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Jd G asked in Science & MathematicsMedicine · 7 years ago

Is it cool if I drink before my surgery tomorrow?

It's not like they have a test to see how much alcohol is in my system and I am really nervous to see my cute doctor.

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  • Shay
    Lv 7
    7 years ago

    Only if you have a strong desire to actually die on the operating table. Even drinking water to close to surgery can change how the drugs will affect you and can cause death. Any form of alcohol could create a very deadly reaction.

    So, I really hope you are just trolling or that you change your mind and skip the drinks and follow your pre-op instructions.

  • Mark N
    Lv 4
    7 years ago

    NO! I am sure they have instructed you to ingest nothing before about 12 hours prior to surgery. The main reason for that is so that you don't throw up after going under anesthesia and choke on your own puke. Alcohol disappears out of your system at the rate of about one ounce per hour so actually you should be OK as long as you lay off 12 hours ahead, but why goof with it? Just lay off immediately. Let me tell you about your "cute doctor"--He/she is not there to be cute, is there to treat you and fix what's wrong. If you are going in for surgery, this is a time to play it straight and honest--no alcohol or other drugs to get you over your jitters.

  • Jim
    Lv 7
    7 years ago

    Just drink some troll-aid.

  • ?
    Lv 5
    7 years ago

    No it is not cool. It can throw off labs.

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  • 7 years ago

    Nope.

    You put yourself at risk for things like inhaling your vomit (aspiration) and having adverse reactions to anesthesia.

    We anesthetize drunks, but we have to do things like put a tube down into their stomachs to empty them out, and will use a breathing tube instead of a less invasive airway.

    I hope you're trolling, because this is a disturbing question on a lot of levels.

    Source(s): I'm an anesthesiologist.
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