Caught a Cold 5 Days Before Surgery!

[Radiant lady 2]

Hello everyone. I'm super excited and very nervous about my upcoming VSG Surgery August 24th. Wanted to get some advice. I came down with a cold yesterday. I'm a little worried that it might interfere with my surgery. Has this happened to anyone? Also are there any home remedies that can be useful at this time?? I am on my liquid diet, and not able to take any over the counter meds.. Suggestions!!??

[_Kate_ 2,224]

I would contact your team and let them know. they will decided if the surgery can go ahead.

You can try Vitamin C which you can mix with Water and x the dose by 3. That always cuts a cold in half for me.

Best of luck getting rid of it.

[AvaFern 3,516]

A lot of people seem to get sick right before surgery- probably the result of the liquid diet and not really eating enough for your immune system to do its job. I was one of those- super sick right before surgery. Whether or not you need to tell your doctor depends on if you have a fever and if you can breathe well through your mouth and nose. If you just feel crummy but have no fever and no airway blockage, you're fine. If you tell them you are sick they will likely push the surgery, however if you give them plausible deniability and you do not have a fever or any airway blockage you're good to go.

A cold is only a major issue when you have an uncontrolled fever or you can't support your airway while you are drugged. Unlike when you're sleeping and your airway gets clogged with snot, you can't wake yourself up and cough when you are on drugs. As a result, you just can't breathe and in the recovery room if no one is paying a lot of attention to you, this is bad. You need to be able to breathe on your own without any need to clear your nose or throat.

Since you're still 5 days out, load up on Vitamin C, take your other Vitamins, and you will very likely be fine in time for surgery.

[Radiant lady 2]

Thanks everyone! I did contact the doctors office, they recommended a few cough and cold medications I could take. No Vitamins however. Let's pray I kick this colds butt and my surgery is successful!

[phatfatgirl 100]

Thanks everyone! I did contact the doctors office, they recommended a few cough and cold medications I could take. No Vitamins however. Let's pray I kick this colds butt and my surgery is successful!

So what worked for you?

Lol i caught a cold recently and my surgery is on Monday! Eek! I'm nervous. Just sneezing right now and had a sore throat for one day. What helped you?