Vioxx before surgery

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On Wed, 31 Oct 2001, TADEL630@...

>My kidney surgeon had me stop Vioxx 2 weeks prior - so even though someone

>posted and said you >can take it up to the day of surgery, you should

>definitely check with your doctors.

I agree with checking with your doctor, but make sure it's a

rheumatologist. My SURGEON suggested that I NOT take vioxx before surgery

to be on the safe side, but he was not as familiar with the drug as my

rheumy. My Rheumy assured me it was o.k., and like I said, everything

turned out fine, and I did not have to suffer needlessly for 2 weeks.

FWIW

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* Create and optimize graphics for use on the Web.

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