Vitamins

[Jenniferne]

I am having my TKR on Sept 9th. I take two Omega-3 (fish oil) capsules a day. I also take 1 1000mg Vitamin C and two Resveratrol Synergy. The Resveratrol has 50mg of Grape seed OPCS,100mg of Grape Skin Extract and 200mg Green Tea Extract. Can I still take these vitamins up until my surgery date or should I stop. I know they don't want you to take iron supplements and asprin .:pzld:

 

[Texas]

I was told to stop everything all vit but I know everyone is different some on here didnt maybe call your OS see what he wants I wasn't even allowed to take advil....Good Luck Jennifer!!!!!!!!!!!However they did let me take a pain pill and the pill for blood pressure...

 

[sykeRN]

Hi ---I had to stop my fish oil, herbal supplements and glucosamine(spelling? two weeks before surgery--told potential to increase bleeding---I continued to take Vit C (I even received Vit C in a post surgery IV), Calcium ,Vit D, and a multi vitamin. I can go back to all my supplements as usual after I get off Coumadin--in another week. Of cours I also could not take aspirin, NSAIDs or any other arthritis medication for two weeks before surgery.

Good luck with everything--I found that the last weeks were a little nerve racking---it's all good now though in recovery!!! Best regards. Nancy

 

[loggon]

Jen

When it comes to whether you can take these vitamins or not would be up to your OS. There are some questions we can answer and advise on, but what your OS wants you to do is what you should do.

 

[tooyoungforthis]

Hi Jen, the iron pill I was told to take 2 weeks before and 6 weeks after my tkr, my vit.d and my one a day vit I could stay on,as far as the fish oil and any supplements I had to stop takening. Best of luck with your TKR.

 

[cindy88fan]

Each OS is different. Call and ask the nurse if you can't talk to your OS. I had to stop all vitamins 7 days prior to surgery and all over the counter pain pills 10 days prior to surgery.

 

[Linda2]

I had to stop anything in oil and my NSAID.

 

[Josephine]

I only take Vit C and Omega3 but wasn't told to stop them pre-op. However, I never bothered to take them in with me and didn't start again till about week 3.

 

[Motherofmany]

I am having my TKR on Sept 9th. I take two Omega-3 (fish oil) capsules a day. I also take 1 1000mg Vitamin C and two Resveratrol Synergy. The Resveratrol has 50mg of Grape seed OPCS,100mg of Grape Skin Extract and 200mg Green Tea Extract. Can I still take these vitamins up until my surgery date or should I stop. I know they don't want you to take iron supplements and asprin .:pzld:

They will tell you at pre-op what to stop taking. I listed all of mine and the last time they had me stop flax seed oil. This time only ibuprophen. Pre-op was 1 week prior to surgery. The anesthesiologist reviewed the list and agreed. Call and ask your OS or the pre-op nurse at the hospital where you are having surgery if it is less than 1 week before surgery.

 

[SissyG]

I just asked my OS about this last week, he told me I could continue to take all my vitamins and calcium but to discontinue my 2x a day mega 900 mg ibuprofen about 2 weeks before surgery which will be tomorrow..it is going to be a rough 2 weeks with out that ibuprofen. Still taking premarin and lipitor though.

 

[Pat29627]

My internal medicine doctor asked me to get off all hormones (can't remember if it was a week or two weeks before surgery), until a couple weeks after. She said estrogen increases the chance of blood clots. I thought I might have night sweats again, but didn't notice any problems.

The surgeon wanted me to discontinue anything with vitamin E, since that can increase bleeding.

Pat

 

[Judles]

Yep! Follow her advice Pat!!! (0)

 

[cotton1958]

Yes, I was also told no multivitamins at pre-op, also because of Vitamin E etc.

I was told yesterday to start a multivitamin.


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BTKR
August 25,2009