Caught A Chest Cold

[pennypup 7]

I am being sleeved next Tuesday and yesterday I caught a severe chest cold. I don't want to take any medicine because of this upcoming surgery but I'm wondering if they will even do it if I don't get over it. I have waited do long all my tickets are bought this would be a set back if I can't go.

[BeautyVGSJourney 99]

I believe that if your are ill specially if with a upper respiratory infection they will not do the surgery. I wood personally be very tempted to do it if they said yes but its not worth it. If you do it and have not gotten over your cold (most colds are caused by a virus) the virus or bacteria will have easy access to your sleeved area. Call your surgeon and ask what you can take to get over the cold faster and that will bout affect your surgery. I hope your are able to get over what ever pesky thing came! Good luck and I hour you can have your surgery!

[skinnynaked 7]

I am being sleeved next Tuesday and yesterday I caught a severe chest cold. I don't want to take any medicine because of this upcoming surgery but I'm wondering if they will even do it if I don't get over it. I have waited do long all my tickets are bought this would be a set back if I can't go.

I was sleeved on march 23 and I had upper respiratory stuff going on and finally just started taking antibiotic that my hubby had for sinus infection and I cleared up nicely BUT I am currently in the hospital with cdiff because I got a different antibiotic prior to surgery that was then switched to another one and it was just to much for my system which was already weak. I don't recommend taking anything if you don't have to.

[BeautyVGSJourney 99]

Sorry for all the typos, typing with my phone

[frumpynomore 204]

The same thing happened to me! I called my doctor after about 1 week of being on antibiotics and told him that I had a surgery coming up and that I still had the cold. He put me on a stronger antibiotic. I then called my surgeon and told him what was going on and he said that I would be fine for surgery that was scheduled 4 days from then. He told me to continue taking the new antibiotic and he would still do surgery considering I wasn't extremely ill. It all worked out so I would advise you to call your primary doc and see if he can give you something stronger and then call your surgeon and explain the situation. Good luck!!!

[BeautyVGSJourney 99]

antibiotics only work if the cold or infection is caused by a bacteria. They do not kill viruses, your immune system gets ride of viruses, so make sure you are taking your Vitamins specially if you are doing sometype of diet. Like skinynaked said the use of a lot of antibiotics can cause bigger infections such as Clostidium difficile, because you kill your normal flora and other things that are normally not often present in big quantities come and take over. I would talk to your doctor and see what they suggest, you definitly don't want to have an antibiotic resistance from miss/overuse of antibiotics (this is a huge medical problem). Good luck!

[HadToDoIt40 34]

I am being sleeved next Tuesday and yesterday I caught a severe chest cold. I don't want to take any medicine because of this upcoming surgery but I'm wondering if they will even do it if I don't get over it. I have waited do long all my tickets are bought this would be a set back if I can't go.

I was sleeved on Monday 4/2/12 and I had bronchitis. I still have it, but it is slowly going away. Hope this helps.

[pennypup 7]

Thanks everybody I'm trying Vitamins and a vaporizer I do feel better so hopefully I will be better by next Tuesday.

[BarbieB 18]

Hi I was sleeved in Mexico in Feb. I was so sick when I got there I was afraid they wouldn't sleeve me either...the doctor said my lungs were clear and they woykx go ahead with the surgery. Then they pumped me full of antibiotics post op and I felt better real quick...just make sure you get out of bed ASAP so nothing settles in your lungs. Good luck.