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Panicking! Has Anyone Had This Issue?

So, I'm scheduled to be sleeved in 3 days. My pcp sent me a message last night saying my pre-op blood and urine test shows a bladder infection!!! I've never had one before...and I'm guessing it was caused by the aggressive killing of a bacterial infection they discovered during my endoscopy. It was a bunch of medications (called a Prev PAC). I looked it up and it does show that a UTI can be a side effect. Will this stop the surgery that's scheduled on Monday? I'm freaking out because I'm officially on medical leave after today and the temp they hired to fill in for me started yesterday. I can't change my time off.

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So' date=' I'm scheduled to be sleeved in 3 days. My pcp sent me a message last night saying my pre-op blood and urine test shows a bladder infection!!! I've never had one before...and I'm guessing it was caused by the aggressive killing of a bacterial infection they discovered during my endoscopy. It was a bunch of medications (called a Prev PAC). I looked it up and it does show that a UTI can be a side effect. Will this stop the surgery that's scheduled on Monday? I'm freaking out because I'm officially on medical leave after today and the temp they hired to fill in for me started yesterday. I can't change my time off.

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I saw the email from my pcp late last night so she hasn't replied yet. Has anyone had this problem??

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Hmm, never heard of anyone being cancelled for a UTI before, so I'm thinking probably not. But the catheter can make you get a UTI anyhow, post-op. And in most places, they will also have you on antibiotics post-op as well, which would also likely address the UTI if it was still going. If you don't have any UTI symptoms, it might not be a really bad one?

I had a UTI before my surgery and my surgeon told me as long as I was on an antibiotic before surgery I would be ok. I didn't get any meds and they still did the surgery. Nothing ever became of my UTI. :)

I was told an elevated white blood cell count would be the only thing that would really throw my surgery, infection wise.

I am not sure if that helps...

Let us know what your doc says!

BUT I had to have at least a portion of my surger no matter what...I was having a tumor removed also.

I had a very low iron count and my surgery was postponed from 10/1 to 10/23. I had two iron transfusions and my iron is ok now.

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So' date=' I'm scheduled to be sleeved in 3 days. My pcp sent me a message last night saying my pre-op blood and urine test shows a bladder infection!!! I've never had one before...and I'm guessing it was caused by the aggressive killing of a bacterial infection they discovered during my endoscopy. It was a bunch of medications (called a Prev PAC). I looked it up and it does show that a UTI can be a side effect. Will this stop the surgery that's scheduled on Monday? I'm freaking out because I'm officially on medical leave after today and the temp they hired to fill in for me started yesterday. I can't change my time off.

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Thank you all for responding! I obviously was freaking out. My PCP said that I shouldn't panic and she put me on Cipro, which is an antibiotic that is a 3 day course to cure the bladder infection. So that means that I'll be finished with the course on Sunday night and my surgery is Monday. She also spoke to my surgeon and he said he had no problem with the Cipro as long as I'm done taking it on Sunday and I will be!! Thank god!!

Of course 3 hours later I got my period. 1 week early. LOL. Now I can focus on the fear of the surgery in general! Can't believe 3 more sleeps and then it's happening.

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I was sleeved Oct5th and was on Cipro 5 days before surgery for bladder infection also but I did fine. Relax you got this!!

Oh and I got my period the day after surgery.

I was sleeved Oct5th and was on Cipro 5 days before surgery for bladder infection also but I did fine. Relax you got this!!

How are you feeling 8 days after surgery?

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