I have a runny nose and a nasty cough...

I'm hoping that it is gone in about a week. What should I do? will it be ok to have surgery with a little bit of a cough and a runny nose?

The odds are really good that you'll be fine in two weeks. Just try to get better. If you start to get close to the date and still not better, you'll need to talk to the doc. It's funny, it seems like half the people on this forum wind up getting a cold just before surgery. I know I did. I won't try to figure out the psychology of it, but it is interesting. Anyway, with two weeks you have a very good chance of recovering well enough by then. Try and get better. Don't do any Polar Bear swims, or anything like that.

I would think that you will be feeling much better in two weeks.

Good luck!

lol awwww no polar bear swims, oh well i guess i'll have to find something else to do tonight.

Thats interesting that many people get colds right before surgery--maybe it has to do with an unconscious tendency towards self-sabatoge..

Thanks for the encouragement, I'll just work on getting better and if I'm not I'll let the doctor know in about a week.

I just dont want to think i have to push the surgery back 1 more week :eek:i'll have to be on this preop diet for an added week as well:faint:

But regardless I'm very thankful that I'm getting the opportunity to be banded so i'm not complaining

Try taking some airborne, it really works!

iluvharleys is correct.

Airborne will do the trick. I always swear by it. Wish thtat I could take it now!

I got a cold about a week before surgery and took it faithfully up until the day before surgery and was fine. But take it now. Don't wait. The earlier in the cold you get started the better it works.

I would encourage you to treat your cold ASAP. Make sure to use whatever has worked in past. You could always call your doc's offer ans ask what they suggest.

I always use TheraFlu with great results.

WOW!! This is crazy! I am 19 days away....I found out a week ago that I was approved. I''ve been sick since I found out. Cold flu headache....it sucks!!!!

Two weeks is heaps of time to recover, go to your doctor if you can to nail it on the head, 'cos I sure wouldn't recommend surgery if you have a cough, they may refuse to do it and you will be asking for trouble........step on it now, and you will be fine! Do what ever it takes

Good luck

Amourette XX

I've been on antibiotics....just finished a 10 day regime. I have a dr appt Monday so Hopefully it will be over by then.

yea theraflu has been helping me to feel better but this cold is holding on to me for dear life.

iluvharleys--thanks for the suggestion but when I went to go buy some airborne i was told that your supposed to take it before the cold hit, what do u think?

they moved my surgery up from march 26 to april 2 to give me time to get better...