help! 5 days preop and I got a cold...

Ang1982 · January 18, 2008

So my surgery is January 23 and now I have a cold and I am freaking out!! At my appt with the anaesthesiologist on Tuesday (my surgeon has all his patients meet with him) I mentioned I thought I might be getting a cold and he told me that as long as I don't get a bad cough it should be fine but to keep my surgeon posted. Well I am officially sick now and I haven't started coughing yet (just stuffy nose and itchy ears/throat), but my DF is just getting over a cold that had him coughing up a storm. I am so worried that I may have to postpone my surgery, which yah I know I've waited this long - no big deal right - but I also know my surgeon is away for quite a bit of February.

Did anyone else have a cold? I guess I'm just looking for some reassurance. I can't take Vitamins since I'm in that "week before surgery no vitamins or anything" stage. I have been drinking lots of Orange juice though.

I am going to call my doctor this morning and see what they have to say.

ArcherGrl · January 18, 2008

I just stated with the cough yesterda and am worried about getting canceld too. I think it is allergies. Luckily my doc says I can still take my allergy meds and possible cold meds. I am going to load up on OJ and rest this weeked and try to beat this cough. I have 6 days to get rid of it.

Hope you feel better!!!

tmarie07 · January 19, 2008

I had what I thought was the start of a cold prior to my surgery (turned out to be allergies from the christmas tree!), but I told my pre op nurse I wasnt sure what it was, and she only asked me if I'd have a fever in the last week, and since I had not she wasnt concerned. So it sounds like as long as you don't have an infection of some sort, you should be fine for the surgery.

Best of luck!

Tina