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Help! Sick on pre op diet! Will it go away before surgery?!

So before I even knew I wanted the surgery, I took vitamins. They made me feel great. But I had to stop them a week prior to my surgery, and it's taking a toll. My throat is sore and feels swollen, the pressure im my head is ridiculous. I'm drinking copious amounts of water to try to counter act but I feel just awful, when just a few days ago I was on top of the world! My immune system has completely seemed to stop working. I have no fever as of right now, but it's Sunday and my surgery is Wednesday! Did anyone else experience this?! Does it stop? Will I feel better? Any medicine I can take while I'm doing this liver shrinking diet?

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    It is probably a coincidence :) Sounds like a cold getting started. Don't be surprised if your surgery is postponed.

    Hope you feel better!

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    One of the worst parts of this is the liver shrinking diet.. it will pass ! Good luck!!


    Ahhh thank you I hope so. I hope it doesn't post pone the surgery!


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    I was on the tail end of a cold for my pre-op appts and had the same concerns. I was told that all anesthesiologists have different protocols but generally so long as I didn't have a fever it would likely be a go. And it was (RNY 1/23/17).

    Rest up! Here's to a successful surgery and your new journey.

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    Thank you guys so much! I'm trying my best to get some rest but you know sometimes if you're sick and you can't sleep, you're just miserable. I will keep you posted. Two more days' thank you!


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    I started getting a cold a week before my procedure and I called my surgeon. He put me on antibiotics and I was fine by surgery date.

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