Hey all. I'm scheduled for surgery on April 7th so I have a little more than a week and I think I'm getting sick! I was told not to have any vitamins for a week before the surgery so I'm afraid to take anything. I know if I'm sick they won't do the surgery. Can anyone help? Is there something I can take so I don't get sick, or get over it fast?

Call your doctor and see what they will do. Some will do surgery even if you are sick as long as you don't have a fever and feel okay. Others will cancel.

If you feel a cold coming on, Zicam often will kill it. But if you aren't supposed to have Vitamins, you should check if it's okay to take it.

I was allowed to have vitamins, btw.

I know how you feel! I started getting a cold about 8 days before surgery and I FREAKED OUT! I was so worried that I wouldn't get to have surgery.

Check with your surgeon first for sure.

For me, I took Airborne 3x a day and did the Zicam nasal stuff (on the q-tip not the spray) every 4 hours and I had mine knocked in 3 days thankfully.

Thank you for your response. I have started taking Zicam and am feeling a little better. I will have to call my doc though just to make sure I can keep taking it if I have to. As far as the vitamin thing, I think his office takes extra precautions cause he requires a lot of things other doctors don't but I guess that's good. Thanks again!