hi all,

can i take advil 2 days before surgery?

thanks!

My Doctor took me completely off of NSAIDS completely prior to surgery. So, I would stick with the adult liquid or chewable Tylenol just to be on the safe side.

thanks for replying!

that's what i was afraid of....

my tennis elbow is killing me & the anti-inflammatory really does the trick....so instead i'm using a cold pack to reduce the inflammation. any other ideas?

Yep. But not necessarily in this order . . .

1. Since it's Christmas and the stores are closed, I would go out to www.webmd.com to see if there are any other home remedies you can try.

2. Do a search for threads on this site for "Advil" and "NSAID" to see what you come up with. It's possible that someone else has had a similar situation arise prior to surgery and you can get their take on it. Here's a link someone posted on Advil: http://www.lapbandtalk.com/advil-t19091.html

3. Go out to www.obesityhelp.com and see what information you can come up with.

4. Call your surgeon's office to see if there's an answering service that can get your question to him/her. The surgeon will possibly return your call.

Just had my surgeon consult. He said no Advil, aspirin, etc. for one week before surgery. Tylenol is okay.

thanks so much for the advice! you gals are the best!!!

i took some tylenol and it seems to be helping but i'm still going to check out those links you gave randi, thanks again!