Surgery tomorrow and coughing!
So my surgery is schefuled for tomorrow and I'm a by worried. I have been getting over a small cold and I've had a bit of a cough but it seems like today it's gotten a bit worse.
Has anyone had surgery while they were sick? Will a cough postpone surgery? Will I hurt myself after surgery if I have a cough going on?
I am extremely excited but also just a bit nervous of anything going wrong and the surgery being postponed because of this.
Any insight would be greatly appreciated!
Thank you for taking the time to read my post!
Carmen
So my surgery is schefuled for tomorrow and I'm a by worried. I have been getting over a small cold and I've had a bit of a cough but it seems like today it's gotten a bit worse.
Has anyone had surgery while they were sick? Will a cough postpone surgery? Will I hurt myself after surgery if I have a cough going on?
I am extremely excited but also just a bit nervous of anything going wrong and the surgery being postponed because of this.
Any insight would be greatly appreciated!
Thank you for taking the time to read my post!
Carmen
as long as you don't have a fever,you should be good to go.
Just make sure when you are out of surgery, you are protecting those incisions by holding a pillow against your sides if you are coughing...
HW 305 SW 278 Surgery weight 225 GW 160 LW: 118.8
RNY 12/15/2015,
GB removal 09/2016,
Twisted bowel/hernia repair 08/2017
M1 Dec 2015-13.0, M2-7.0, M3-14.5, M4-9.4, M5-7.1, M6 9.8, M7-7.6 ,M8- 7.6, M-9 5.5, M10-6.4, M11- 2.2, M12 Dec 2016- 5.8
Thank you everyone! I'm on day two post surgery. I had no trouble with my cough yesterday the day of surgery. Lots of pain but I'm feeling loads better today. It hurts when I cough but funny enough it hurts more when I hiccup! It's been a crazy two days but I'm still so excited about the beginning of this journey!
