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I have a cough, will they cancel my surgery tomorrow?

I'm at the end of a cold and now have a dry cough, will they cancel my surgery tomorrow?

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I cant say if they will cancel surgery, but I can say if I had a cough I would wait because coughing after surgery is quite painful.

I cant say if they will cancel surgery, but I can say if I had a cough I would wait because coughing after surgery is quite painful.

Probably not, but the intubation device will give you a sore throat for a few days, anyway.

Don't forget your PJs and slippers, and maybe some chapstick.

I had my gallbladder out a couple of years ago and went in with a cough. It wasn't a big deal to them and they did the surgery.

If they do proceed, I would ask the doctor for a prescribed liquid cough suppressant. You definitely don't want to be coughing while healing.

I was on the tail end of a cold with a slight cough and I still had mine. I would get some cough syrup to help with the cough. don't suppress it completely, coughing helps keep the airways popped open. use a pillow over your incisions to help brace the cough.

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