Question:
My surgery is set for 4/2/03...i am very congested and have a chest cold.

what kind of over the counter medications are ok to take. 10 days pre-op. I dont want any thing to post pone the long awaited date. will they still do surgery if i am congested....anyone with any suggestions?    — christina L. (posted on March 23, 2003)

March 22, 2003
Don't worry about it, the same thing happened to me like 3 days before surgery. I had a chest cold and was congested. What I did was buy Cold-eeze. They should make your cold last a couple of days and you will feel great. You still have plenty of time so go out and buy some so that you can feel better. As a matter of fact I took the last one the night before and my nose was a little bit stuffy the morning of surgery, which I told the anesthesiologist and he said it was fine. Hope this makes you feel better. Good luck
   — aida

March 22, 2003
I swear this seems to happen to everyone. I got a cold with congestion and phlegm a couple weeks before surgery and I attacked it with vitamin C, juice, lots of liquids, keeping a hat on my head and tylenol. Nothing was going to postpone my surgery and yes they will postpone you if you're sick. Call the office about what not to take but the obvious ones are aspirin because it acts as a blood thinner and vitamin E which can mess with anesthesia. Good luck and God Bless!
   — Kimberly L.

March 23, 2003
If your cold started recently, you can use Zicam. It is a miracle drug! It comes in nasal swabs or pump nasal spray and if taken in the first stages of a cold, it shortens the life of the cold by half. Good luck! Alli--Open RNY 1/2/03 -60lbs!!!
   — Allison B.

March 23, 2003
I highly recommend Zicam cold remedy. We use the nasal gel, and it makes our colds much better by the next day! I recommend it to post-ops, pre-ops and non-ops alike!
   — Beth S.

March 25, 2003
Call your doctor.
   — Mandybub