Surgery and sick ... so close together?

I was just wondering if anyone had just got over a cold and had surgery?  I just got over pneumonia (NEVER had it in my lifetime, of course, my luck it come the SAME month as my RNY).  I still have a dry cough, but each day it gets better .... so hoping by Monday it is non-existant.  I had a repeat chest x-ray yesterday and some labs drawn and they came back good .... NO MORE pneumonia yay!  I am just afraid my cough will not be fully deminished by Monday (I go in at 5:45am) and they won't do the surgery :( 

Kim,

I was a week and a half pre-op and came down with bronchitis.  I called the surgeon and my Dr. and they put me on Z-pack and it was knocked out in 4 days.  You should be just fine as long as you don't have a fever.  Stay inside away from large crowds this weekend if possible and just relax.

Best of luck, thoughts and prayers are with you.

Hugs,
Barb

Karen,
As long as your repeat CXR was clear of pneumonia and you don't have a fever, you should be OK. Be SURE to use the incentive spirometer every hour in the hospital, and also do the coughing/deep breathing (even though it will hurt). Get up and walk as soon as you can.

Good Luck on your surgery!