I've been on a liquid pre-op diet consisting of two Protein shakes, tons of Water and then a lean low fat dinner. My surgery is on Tuesday but my god does my head hurt. I've been getting these nasty migraines which I've never really had before. My fiancé says it's from lack of water but there's no way. I've never had so much water in my life.

Anyway, I have no idea what I'm allowed to take and not allowed to take for my head. I usually take excedrin but I'm terrified to take anything at the risk of postponing my surgery. Advice?

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Rapid weght loss can cause headaches.

Rochelle :-)

If you stopped drinking caffeine that could be the cause of your surgery. Also, remember that your in maybe 1000 calories a day. That may be a drastic drop to what you're used to also. Call your surgeon, just to be careful

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They told me only Tylenol.. But you sound like what i go through.. Maybe try having just black coffee there isn't any thing in it.. Hope you feel better i start my 10day tomorrow

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Tylenol is safe, everything else is a nsaid and we are not allowed to have them , but headaches happen when you detox from one extreme to another. I agree with the black coffee try adding a little cinnamon if it is to bitter for you. Best of luck on tuesday!

I had some bad headaches immediately after surgery. Putting ice packs on my head really helped me!

I'd grin and bear it and it should soon pass... Having coffee might get rid of the headache but you need to ask your surgeon if you have restrictions with coffee after surgery. Might be best to get the withdrawl headaches over and done with before surgery.

Hope you feel better soon

Kate

I didn't get a meal ....only Soups,sugar pudding,Jello and 60-80 oz of Protein ,either shake or supplement...

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I've been on a liquid pre-op diet consisting of two Protein shakes, tons of Water and then a lean low fat dinner. My surgery is on Tuesday but my god does my head hurt. I've been getting these nasty migraines which I've never really had before....

Were you a sugar and carb junkie? For me, I know going from carb/sugar overdose to near zero grams daily gives me wicked headaches for 3-5 days.

It will pass. The next time you have something sugary it will shock you how intensely sweet it is. Yuck!

I chose to use the liquid Tylenol (a small dose) because it's not an NSAID and liquid meds seems to be the go-to for post-op pain relief.