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Should you stop taking your gabapentin before surgery as doctor said to discontinue aspirin and ibuprophen?
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∙ 11y ago
Yes you need to stop taking aspirin and ibuprofen 2 weeks before surgery because these medicines thin the blood and make it harder to clot or you run the risk of bleeding heavily and losing a lot of blood which is dangerous and potentially life threatening.
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