Poll about your bariatric surgeon and steroids

poet_kelly
on 6/9/13 3:30 am - OH

If you know, what does your bariatric surgeon say about steroids? Does he or she recommend avoiding them or does he or she say it is OK to take them? I'm talking about steroids here, not NSAIDS.

Mine said steroids were fine.

Kelly

Please note: I AM NOT A DOCTOR. If you want medical advice, talk to your doctor. Whatever I post, there is probably some surgeon or other health care provider somewhere that disagrees with me. If you want to know what your surgeon thinks, then ask him or her. Check out my blog.

Cicerogirl, The PhD
Version
on 6/9/13 3:33 am - OH

RNY on 08/27/07

Mine agrees with the ASMBS that they are fine. I have only heard of the one person who was told no steroids, so I will be interested to see if anyone else was told that.

Lora

14 years out; 190 pounds lost, 165 pound loss maintained

You don't drown by falling in the water. You drown by staying there.

mzlaura
on 6/9/13 3:38 am - Litchfield, NH

RNY on 03/05/13

No to steroids here.. but you already knew this from me lol

HW: 401 SW: 297 CW: 200.8
RNY gastric bypass surgery on March 5th, 2013

poet_kelly
on 6/9/13 3:40 am - OH

RNY on 11/04/08

I'm just curious now to see how many surgeons recommend no steroids. I'm wondering if it's a more common recommendation than I thought itwas.

Kelly

Please note: I AM NOT A DOCTOR. If you want medical advice, talk to your doctor. Whatever I post, there is probably some surgeon or other health care provider somewhere that disagrees with me. If you want to know what your surgeon thinks, then ask him or her. Check out my blog.

ShadeMcG
on 6/9/13 3:57 am

RNY on 11/04/12

My surgeon and pcp both said steroids were fine, actually recommended treatment for tennis elbow.

Life is not a dress rehearsal.

Height: 5'11", Highest Weight: 281 Surgery Weight: 266 Goal Weight: 165 Current Weight: 170

Bucketta
on 6/9/13 4:14 am

Mine said no to steroids but when I got sick he said to take them just be sure and eat first. I have had at least 6 rounds of them since I had my surgery, I had a very bad allergic reaction last year and was on them for six weeks. I had no problem.

Jacqueline
RNY 1/24/11

poet_kelly
on 6/9/13 4:37 am - OH

RNY on 11/04/08

So he initially said not to take them, but then changed his mind and said they were OK?

Kelly

Please note: I AM NOT A DOCTOR. If you want medical advice, talk to your doctor. Whatever I post, there is probably some surgeon or other health care provider somewhere that disagrees with me. If you want to know what your surgeon thinks, then ask him or her. Check out my blog.

Bucketta
on 6/9/13 7:24 am

He told me if I was sick, I was sick and I could take them. So yes, I guess you could say he changed his mind. I have just recently had to find a new doctor and she is against them being taken, but if I need them I will take them. My PCP says he can't figure out why he didn't want me to take them and he does go to WLS seminars and stays up on things.

Jacqueline
RNY 1/24/11

T. Deeds
on 6/9/13 4:31 am

RNY on 05/23/11

Mine has never told me to avoid steroids, although she did make a huge deal out of avoiding NSAID drugs.

juleskar
on 6/9/13 5:53 am

RNY on 01/11/11

I've had many rounds of steroids post op, and my surgeon said it was fine. Ive been prescribed pills and have had too many injections to count. The only thing I will not take is Prednisone, but that's only because I become very very angry while taking it. Actually, I have scared family members hike on it..,

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