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Surgery
Hi,
I am not asking for medical advise, just want to rant a bit. Have a small surgery in 11 days, will not drink for these 11 days but have been drinking too much up to now. Not every day but almost, with only a few days sober here and there. I will tell the doctor but am really really nervous. Not like my body will recover a whole lot in 11 days...
I am not asking for medical advise, just want to rant a bit. Have a small surgery in 11 days, will not drink for these 11 days but have been drinking too much up to now. Not every day but almost, with only a few days sober here and there. I will tell the doctor but am really really nervous. Not like my body will recover a whole lot in 11 days...
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Originally Posted by Laura567 
Hi,
I am not asking for medical advise, just want to rant a bit. Have a small surgery in 11 days, will not drink for these 11 days but have been drinking too much up to now. Not every day but almost, with only a few days sober here and there. I will tell the doctor but am really really nervous. Not like my body will recover a whole lot in 11 days...
I am not asking for medical advise, just want to rant a bit. Have a small surgery in 11 days, will not drink for these 11 days but have been drinking too much up to now. Not every day but almost, with only a few days sober here and there. I will tell the doctor but am really really nervous. Not like my body will recover a whole lot in 11 days...
Well done on quitting it can only do you good regardless, but I think you should be completely honest with you DR he would have heard a similar story thousands of times before.
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Your pre-admission testing is going to tell your surgeon whether or not it is SAFE for you to have surgery in 11 days.
there are a lot of variables that will depend on how much how long you drink. You need to be honest with your surgeon. There are clotting agents (DDAVP) that might need to be administered before you go in for surgery....much easier than causing a bleeding problem while you are on the table.
this is nothing to hide from the surgeon, it can be a serious problem. Your pre-admission testing should show this, but it really is in your best interest to tell the doctor.
there are a lot of variables that will depend on how much how long you drink. You need to be honest with your surgeon. There are clotting agents (DDAVP) that might need to be administered before you go in for surgery....much easier than causing a bleeding problem while you are on the table.
this is nothing to hide from the surgeon, it can be a serious problem. Your pre-admission testing should show this, but it really is in your best interest to tell the doctor.
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Not to scare you, but I broke my wrist really bad while drunk, I did not tell the doctor I was drunk the day before and during the operation they had to wake me up because I was stopping breading. They froze my arm but I had to listen trough the hole thing. Scared me like hell.
So yes please tell the doctor. If you drank the night before the anestisist can refuse to bring you under and you will have to go back home.
Just sharing my story so you don't make the choices I regretted.
So yes please tell the doctor. If you drank the night before the anestisist can refuse to bring you under and you will have to go back home.
Just sharing my story so you don't make the choices I regretted.
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Was just going to chime in and saw Thepatman's post.
When I was in addiction counseling I can't remember why it came up but it doesn't matter. My counselor told me that if I ever had to go in for surgery that it was an absolute must to make sure that I told them about my alcohol abuse. I seemed to remember it had something to do with the anesthesia and how your body reacts to it if you've ever abused alcohol. It doesn't mean that you'll have a problem but they may go about things differently if they are aware.
Make sure you let them know, this isn't about embarrassment, it's about potentially threatening your health and the outcome of the surgery.
When I was in addiction counseling I can't remember why it came up but it doesn't matter. My counselor told me that if I ever had to go in for surgery that it was an absolute must to make sure that I told them about my alcohol abuse. I seemed to remember it had something to do with the anesthesia and how your body reacts to it if you've ever abused alcohol. It doesn't mean that you'll have a problem but they may go about things differently if they are aware.
Make sure you let them know, this isn't about embarrassment, it's about potentially threatening your health and the outcome of the surgery.
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