Question:
could i have surgery if i have a cold
— navymom1 (posted on August 19, 2007)
August 19, 2007
how close are you to your surgery date. i am sure that depending on what
med's you are taking that it shouldn't be a problem, unless yu have a high
fever or something else. Your dr, will be the only one who will be able to
say yes or no. i wouldn't stress too much, I had a c-section on the verge
of pnemonia. give your dr a call and ease your fears. best of luck
— mccabesmom
August 20, 2007
It depends on a lot of factors; your fever, if you have one; where are you
in the process of the cold; is it a cold or is it the flu; do you have a
cough and is it persistent; how far are you from surgery? All of these paly
a different factor in the surgeon's and anesthesiologist's decision to
cancel surgery or not. If you are more than a week out, hopefully, you
will be over the symptoms. I take zinc and vitamin C and rarely have colds
or the colds I do have are much less severe and shorter in length. The
bottom line is, it's the doc's call on cancelling surgery.
— Elaine L.
August 21, 2007
depending on the severity of the cold, some doctors will cancell surgery.
especially if you have a high fever or bad congestion in your chest. There
could be complications w/ your breathing under anesthesia & most
doctors are not willing to take the risk.As to your first replier, they may
have done a c-section while she had pneumonia...but a c-section is usually
done by injecting a local into your spine i think, it is not where you are
completely under (asleep) so there is a difference there. usually unless
your condition is life threatening the surgery will be held back. I was'nt
sure if your Q. was general or if you have a cold and your surgery is near.
If your date is approaching, try drinking lots of tea, water and try some
vitamin c to help clear up the cold. Most colds start to clear within 4-5
days unless they are really severe. I don't think taking an antibiotic or
cough syrup will affect anything as far as the surgery is concerned, but do
not take aspirin based products like bayer @ least 2 weeks prior to surgery
as they have blood thining agents / but tylenol is fine if you have pain
associated with the cold. If you have any real concerns, i would just
advise you to speak with your doctors nurse...hope all goes well and i have
helped answer something for you
~Tiffany
— tiffany E.
August 22, 2007
i had my wls rny back on feb 1 this year and i had a cold . the antiboitic
the dr, give you will clean your system you'll ne fine. but i can say if
you have congestion with a stufffy nose the g tube that inserts in your
nose is going to make it hard to breath . the g tube is the worse thing.for
surgery. good luck
— yvettetas
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