Stopping Vitamins before surgery...

this is the instruction sheet I received from my PS detailing what to avoid and why!  Hopefully it helps!

Drugs should be avoided before any elective surgery.   MA-HUANG (Efedra). Contains ephedrine and pseudoefedrine. GARLIC. Prolongs the bleeding time. GINKGO-BILOBA. Prolongs the bleeding time. SAINT JOHN’S WORT. KAVA (Valeriana) Increases the action of the sleeping drugs, as thiopental and benzodiacepines. VITAMIN E GINSENG DIET PILLS (Phen Phen, Phentermine, and others) ANTI INFLAMMATORY MEDICATIONS ( Among others: Aspirin, Ibuprofen, Advil, Aleve, etc.) GREEN OR BLACK TEA. MUSHROOMS   Aspirin Ibuprofen Advil Aleeve Motrin Excedrin Psudafed Arnica Montana Echinacea Condroitin   These medications may interfere with either blood coagulation, anesthesia, or healing. Do not take them for at least 4 weeks before your surgery.

My surgery is tomorrow and I too was instructed to stop my vitamins as it contained Vitamin E
however, I am still taking my calcium and D you should ask your surgeon what vitamins you can take - I have not been taking my multi for two weeks now I don't like it but I guess there is always a price to pay for beauty LOL. Best wishes to yu on your journey

CHeers

MO

I had my TT with lipo on 19 Oct and was told my vitamins were fine as long as they had less than 400IU of vitamin E.  I take Celebrate and they only have 60IU per daily dose so he said I was fine.  In fact he was happy that the vitamin had vitamin K in it.  I've had no problems at all and will be having my inner thigh lift with lipo on 4 Nov and then my breast implants on 2 Dec.  Good luck and I hope all goes well.

do you get the Celebrate vits are the regular market?  Thanks for this information.

I'm having a LBL in 3 weeks and my surgeon told me to make sure I was taking all my vitamins AND loading up on protein prior to surgery.

Every surgeon seems to have different preferences...

Good luck!  Alice