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Sick Before Surgery? Please Help.

Well today starts my liquid diet, so far so good..but I've been sick since Thursday. We even left from our vacation to come home a day early bc 4 out of 10 of us got sick. No biggie really, but we were over the beach and sick. Anyways, I'm concerned about what medicines I can/cannot take? I bought tylenol pm liquid night time med. Is that bad? I'm so confused, and I do NOT want to post-pone surgery. It'll be on the 17th..I go to the dr. Monday for pre-op bloodwork and all that. should I tell him I've been sick? Or what? Please help?? Thanks in advance..

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  • BentleyJade
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    @vhoke1 sorry to hear all that happened! I'm gonna tell him about everything though! If we have to post pone then oh well. And @phillygirl8133, hope you don't get that mess!! I've been praying mine is

  • BentleyJade
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    Thanks! Ill be letting the dr know everything tomorrow!

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I don't know what medicine you can take. I do know that you should tell your doctor you've been sick and what medicines you have taken when you go in on Monday.

Well today starts my liquid diet' date=' so far so good..but I've been sick since Thursday. We even left from our vacation to come home a day early bc 4 out of 10 of us got sick. No biggie really, but we were over the beach and sick. Anyways, I'm concerned about what medicines I can/cannot take? I bought tylenol pm liquid night time med. Is that bad? I'm so confused, and I do NOT want to post-pone surgery. It'll be on the 17th..I go to the dr. Monday for pre-op bloodwork and all that. should I tell him I've been sick? Or what? Please help?? Thanks in advance..[/quote']

You definitely want to alert your dr if you are feeling sick or are suck before surgery. I know the thought of postponing your durgery date is not something you want to do, but what you can do is be forthright with any medical conditions thy pop up as its in your best interest that your surgery is successful :) here's a snippet of the medical emergency I went they last Sunday, with my surgery date just 4 days later on Juky 5th :-)

"Health scare group: last Sunday, July 1st, I became severely dehydrated w/ severe tummy cramps, & excruciating diarrhea. I ended up passing out completely on my bathroom floor 3 times, & once in the emergency room where I was until 4am Monday morning. My electrolytes & sodium were very low, & the ER / dr pumped fluids in me, all tests (including CAT scan of my tummy), & vitals came back normal thank goodness. But I was diagnosed with viral gastroenteritis (stomach flu), along with severe dehydration. I was put on a strong antibiotic for a week & my band to sleeve surgery date was postponed (it was originally scheduled for yesterday, July 5th). I've been convalescing all week at home, and making sure to drink plenty of fluids including Gatorade

Having my surgery postponed due to getting sick was no problem at all, what was scary was passing out CONTINUALLY from the dehydration caused by the severe diarrhea, brought on by the culprit that I caught, the stomach flu (yuck).

I'm feeling about 95% and will be having my surgery this coming Thursday, July 12 :-) I'm stoked! ....vhoke1 (Vikki).

*My updated band to sleeve surgery date: July 12, 2012*"

My son was down wildwood nj with his grandparents for a week and the day he comes 5 days before I get sleeved he gets STREP THROAT ughhhh FML lol I took him to the doctors and he is on meds and his order is to stay FAR AWAY FROM ME HA HA NO KISSES OR HUGS for 24hrs lol :-( or else I can't get my surgery

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@vhoke1 sorry to hear all that happened! I'm gonna tell him about everything though! If we have to post pone then oh well. And @phillygirl8133, hope you don't get that mess!! I've been praying mine is just sinuses and it'll clear up SOON!

@vhoke1 sorry to hear all that happened! I'm gonna tell him about everything though! If we have to post pone then oh well. And @phillygirl8133' date=' hope you don't get that mess!! I've been praying mine is just sinuses and it'll clear up SOON![/quote']

That's a wise decision because of the docs go inside of you & find an infection, they will & should close you up & proceed when you're better & have had antibiotics :-) think POSITIVE, you will be fine...good luck on your surgery as well:-)

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