Pre-Op Question: Help!

[Sunshine08 0]

:help:Hello everyone! I am new to the lapbandtalk forum. I am getting banded in one week, and I just got off the phone with my nutritionist for instructions on the preop diet. I forgot to ask her such an important question, and now I can't reach her. I start the 7day modified Atkins diet tomorrow to shrink my liver. I dislocated my shoulder last week, and I am still needing an painkiller every once in a while when my shoulder is really tight - does anyone know if it is o.k. to take these until my surgery in a week?? Thanks, any input would be so appreciated!

[meggie02162 0]

I just had restriction on aspirin products the week before surgery, but other than that, I could take any pill

[Sunshine08 0]

Megan - Thank you so much!

I figured if there were any restrictions they would have definitely told me - but I wanted to see if anyone else had that type of restriction,

Thanks!!

So Excited!!

[Lana24 10]

Sunshine,

It really depends on the name, type and ingrediates of the painkiller. You can ask your docs ofice not the nutritionist. Hope this helps,

Lana

[coltonwade 27]

I agree I would call back and ask the docs office, they would know .

HTH

Mindy

[Sunshine08 0]

It is Percocet with Tylenol -

I am sure its o.k. - I am not taking them alot, only at night when I cannot sleep.< /span>

But I am going to call just in case.

Thanks all!

[Sunshine08 0]

Just incase anyone has this same question - I called the doc's office and they said this painkiller before surgery was just fine! Thanks