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Has anyone gotten sick right before the surgery and still gone through with it? My surgery is Thursday and yesterday I woke up congested/coughing with a sore throat that is still here today. No one around me has been sick so I don't know where I got this but now I'm nervous cause last week when they took my chest xray they thought they might have seem Fluid in my lungs and I had to get more xrays so they can check for sure. I find out today about the results of that.

I am so worried they are going to cancel my surgery Thursday. I asked my normal doctor if they do find fluid in my lungs will that affect my surgery and she said no it shouldn't but of course I know its not her call. I should know later today though.

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Don't quote me on this and I'm sure every surgeon/doctor is different but if you have any sort of infection prior ... they won't do surgery. I don't know if your sickness classifies as an infection but I would guess if it's just allergies or a short cold you should be fine.

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I saw someone else on here post about this and they had to reschedule their surgery. I'd go to the doctor and see about getting an antibiotic shot instead of antibiotic pills.< /p>

Good luck and hope yo feel better and hope you get your surgery :)

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I agree with the others that you definitely need to consult your doctor about this. I suggest you postpone your surgery. Even before hearing from your doctor I know you will experience pain after surgery if you currently have a cold. Trying to cough, laugh, use the rest room or anything that requires abdominal contractions, which is everything will be extremely painful after surgery. I waited 6 months to have my surgery and was very anxious to have the surgery, I know where you are coming from. Knowing what I know now (I've been banded for a week) if I was sick before surgery I would postpone it. I remember thinking when I had a few short coughing spells, that I was happy I didn't have a cold because if so I would be miserable.

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Well I got the results back from the new xrays... the Fluid they thought they saw turned out to be my heart which they found is enlarged... So surgery was canceled until we know whats going on. I have some heart test on Wed and they said it will take a week to get results back (wtf really a week?!)

I am really upset right now.. first of it just sucks I have finally gotten myself ready for this surgery and am just days away just to have it pulled away from me but also this was completely unexpected. There is no history of heart problems in my family and it is just a huge shock.

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