Medications & Supplements to Avoid Before Surgery

[annabell]

Do not ingest any brand of aspirin, or any of the following aspirin containing, MAO inhibiting and seratonin drugs for 14 days prior to surgery and 14 days after surgery. Aspirin and aspirin containing products may inhibit blood clotting and cause difficulties during and after surgery. If you need an aspirin-free fever reducer and pain reliever, take Tylenol. Also, if you smoke, you shouldn't smoke at least 2 weeks prior and at least 2 weeks after your surgery date. Smoking significantly reduces your body's superficial circulation and vascularity. This means difficulty in bringing much needed oxygen to your tissues for proper healing

[RoxyMoron]

This is very helpful since I tend to use pain relievers for every little thing that goes wrong, if I get back pain, a headache. It makes a lot of sense. You don't want to thin your blood and cause a lot of unnecessary blood loss during surgery.