days, which I was not expecting. Ask about pre-op bloods. For a young healthy dog it may be optional but they did a quick check anyway. Ask whether it is included in the price, because the quote we got did not mention it. Ask what time to stop food and water. For Maprao it was 8 hours for food and 2 hours for water. Write this down, because I was told different things on the phone and in person. Ask about the cone. Some dogs cope fine with a soft collar. Maprao did not, and the vet let us use the inflatable one after a clear talk about the risks of him scratching. Ask when you can walk him again. We were told light walks after 3 days and no running for 2 weeks. He wanted to run on day 4, we did not let him. Last thing I forgot to ask: what the signs of a problem look like at home. Swelling, bleeding, not peeing, or lethargy that gets worse. The nurse gave me a sheet which helped. Overall it went well. He was an idiot for the first day then back to normal.