When I had my knee operated on, my orthopod and anesthesiologist said to stay on the baby aspirin and to take it the night before and the morning of the operation.
They,also, wanted me to take a baby asprin and my Vasotec the morning before the operation.
A couple of weeks before my knee operation, I had my second cataract surgery. I was having fairly severe pain with my knee, and it was causing some back spasms. The last thing I and the eye surgeon needed was me to have a spasm as he was slicing and dicing my right eye to remove the cataract and to replace it with the new Accommodating Lens.
There was a discussion with the Orthopod, Anes. and Eye Doc.
We put a Flector,(diclofenac/Voltaren patch on the knee the night before and the next morning. I had a disposable heat patch on my back the night before and in the morning before the operation. The back patch was replaced with a Flector Patch post op. I, also, got 5 mg of Valium po/by mouth about an hour before the operation to minimize any spasms. After the eye doc finished putting in the new Accomodating Lens, the Anes. gave me an extra little Versed. I was very relaxed and went to sleep on the way back to recovery.
Wish I’d had a doctor like yours.
Very complicated journey you were on.
Glad you found the remedies that worked.
It’s a minefield .. aspirin, prescription
rx’s, painkillers and conscientious, savvy,
and trustworthy medical professionals.
Personal research and due diligence are
key. God’s mercy is my constant prayer.