Re: Oops- pre ERCP preparation and iron

[Guest guest]

Iron is on the " abstain " list for colonoscopies (and aspirin or other

NSAIDs), to minimize the risk of bleeding. I assume a similar restriction

would apply for any endoscopy, but you'll have to ask the endoscopist's

office.

It will not affect imaging.

Arne

55 - UC 1977, PSC 2000

Alive and (mostly) well in Minnesota

________________________________

From: [mailto: ] On

Behalf Of Martha

OK, I received the list of meds to stop taking 7 days before the ERCP, but

apparently stopped

reading before I came to Iron....so took it up to this morning, and the

procedure is Friday, Do

others have iron on the banned meds list? I will ask the doctor's office

tomorrow. Does is

mess up the X-ray?

Thanks,

Martha (MA)

[Guest guest]

Iron is on the " abstain " list for colonoscopies (and aspirin or other

NSAIDs), to minimize the risk of bleeding. I assume a similar restriction

would apply for any endoscopy, but you'll have to ask the endoscopist's

office.

It will not affect imaging.

Arne

55 - UC 1977, PSC 2000

Alive and (mostly) well in Minnesota

________________________________

From: [mailto: ] On

Behalf Of Martha

OK, I received the list of meds to stop taking 7 days before the ERCP, but

apparently stopped

reading before I came to Iron....so took it up to this morning, and the

procedure is Friday, Do

others have iron on the banned meds list? I will ask the doctor's office

tomorrow. Does is

mess up the X-ray?

Thanks,

Martha (MA)

[Guest guest]

Iron is on the " abstain " list for colonoscopies (and aspirin or other

NSAIDs), to minimize the risk of bleeding. I assume a similar restriction

would apply for any endoscopy, but you'll have to ask the endoscopist's

office.

It will not affect imaging.

Arne

55 - UC 1977, PSC 2000

Alive and (mostly) well in Minnesota

________________________________

From: [mailto: ] On

Behalf Of Martha

OK, I received the list of meds to stop taking 7 days before the ERCP, but

apparently stopped

reading before I came to Iron....so took it up to this morning, and the

procedure is Friday, Do

others have iron on the banned meds list? I will ask the doctor's office

tomorrow. Does is

mess up the X-ray?

Thanks,

Martha (MA)

[Guest guest]

Iron is fine. Infact Robbie had an iron infusion on Friday and had the

ERCP Monday....

>

> OK, I received the list of meds to stop taking 7 days before the

ERCP, but apparently stopped

> reading before I came to Iron....so took it up to this morning, and

the procedure is Friday, Do

> others have iron on the banned meds list? I will ask the doctor's

office tomorrow. Does is

> mess up the X-ray?

>

> Thanks,

> Martha (MA)

>

[Guest guest]

Iron is fine. Infact Robbie had an iron infusion on Friday and had the

ERCP Monday....

>

> OK, I received the list of meds to stop taking 7 days before the

ERCP, but apparently stopped

> reading before I came to Iron....so took it up to this morning, and

the procedure is Friday, Do

> others have iron on the banned meds list? I will ask the doctor's

office tomorrow. Does is

> mess up the X-ray?

>

> Thanks,

> Martha (MA)

>

[Guest guest]

The endoscopist's admin assistant said as long as I stop now, having

taken the iron previously is fine.

The list of meds to stop 7 days ahead included aspirin, ibuprofen,

naproxen, relafen, lodine, peptobismol, and coumadin. Thanks to all

who answered. It would have been awful trying to reschedule all the

elements that have to come together for me to get an ERCP- grandma

babysitting, the friend Ed stays with, not to mention the doctor and

the experimental scope he's going to use!

Martha (MA)

>

> Iron is fine. Infact Robbie had an iron infusion on Friday and had the

> ERCP Monday....

[Guest guest]

The endoscopist's admin assistant said as long as I stop now, having

taken the iron previously is fine.

The list of meds to stop 7 days ahead included aspirin, ibuprofen,

naproxen, relafen, lodine, peptobismol, and coumadin. Thanks to all

who answered. It would have been awful trying to reschedule all the

elements that have to come together for me to get an ERCP- grandma

babysitting, the friend Ed stays with, not to mention the doctor and

the experimental scope he's going to use!

Martha (MA)

>

> Iron is fine. Infact Robbie had an iron infusion on Friday and had the

> ERCP Monday....

[Guest guest]

The endoscopist's admin assistant said as long as I stop now, having

taken the iron previously is fine.

The list of meds to stop 7 days ahead included aspirin, ibuprofen,

naproxen, relafen, lodine, peptobismol, and coumadin. Thanks to all

who answered. It would have been awful trying to reschedule all the

elements that have to come together for me to get an ERCP- grandma

babysitting, the friend Ed stays with, not to mention the doctor and

the experimental scope he's going to use!

Martha (MA)

>

> Iron is fine. Infact Robbie had an iron infusion on Friday and had the

> ERCP Monday....