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Drinking alcohol 3 days before surgery ?
Posted on 4/11/14 at 1:32 am
Posted on 4/11/14 at 1:32 am
How bad is it to drink a little beer that close to surgery?
I'm having brain surgery to remove a benign tumor Tuesday morning. I'm going to the Strawberry Festival Saturday for a little while. Is a few beers gonna be all that bad for me?
I'm having brain surgery to remove a benign tumor Tuesday morning. I'm going to the Strawberry Festival Saturday for a little while. Is a few beers gonna be all that bad for me?
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Posted on 4/11/14 at 1:34 am to NatalbanyTigerFan
that sounds like a question a doctor should answer.
goodluck with surgery
goodluck with surgery
Posted on 4/11/14 at 1:35 am to NatalbanyTigerFan
A little booze before brain surgery never hurt anybody!
Posted on 4/11/14 at 1:40 am to NatalbanyTigerFan
Why would it be bad? I've never had a real surgery before I wouldn't know.
Posted on 4/11/14 at 4:38 am to NatalbanyTigerFan
Not a big deal at all. And I can't say I've ever heard of this notion that alcohol "thins" the blood. If your wife is referring to the fact that mild to moderate alcohol intake is protective against heart disease and strokes (i.e. may help prevent clots in heart and brain vessels) then that does have some scientific merit. But I would say the impact on surgical bleeding wouls be minimal at worst. Typically our concerns with surgical bleeding are in patients who take blood thinning medications chronically or have some acquired or hereditary disease that affects clotting.
So as long as you are not a chronic alcoholic with poor nutrition or liver cirrhosis your blood should clot just fine. Give yourself a few days to recover if you plan on getting sloshed - being dehydrated and feeling hungover is not how you want to face your procedure. Enjoy the strawberry festival but remember everything in moderation.
Disclaimer: this just represents my opinion and should not be construed as medical advice
So as long as you are not a chronic alcoholic with poor nutrition or liver cirrhosis your blood should clot just fine. Give yourself a few days to recover if you plan on getting sloshed - being dehydrated and feeling hungover is not how you want to face your procedure. Enjoy the strawberry festival but remember everything in moderation.
Disclaimer: this just represents my opinion and should not be construed as medical advice
This post was edited on 4/11/14 at 4:39 am
Posted on 4/11/14 at 6:40 am to NatalbanyTigerFan
I had a few beers the night before my biopsy last week...no problems. But probably not DR recommended
Posted on 4/11/14 at 7:22 am to NatalbanyTigerFan
Hell, I'd go ahead and have a little pop right before he cuts.
Settles the nerves and helps the anesthetic work better.
Settles the nerves and helps the anesthetic work better.
Posted on 4/11/14 at 7:54 am to NatalbanyTigerFan
quote:
Drinking alcohol 3 days before surgery ?
How bad is it to drink a little beer that close to surgery?
I'm having brain surgery to remove a benign tumor Tuesday morning. I'm going to the Strawberry Festival Saturday for a little while. Is a few beers gonna be all that bad for me?
Have a few beers 3 days before a surgery is going to have absolutely zero effect. You could probably get trashed on Saturday and it would have no effect whatsoever. There isn't going to be any alcohol left in your system by Tuesday unless you keep the drinking going. Your body will do its job.
ETA: I'm not a doctor or anything, just my opinion.
Posted on 4/11/14 at 8:30 am to NatalbanyTigerFan
What could possibly go wrong?
Posted on 4/11/14 at 8:35 am to NatalbanyTigerFan
3 days? Shouldn't even be a question. Don't drink the night before.
Posted on 4/11/14 at 8:41 am to NatalbanyTigerFan
It shouldn't be an issue in regards to the actual procedure. Now, depending on how it reacts and effects any symptoms you might be having, current medications etc is a different story.
Posted on 4/11/14 at 8:42 am to NatalbanyTigerFan
and I thought I had a problem
best of luck in your surgery
best of luck in your surgery
Posted on 4/11/14 at 8:48 am to NatalbanyTigerFan
Your wife isnt a Dr.
#1 Tell her to put a sock in it
#2 Go get drunk at the strawberry festival
#3 Have the surgery
#4 profit
#1 Tell her to put a sock in it
#2 Go get drunk at the strawberry festival
#3 Have the surgery
#4 profit
Posted on 4/11/14 at 9:10 am to NatalbanyTigerFan
quote:
How bad is it to drink a little beer that close to surgery? I'm having brain surgery to remove a benign tumor Tuesday morning. I'm going to the Strawberry Festival Saturday for a little while. Is a few beers gonna be all that bad for me?
I've done far worse 3 days before a minor surgery. You're fine. Just don't get wasted the night before to point your blood is thin or BP is too high.
Posted on 4/11/14 at 9:15 am to NatalbanyTigerFan
I have surgery a week from today and my doc said no drinking the night before. He also said no smoking anything at all 3 weeks prior and 3 weeks after
ETA - mine is nowhere near as serious as brain surgery. Good luck to you, sir
ETA - mine is nowhere near as serious as brain surgery. Good luck to you, sir
This post was edited on 4/11/14 at 9:18 am
Posted on 4/11/14 at 9:41 am to NatalbanyTigerFan
They did not give you a sheet of things you can and cannot do prior to surgery? Last one I had they gave me a page that listed things to stop doing two weeks prior to surgery and one week prior to surgery. I remember energy drinks being on the two week list.
Posted on 4/11/14 at 10:02 am to NatalbanyTigerFan
I know that binge drinking while on warfarin will increase a patient's INR (basically what your wife said, more bleeding) but I'm not sure if this is a physiologic effect or an interaction with warfarin.
I'm inclined to believe the former. If you're not taking any medication, it probably won't hurt you that much.
I'm inclined to believe the former. If you're not taking any medication, it probably won't hurt you that much.
This post was edited on 4/11/14 at 10:03 am
Posted on 8/29/15 at 10:41 pm to NatalbanyTigerFan
You can drink.
Posted on 8/29/15 at 10:45 pm to NatalbanyTigerFan
Anesthesia gonna be pissed bro! You gonna bleed like a stuck pig!
Posted on 8/29/15 at 10:51 pm to NatalbanyTigerFan
Speaking as a brain surgeon, go ahead. You will be fine.
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