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Most of the surgeons that I know run HIV, UDS (urine drug screens), blood alcohol, and other tests for STD's to protect themselves from infections and from malpractice suits.
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Is it bad to drink alcohol a couple of days before surgery?
Alcohol thins the blood. How? Because it is drawn into the blood stream, diluting the blood. This is bad with regards to a persons clotting factors. The thinner a persons blood, the quicker the person will bleed. Hense the adverse take on having alcohol before surgery. Not forgetting alcohol mixing badly with medications you will be given before during and after surgery.
Is it safe to drink alcohol with having a gastric bypass?
Consuming alcohol is not recommended before any surgery as it will thin out your blood and retard the healing process. After surgery, large amounts of alcohol consumed can prolong healing times, and the thinning of your blood may cause dizziness. Ask your doctor about the side effects of alcohol related to your surgery.
What restrictions must a person comply with the evening before outpatient surgery?
The evening before, a light meal is recommended to preoperative patients, with no alcohol taken for a full day before surgery. Nothing is to be taken by mouth after midnight of the day preceding surgery.
Can you drink alcohol 1 month after gastic bypass?
People who have had gastric bypass surgery should not drink alcohol at all, generally-speaking. Certainly you should consult the doctor who did the surgery before even considering it.
What are the side effects of drinking alcohol 3 days before surgery?
Should be minimal, if any. All of the alcohol will have left your system long before any anesthetics are administered, which is the major problem.
What is the history of alcohol in ancient history?
Alcohol pwas used a lot more as medicine than for drinking. Greeks used alcohol to numb the body before they did surgery. Alexander The Great drank heavily before he died at the age of 32.
Is it okay to drink alcohol two days before wisdom tooth surgery?
I'm not sure, but I wouldn't do it just in case.
What happens if you abuse alcolhol after weight loss surgery?
Same thing that happens if you abuse alcohol before your weight loss surgery. You get drunk, ruin relationships, pickle your liver, and die.
What must people have before you have surgery?
People must have anaesthetics before surgery.
What is a concern about taking ginseng before surgery?
What is a concern about taking ginseng before surgery
What are the purposes of presenting before and after surgery images on plastic surgery websites?
The purpose for presenting before and after surgery images on plastic surgery websites is to show customers how much of an improvement can be made with surgery.
Can you take Ambien night before surgery?
Depends on the surgery. I just recently had surgery and I could not have any OTC drug for 24 before or after the surgery.
