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I just found out I need knee surgery (planned for Fall). I've got a cyst in my knee...I hate this. I get cysts everywhere!!!!

I assume the docs will tell me about this, but I get faster, more honest, answers here. Can you keep taking Met during surgery or do you go off it for awhile? This should be a quick two day procedure, so how long do I go off the met, if necessary. When I go off Met, even for a pill or two, I always have stomach problems when I start up again...so need to know what to expect.

thanks.

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Two daughters, ages 10 and 14, natural conception!
One mc at 12 weeks
Original dx: 1983 "androgen excess syndrome"
Re dx: 2003 (ovaries now clear, weight under control)
had Laser
Current Meds:
Met, 850 2x daily
Seroquel, 12.5 mg 2x daily (for depression, mood swings)
Multi vit
Fish oil, 500 mg 2x daily
Magnesium and Calcium

Natalie'smom06

lol hey I just had arthroscopic knee surgery about 6 weeks ago!! I had to be off met 72 hours prior, but could start back up the day after. I quickly upped my dose back up, by days instead of weeks and it was ok.

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tina_d

I had been off of Met prior to my surgery already, but was advised not to take it for the 72 hours prior. As far as when to start up again, I think it should be started again once you start eating your regular diet. I took a dose 12 hours post-op and really paid for it. The hospital had me on a liquid diet, which of course is totally gross, so I basically took my dose on an empty stomach. I was up all night with severe cramping that even my morphine pump wasn't helping. Breakfast and lunch in the hospital weren't any better, so I refused to take the Met. I started up the next day (2 days post op), once I had a couple of regular meals in my stomach and had no probs with the cramping again.

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Dolphin39

I had gallbladder surgery last month and i stopped taking met for 2 1/2 weeks prior to surgery

Danger Kitty

I was scheduled for my c-section on a Tuesday, and was told to take my last dose of Met the previous Thursday. I *think* 72 hours is sufficient, though.

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