Question:
Do they cancel surgery because of a cold?
My husband has a cold and I'm having surgery in 3 days, I'm afraid that if I catch it, they will cancel my surgery. Nothing in my pre-op stuff said anything about avoiding sick people or anything, but I'm getting really nervous and anxious. I'm going to call the office tomorrow (today is Sunday after all) and hope for the best, but I wanted to see if anyone else had any info or experiance? — fijifruits (posted on December 30, 2007)
December 30, 2007
No they will not. Good luck to you.
Cindy
— Cindy A.
December 30, 2007
Cindy's lucky - my surgeon's group will not do this extensive surgery on
someone who is ill. I agree with you - calling your surgeon will give you
the best answer.
— obeseforever
December 30, 2007
my info said if you have any signs of illness to call dr right away. try to
spray lots of lysol and wash hands alot. good luck.
— JACKIESMOM
December 30, 2007
I WAS TOLD THEY ONLY WAY THEY WOULD CANCEL IS IF YOU HAVE A FEVER, I HAD A
COLD A WEEK BEFORE MY SURGERY AND MY
DR GAVE ME ANTIBIOTICS AND I FELT MUCH BETTER BY THE TIME I HAD SURGERY.
TRY NOT TO GET ANY FEVER. GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR SURGERY, GOD BLESS, DEBI
— DEBI R.
December 30, 2007
If you are not sick, then I wouldn't worry about it. If you are sick, it
seems that this year it usually involves a lot of coughing. Coughing
forcefully may be very uncomfortable after surgery. Check wth your doc.
If you get symptomatic , at least think about it. God bless
— Lisa S.
December 30, 2007
well if your husband has the cold,
try to keep as many germs as possible away. but remember stress can also
make you sick. so be careful how you handle this one. calling your doc
would be good, in the meantime keep you both juiced up, fluids, fluids, if
you can escape without getting a fever i dont see why they would. i was so
sick 3 days before surgery, i could hardly hold my head up, my husband and
i were already in colo. springs. i got some tylenol cold. and let me tell you, it kicked my
butt. hey it worked for me. i also beleive in alkaseltzer plus. good luck
to you both.
— kimcrain
December 30, 2007
As important as having this surgery is to you... having surgery with a
respiratory illness is not a safe thing. If you do not have a cold, there should be know problem, but I
would not mask any true symptoms if you really do. That would not be in
your best interest in the long run. They do not do surgery on people who
are ill (cold, respiratory
infection, etc...) for a very good reason. Good Luck to you, keep the
purell handy! Prays and Blessings, Leslie
— LuvNSummer
December 30, 2007
I don't think that well interfeer with surgery at all, but do call the
office in the morning.
— 2409w.poplar_rodriguez
December 30, 2007
Don't WORRY yourself SICK!!!!! Positive thinking ONLY!!!!! Good Luck!
— Toni Todd
December 30, 2007
My surgeon is in Cleveland and he will not do surgery if you have sinus or
chest congestion and a or a fever. Wash your hands alot and stay away for
him. Wipe the phones and door knobs off with a anti bacterial wipe. Spray
Lysol in i the air to kill air born germs. I got a cold 2 week before my surgery and got over
in time you are in my thoughts and prayers. Good luck and take care!
Blessings
Tina
— inatiff
December 31, 2007
I had a cold when it came time for
my surgery. My surgeon didn't cancel, because they pump you so full of
antibiotics during the surgery that it doesn't matter if you've got a
little bug. As long as you don't have an intense fever, you should be fine.
And if you contact your office, they'll be able to tell you if your surgeon
has any stringent policies regarding that. But like I said, as far as I
know, you should be good. Not to mention, that it takes more than 3 days
for a cold to percolate in your
system, so, again, you should be fine. Good luck!
— genau
January 2, 2008
i had a real bad cold last year and
they still did the surgery on me. stuffy nose. terrible. then having the
gtube in my nostril made my breathing worse
— yvettetas
January 2, 2008
Three days prior to my surgery I started coming down with a cold. I called my doctors office and they
told that as long as I did not have a fever or the chills I should be ok. I
started to immediately take Zicam and some herbal pills for the immune
system to try to knock it out prior to my surgery. My surgery was on the
12/21/07 without any problems.
— iwilllose
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