I want to be with my friends and family and have some drinks on Saturday the 19th...........have some fun before this surgery. I will be layed up for awhile after that of course and didn't know if alcohol would be out of my system by Monday morning? Please serious answers only! The surgery is a laproscopic hysterectomy.
2007-05-15 04:38:15 · 6 answers · asked by noodle 3 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Other - Diseases
Its OK as long as you don't over do it, alcohol only thins the blood if you are an alcoholic with end stage liver failure or bone marrow surpression, which would be detected in your pre-op bloods anyway. A reasonable amount of alcohol will be out of your system by Monday. What will thin your blood is if you take aspirin to get over a hangover and can increase bleeding in major surgery.
2007-05-15 04:47:12 · answer #1 · answered by Andy 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is not a good idea, but the only real danger is bleeding to death. Twenty four hours before surgery is the absolute minimum, for ceasing alcohol consumption. Seventy two hours (three days) is preferrable. That said, more than sixty percent of surgical patients fail to meet these standards. As the surgery is laproscopic, it is a bit more dangerous to consume blood thinners (alcohol, aspirin etc) as all the bleeding will be internal and therefore less noticeable. As long as you are kept in hospital for a couple of days, you should be okay. I ask, however, why you would want to take this sort of risk? Are the drinks necessary for you? Perhaps you should have a look at that.
2007-05-15 04:46:13 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
the surgeons I worked with always cancelled surgery of any kind if the patient admitted to alcohol consumption within a week of surgery. It most assuredly does thin the blood, and even if it is laparoscopic surgery, the risk of internal bleeding is high. Go out, have fun, but leave the booze alone, if you are smart.
2007-05-15 04:46:43 · answer #3 · answered by essentiallysolo 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Limit the amount you drink like to 1 or 2 glasses and you should be fine. I DO NOT RECOMMEND drinking the NIGHT BEFORE the surgery.
2007-05-15 04:43:33 · answer #4 · answered by be happier own a pitbull 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
1 or 2 drinks would be okay. I wouldn't do it if it were me. I wouldn't want to take any chance of it messing up my surgery. If your blood count isn't right...or something happens....then you have to start the whole process of scheduling all over. It wouldn't be worth it to me.
Good luck on your surgery, I hope you heal quickly. :)
2007-05-15 04:44:45 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
i'd want to if i were in your position. its probably best to call your doctor though, just to be sure.
2007-05-15 04:43:25 · answer #6 · answered by Alice K 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋