Question:
WAS ANYONE TAKING METHOTREXATE BEFORE WLS?

MY SURGEON HAS TOLD ME THAT I WILL HAVE TO TAPER OFF OR COMPLETELY STOP TAKING SOME OF MY REHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS MEDICATIONS BEFORE SURGERY BECAUSE THEY MAY CAUSE EXCESS BLEEDING. HAS ANYONE HAD TO STOP TAKING METHOTREXATE BEFORE SURGERY? IF SO HOW LONG DID YOU HAVE TO STOP TAKING IT BEFORE YOU HAD SURGERY? ANY INFO ANYONE HAS WOULD BE A GREAT HELP. THANKS.    — PRETTYGRL (posted on November 7, 2003)

November 9, 2003
Hi Monica, I am having surgery on November 13th, 2003 and I had to stop my rheumatoid arthritis medications, Prednisone and Enbrel a month before surgery. It wasn't as bad as I thought it would be as I was pretty scared of flare.
   — Kathy C.