NBR WWYD: surgery and getting sick

SusieBW

I'm having sinus surgery a week from Thursday.  Medications I'm allowed to take are already restricted (no aspirin for 2 weeks before), and are going to be a lot more restricted after this Thursday (there's all kinds of things I'm not supposed to take for a week before).  DH is sick now and has been since last week.  I'm pretty sure he has bronchitis, but maybe its just a bad cold.  I've been coughing some since last night and have the slightest bit of a sort throat today.  I can't get sick - I really don't want to have to reschedule this surgery.  Should I go to an urgent care today to see if they can give me anything to prevent this getting worse, or just wait and see?  I've been taking those airborne vitamins, eating healthy, drinking OJ and lots of water and generally trying to avoid DH so as not to get sick, but I feel like it's inevitable.

ewill7911

If it is bronchitis I think it can either be viral or bacterial and which kind would depend on the treatment. You might want to see a dr to make sure that it is just a cold, and if so maybe you can just wait it out and load up on vitamins.
Good luck and I hope that you feel better!!

mrsvedo

I'd have DH get an appointment to figure out what was wrong with him and get him the right meds before going in myself. If it is no more than a cold, there's not going to be much they can do for you (if anything, really) and your doc visit will be wasted. If it IS more than a cold, he gets the meds he needs and you could go in to the doc armed with the right info up front.

Good luck! I hope you don't get it!

SusieBW

DH has been to 2 doctors now.  His regular physician gave him an inhaler and sent him on his way.  he continued feeling worse, so he went to the urgent care yesterday and they did a chest x-ray to confirm its not pneumonia, gave him a breathing treatment, and then sent him off with a prescription for an antibiotic.  So I guess they're treating it like bronchitis.

mrsvedo

In that case, I might go ahead and go just to head it off. I don't know if they'll be able to confirm anything but given the circumstances, it's worth it to catch it early if they can.

moroccojade

We have fought many colds quickly with a little hydrogen peroxide!  (I've mentioned it here before.)  It really works - especially on head colds. 

I'd obviously still go see your doctor, but I would do this, too.  It certainly can't hurt.

Lie down on your side.  Dribble a few drops of H2O2 in one ear.  Let it bubble.  Once it settles down after 5-10 minutes, put a tissue over that ear, roll over and repeat in the other.  It feels weird...  but many germs come in through the ears -- and this takes care of them.  And your symptoms will get better -- not worse. 

If I were you I would do this about 3 or 4 times a day for a couple of days.

Good luck!!

Jliongrrrl

I don't think they'll give you antibiotics at urgent care if you're not exhibiting symptoms that would warrant it (they shouldn't anyway). I'd lysol the house and gargle with some salt water, and drink lots of tea etc (there are some studies saying that people who drink hot beverages get sick less because the heat helps kill off excess bacteria). If you have a fever or anything I'd contact the surgeon and see what they recommend. They may want to premedicate you with an antibiotic or postpone. Delaying the surgery may suck, but it's better than getting some crazy bacterial meningitis while they're messing around in your head.

Don't take some magic cure all herbal remedy. Herbs are great and certainly have a place in medicine, but it's unknown how many of them affect your blood's clotting cascade and they're not easily reversed if you are having bleeding issues post op.

Good luck! Hopefully you're hubby is feeling better soon and you have no issues.

Nova726

Can I ask what kind of sinus surgery you're getting?  I'm considering having surgery for a deviated septum and will most likely do it in January.

SusieBW

@Nova726
I'm having deviated septum surgery.  My dr said that of every 100 patients he sees, about 85 have deviated septums, but only about 3 are as bad as me.  Awesome.  He's only doing the cartilage and not breaking the bone to re-set it.  But the bone in my nose is also really crooked, so I sort of wish he was going to break it and straighten that out too.  But honestly, anything is going to make a huge difference!
I'll let you know how it goes.