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surgery is Tuesday and I'm getting a chest cold...


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....please tell me they will still do the surgery?!

I would get to your doctor or a walk in center right away and tell them what you are having done. Maybe they can get you on a powerful decongestant as soon as possible. Maybe call the OCC also and see if they have anything to recommend.

So sorry this is happening, I sure hope it all goes well for you!!

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I was catching something when I went as well, but I didn't have a fever so I sure didn't speak up about it afraid they would not do it. But you know, after the surgery it went away. I wonder...in your IV I think you get antibiotics as so I wonder if it knocked mine out. Mine was more of a head cold though so my breathing was fine.

I agree i'd go to a walk in clinic and get some drugs now to try to knock it out. Good luck! I'm sure you will be fine.

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I just called the OCC....I can't believe you can call the doctors directly!!! I spoke with Dr. Martinez who said as long as I don't have a fever, I should be fine, that it sounded like a common cold and that I should just take it easy but to go to the walk-in if I feel feverish or get a real sore throat cause it is more serious if it's something like strep. I'm sure I'll be fine but I'm going to go to a walk-in right now anyway. Maybe under these circumstances they will do a swab and I can get the results right away. I'll keep you posted.

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Hi had major surgery (full laperotomy instead of laprascopy) about 10 years ago and came down with strep only a few days before hand. My Dr immediately put me on antibiotics and said that as long as I had them for 48 hours before the surgery (and of course afterwards), I would be OK. I ended up with a slight fever after the surgery which meant they wouldn't listen to my whining and let me out early but otherwise nothing else happened. I don't know what they would have done if it was elective surgery but I think you will be just fine.

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