Re: Stopping MTX for surgery

[Guest guest]

My fiance had to stop taking all of his pain meds one week before his

second hip replacement surgery and it was excruciating, but he got

back on his Indocin as soon as he got out of the post-surg recovery

room. Seeing him in such pain during that week will haunt me for

years. I am glad that you posted that info, in case he needs any

other surgery in the future.

[Guest guest]

In a message dated 3/30/01 6:34:56 PM US Eastern Standard Time,

abstracthinker@... writes:

<< stopping Methotrexate 2 weeks

before a surgery to prevent infection or other complications >>

I had 2 surgeries while on the MTX - no problems at all. If on steroids

though, be sure to let the surgeon know as you will need a " shock dose " of

steroid when having surgery.

[Guest guest]

Hello all,

I'm really glad to know this. I did think about

my meds and my appt with my surgeon for tomorrow.

Not sure if I wrote to the group or not about

this but I've been told that I have another

breast lump that has grown and changed some. It

was two years ago that I had two surgeries to

remove pre-cancers on the same side.

I had one done by steroptic (sp) and one by

general surgery.....the first one I was awake for

and you lay on a table and there is a whole that

your boob falls through, you are given injections

to numb area and then the surgical biopsy is done

- i don't want to do that again. I've decided I

don't need to be that brave any more. My blood

pressure really went up and I don't want to

experience that again. The second surgery was to

remove a mass and couldn't be done that way.

I will make list of meds, mtx & sterioids for

sure, remicade infusion 2 was last week.

I'm hoping for lumpectomy and biopsy and then

deal w/whatever the results are from the biopsy.

As I was adopted and got only so much info from

biological mother 2 1/2 years ago and did learn

that there is breast cancer on her side of the

family I don't want to risk anything.

nanc

--- TADEL630@... wrote:

> In a message dated 3/30/01 6:34:56 PM US

> Eastern Standard Time,

> abstracthinker@... writes:

>

> << stopping Methotrexate 2 weeks

> before a surgery to prevent infection or other

> complications >>

>

> I had 2 surgeries while on the MTX - no

> problems at all. If on steroids

> though, be sure to let the surgeon know as you

> will need a " shock dose " of

> steroid when having surgery.

>

>

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