Op in 3 days – ill help!!!

Hi all,

So I have my surgery in 3 days, I’ve been given my admission time and everything but I’ve come down with a terrible cold. I’ve spent the last 3 days trying to get rid of it but it seems to be getting worse! Has anyone else gotten ill before their surgey? I’m worried they’ll cancel my operation and I’ve been waiting so long! I’m so stressed!

Also if anyone has any advice on how to get rid of this cold before Monday that would be great!

Thank you X

Get your self some multivitamins, Some chewable ones and also capsules , take 4 or so and should get it out of your system and all of the usual things like lemsip and so on.
If youve started yesterday I think you should be fine for Monday !

Ive woken up with a sore throat today and a sniffle hope its just the cold weather , and also from me shouting when I taught on Monday !

Hi Amber,

Problem is I usually take vitamin C tablets every day but my nurse told me to stop taking everything 2 weeks before and 2 weeks after (including vitamins)! So I’m so confused on what I can take and what I can’t!

I was also told not to take vitamins before my op – I think it’s something to do with thinning blood which can cause a bleed due surgery / post op. The same goes for paracetamol ibuprofen.
Unless you are horribly ill they won’t cancel the op. I had the same worry and when I looked into it they are only likely to cancel if you have a fever.
Xx

Do not take any vitamins!!!!!!!! Just continue with paracetomol every 4 hours and get plenty of rest, hot baths and sweat it out. Xxx

Don’t take any vitamins, I’d advise hot baths/showers and sweat it out. Plenty of layers. Also decongestion tablets will help you and the usual lemsip stuff, colds normally clear up after 3/4 days so you should be alright by Monday xx

Hi hun i had the same b4 my op.i drank honey n lemon and honey and cinnamon
It workex so much cx

Hi Liz

I got a terrible cold and cough two weeks before my op called the nurse she said rest. You can’t have any multi vitamins I think something to do with the vitamin e and thinning blood. I just drank loads of hot water lemon and honey. Plenty of water. Call your nurse she can advise you. Rest rest rest fingers crossed you will be better in time x

Hi girls,

Glad to hear I’m not the only one! I’ll just drink lots of orange juice and honey and lemon tea and stay off the vitamins! Fingers crossed I won’t need to cancel but by the sounds of it I should be okay.

Thanks everyone xx

Im in the dame boat my op is tuesday i gad a blinding headache yesterday started sneezing late last night fingers crossed for us xx

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