Did anyone stop taking their medication a few days before their surgery ? When did you start taking them ? My dr told me to stop taking mine a few days before surgery. Most of the medication I take are capsules so just wondering how this affects you post op. Swallowing big capsules.

Usually medications/supplements promoting blood clotting and bleeding during or after surgery are stopped 2-3 weeks before surgery. These include low dose aspirin, multivitamins containing vitamins A, E, D, K, iron. Also blood thinners like warfarin.

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It's normal for a doctor to have you stop taking any medications a few days before surgery if they could cause increased post operative bleeding. That includes supplements like vitamins/herbs/etc.

After surgery, you may not be able to tolerate large pills. I was given pain medications as a capsule while I was still in the hospital. When I objected because I was concerned, the nurses and the doctor had no worries about a capsule.

If you're concerned and the medication in the capsule isn't time released, you can open the capsule and sprinkle it in food/drink and take it that way after your surgery until you feel you're healed enough to resume taking the capsule.

Good Luck on your journey!

There was a list of medications that you had to stop taking before surgery, but none of my medications were on that list. Post-op, when I got home from the hospital on Day #3 I was able to swallow my pills and capsules just fine.

Usually medications/supplements promoting blood clotting and bleeding during or after surgery are stopped 2-3 weeks before surgery. These include low dose aspirin, multivitamins containing vitamins A, E, D, K, iron. Also blood thinners like warfarin.

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Okay so I am on iron supplements,multivitamins as well as B12. Guess I will have to discuss this with the surgeon. He never mentioned this. I guess I'm just really scared, as my date for surgery is approaching soon.

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I had to completely stop a water pill, fish oil.

I am now taking all the rest of my medications everyday.

I had to completely stop a Water pill, fish oil.
I am now taking all the rest of my medications everyday.

How far along into post op did you start talking all your meds again ?

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Yeah they took my Lasix and Potassium Chloride away because I am too much an dehyration risk. Made me stop Vitamins A and D but I'm back on D again and had to start Ferrocite, couldn't take over counter ones, those are Sulfate and RnYs don't have enough acid to use them so Ferrocite is a Fumerate salt of iron.

7 hours ago, RiaR said:

How far along into post op did you start talking all your meds again ?

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I started as soon as I got home.