Colds and Surgery

[Turkish Delight]

ETA: Just be careful what you get from the chemist, it is important for your surgeon and anaethetists to know what you are taking even if it is just over the counter. I'd be inclined just to keep up fluids and rest. The other thing is some surgeons advise not having nurophen or blood thinning drugs before surgery. Might be best just to stick with chicken soup and a rest.

Oops, didn't know about not taking nurofen. I thought it was just aspirin and the likes. I won't take anymore nurofen either.

I was supposed to come into work tomorrow, but have decided to not come in and have a day of rest. Mum will be home with me, so she can look after DD whilst i just rest up and panic about the surgery.

Re: the fluids. That's all i want to have all day. Just water and coke but freezing cold coke and water.

[Mother Goose]

echanasia is fine. won't interfer with anesthetics. Def stop neurofen!!!!!!!! I'd call your surgeon tomorrow and talk to them about the neurofen. Voltaren is another no no. But some surgeons aren't worried about it at all - at the end of the day it comes down to WHY you're on it. Eg. We'd never tell a patient on aspirin because they've had stents put in their heart to cease taking it because we're going to operate (unless we're doing brain surgery). Really depends on your surgeon for that one.

Good luck hon. I know you're nervous and excited. Can't wait to hear how you go!

[Turkish Delight]

Nurofen was numbing the pain of my throat and ear. I went to the dr. and she said that yep looked like a bacterial infection, so she gave me a round of antibiotics. Just on panadol every 6 hours now. I know the antibiotics will kick in pretty quick.

Do i really have to tell them about the Nurofen??? Do i? Really? Can't i hide it?

[Mother Goose]

do you want MY answer or the nursing answer?

How long have you been having it and how frequently?

[Madissun]

Oh hun... Like i said today, i hope they still go ahead with it. for you chicky xx