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Surgery with a cold?

Well, tomorrow is my big day and just a couple of hours ago I got a sore throat and stuffy nose. I will tell my Dr. in the morning about it but I just wanted to see if anyone else had their surgery when they had a cold.

Is it possible they would cancel the surgery?

I also wonder if my symptoms could be from weather changes. I live a couple hours away from the town im doing the surgery in and its been in the 20's and 30's at my home and it was in the 70's when I got here.

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I've HEARD they may cancel due to colds because it increases your chances of getting pneumonia after the anesthesia. (I am not a doctor, nor do I play one on TV) With the weather change though, sounds like that's your culprit, I hope. I'll pray that it's allergies!!!!:biggrin:

I have a cold and when I went to my pre op testing last week the nurse said they would still do my surgery if i had a cold but if it turns into an infection (bronchitis) then they won't do it. Kinda luckily i ended up with an ear infection so i am on antibiotics.

I'm in the same boat but mine is due to allergy's so I have been trying to get better all week. My surgery is Jan 30th. I am hoping I can still have surgery as well. I see My Doc 27th for last visit with him before surgery. I have waited so long and now this... I hope it works out for the both of us. Keep me posted as to what happens.

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I am in the same boat!!!!:thumbdown: I hope it will be fine I am taking OTC stuff I feel fine just really nasal and a sore throat:mad::lol: My pre-op is Weds so I hope I can be better by then!

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I am in the same boat!!!!:thumbdown: I hope it will be fine I am taking OTC stuff I feel fine just really nasal and a sore throat:mad::lol: My pre-op is Weds so I hope I can be better by then!

I hope you do get better before your appt. I did end up getting my band cold and all:thumbup:. Maybe you will have the same luck as me.

Yay!!!

I hope you do get better before your appt. I did end up getting my band cold and all:thumbup:. Maybe you will have the same luck as me.

Yay!!!

CONGRATULATIONS!!!!:thumbdown:

I would not want to be sneezing the day after surgery. Really deep breaths were painful, I wouldn't want to imagine sneezing

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I would not want to be sneezing the day after surgery. Really deep breaths were painful, I wouldn't want to imagine sneezing

Luckily im not sneezing. I am coughing some though and it hurts:thumbdown:.

My doctor actually said it was good to cough so im not worried about it to much.

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