Question:
Has anyone used Diflucan Post Op for yeast infection
I am 7 weeks post op and would like to take the Diflucan pill. Has any Post ops tried them. — Bumblebee B. (posted on October 5, 2003)
October 5, 2003
Yes - I had the worst yeast infection of my life about a week after my
surgery - from all antibiotics they give you in the hospital. I called my
PCP and he called in Diflucan and it worked for me. Hope it works for you
- yeast infections can make you miserable.
— Margaret G.
October 5, 2003
I also was prescribed oral Diflucan for 5 days. I had developed a rash on
my abdomen, chest, underarm areas shortly after I was discharged from the
hospital. My physician said that the ailment resulted from the IV
antibiotics that I had received following my Lap RNY. I also supplemented
the medication by applying Cortisone 10 cream and Lotrimin Ultra to the
sites 1x daily because I was so "itchy" and my skin was
irritated. Hope this helps.
— dreamernsc
October 5, 2003
I am 11 weeks post op and am in the midst of using Diflucan. It seems to be
working great.
— TheresaC
October 5, 2003
If you have to be on any anti-yeast medication (Diflucan or Sporanox, etc.)
for any length of time make sure that your doctor is checking your liver
numbers. These medications can affect your liver. I had to do a long term
series with both drugs earlier in 2003 (between January and late March) and
ended up with very high liver numbers. What I learned from the experience
for me is to look for methods outside of medications that can possibly
adversely affect the liver. Yeast is no fun that is for sure.
— Arizona_Sun
October 5, 2003
I did use it after my last plastic surgery (massive amounts of antibiotics
caused the infection). However, it did not clear up my infection
completely. I went to my OB/GYN and she said that while diflucan can
normally clear up the infection completely, in my case, it only cleared up
the internal infection. She then had me get monistat-1 and that cleared up
the external infection.
— Patty H.
October 6, 2003
I got a yeast infection while in for my wls...itchy itchy! It comes from
something in the IV drip. My pcp prescribed two pills (one/day for two
days) and it cleared things right up. I crushed easily and ate in
applesauce since I was sooooo freshly post-op.
— Donya P.
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