Guest guest Posted July 15, 2000 Report Share Posted July 15, 2000 Hi, I am going to start asking preop patients to take some medications prior to surgery: See http://clos.net/preop_meds.htm for the details: I think it could decrease the post operative nausea and vomiting and improve our already good outcomes even further. It should also shorten your times in the presurgery holding area and cut our rates of superficial phlebitis further. Copy the form and take it to your drug store to these medicines prior to your surgery date. Your druggist can call the office to get a verbal prescription for these drugs for your surgery from Debbie in our office. Milk of Magnesia (Magnesia; Magnesium Hydroxide) is a laxative to be taken one time on the morning of the day before your surgery early in the morning. The time before the drug begins to work is 30 minutes to 3 hours. Milk of Magnesium is designed to help clean out your colon prior to the operation and make both the surgery and your recovery a little easier. (Note: The Milk of Magnesia is to be taken on the day before your surgery not on the same day of your surgery.) Label: 60 ml (4 tablespoons) in 1 dose the morning of the day before surgery. When: The Morning of the day before surgery. Chlorhexidine, (Hibiclens®) shower all over including your hair, twice, once the evening before surgery and again the morning of surgery. This decreases your chances of infections. When: The night before surgery and the morning of surgery. Transderm Scop (scopolamine) To prevent postoperative nausea and vomiting. Dispense: One package of 4 patches. Label: To prevent postoperative nausea and vomiting one Transderm Scop patch should be applied to the hairless area behind one ear the night before surgery. The patch has can prevent postoperative nausea and vomiting. Only one patch should be worn at any time. Do not cut the patch. When: The night before surgery. Prevacid (Lansoprazole) 15 mg. Dispense: 2 tablets, Label: Take two tablets on the night before surgery at 9-11 p.m. Prevacid is used to treat ulcers, heartburn and other conditions caused by too much acid in the stomach. Prevacid works by reducing the secretion of stomach acid. This makes your surgery and anesthesia safer. When: The night before surgery. Levofloxacin (Levoquin): Is a powerful new antibiotic that is designed to cut the risk of abdominal, lung and wound infection after the operation. Label: 500 mg, 1 tablet orally on the night before surgery at 9-11 p.m. Dispense: 1 tablet. When: The night before surgery. Metaclopromide (Reglan): Metoclopramide is a gut stimulant that helps to empty the stomach and protect you from aspiration pneumonia. Label: 10 mg, 1 tablet orally on the morning of surgery at 4-5 a.m. with a sip of clear liquid. Dispense: 1 tablet When: The morning of surgery. RR Rutledge, M.D., F.A.C.S. The Center for Laparoscopic Obesity Surgery 4301 Ben lin Blvd. Durham, N.C. 27704 Telephone #: Fax #: Email: DrR@... ************************************************ Please Visit our Web site: http://clos.net ************************************************ Durham Regional Hospital: Also, Please consider joining the Mini-Gastric Bypass Mailing List at http://www.onelist.com MiniGastricBypass is a general discussion of the Mini-Gastric Bypass ( http://www.onelist.com/community/MiniGastricBypass ) Talk with lots of other Pre and Post Op patients and friends. Keep up to date on the latest news about the Mini-Gastric Bypass. Re: Re: 5 weeks post op and now the hard > partcomes..... > > > > Hi Lara, > > > > In regards to Flintstones vitamins.......yes they are a children's > > vitamin but they are also an adult vitamin as well. If you read the label > you > > will find that they provide 100% > > daily requirements for adults including calcium, iron and minerals. I > found it > > impossible to swallow Wal-Marts One Source Vitamin because of the sheer > > size.....it is gigantic X's 3!!! > > My tummy was too sensitive to tolerate that monster. I was able to chew > three > > Flintstones at one time with no problem........I figured that was better > than no > > vitamins at all. > > I'm going to call Debbie to see what the problen is with > Flintstones. I > > took Flintstones Complete. Thanks for the info. > > > > Best Wishes, > > Genz > > > > LaraAkin033100@... wrote: > > > > > The subject of Flinstones vitamins came up into discussion at clinic. > Debbie > > > says Flintstones are for children not adults especially an adult that > had > > > just had major abdominal surgery. Please call Debbie and she can explain > > > further. > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > Get great brand name shoes with just the click of a mouse. 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