Hi - I'm wondering if the use of essential oils is okay after bypass surgery? I love lemon oil in my water and hope that I can continue using it and others. Anyone have experience with this and whether or not your docs have been okay with it? I use them a lot, for sore throats, upset stomach, etc. Mostly topically but I safely use some of them internally. (I use DoTerra). Any thoughts, ideas, articles, etc would be appreciated. Thanks!

Yes I am an essential oil user and I put a drop of lemon and drop of lavender in my humidifier connected to my cpap. I'm looking forward to continuing the healing process by these oils. It's fine

I had a bad headache one day a week out from surgery and do NOT want to take liquid Tylenol again, disgusting... however my neighbor reminded me I could use my DoTerra Essential Oils and I rolled the "pastense" on my forehead - worked beautifully! They aren't medications, but essential oils. If you're concerned with internal use, which I am not doing, check with your Dr. since there's healing going on for weeks.

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Does pastense really work for headaches? I wake up with one everyday

5 hours ago, goofyrn said:

Does pastense really work for headaches? I wake up with one everyday

It works for me! If you roll a little in the temples, do it close to your hairline, don't want to get it close to eyes (like anyof them, wash hands good before & after, so as to not accidentally touch eyes with it.

My NUT recommended flavoring water with essential oils. I haven't yet bc I don't know which ones are "edible" but it sounds interesting.

You can use a drop of lemon in a glass of water. Many can be ingested, you can check on the DoTerra website.

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Thanks everyone - I was concerned about using them with healing at the beginning. I will ask my NUT first but appreciate your input. I'll check out the pastense, too! Thank you. If you learn anymore please post. I'll do the same :).