Infection prior to surgery?

[mousecat88 2,279]

I went to the Start Clinic today to do my final pre-op stuff before surgery next week and they tested me for a urinary tract infection, saying they don't do surgery if you have one. Well, turns out I have one... but my surgeon sent me a note saying "it's not of immediate concern" and we will discuss it at my next appointment... which is next week, the day before my surgery. they didn't give me any antibiotics for it, either. do they give you antibiotics after surgery? is that why they are holding off, maybe, because whatever they'll give me will help the UTI, too? a little concerned... surgery next Thursday.

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[CyndieRI 251]

Sorry about your UTI. I don’t know about others, but I had my sleeve on 10/10 and they did NOT give me an antibiotic after surgery. I think it’s odd they didn’t give you any to clear up the UTI before surgery. Did they say why they didn’t??

[lzucks 232]

I had antibiotics in the OR. I would call your surgeon’s nurse and discuss your concerns.

[CrankyMagpie 509]

They gave me antibiotics in my IV line before/during surgery. I don't know if it'd be enough to knock out a UTI, but they also didn't test me for that at any point.

I hope the UTI clears up and you get your surgery as scheduled. ❤️

[marly18 23]

UTI antibiotics are pretty specific. You should see about treatment prior to surgery. It is usually a 5 day script so there is time to fix it prior to your surgery.

I went for my final surgery clearance with my surgeon just over 2 weeks out from surgery and ended up having a UTI. Got some meds and he never mentioned it being a problem.

[stibitzal 20]

How did you guys know that you had an uti? When I went for presurgry testing they only pulled my blood.