Re: Tell dr's supplements you take

When I had my surgery in '01 they didn't ask but in '03 they did ask. I had
my supplements already listed with my dr's but the hospital also needed to
know what I was taking and took me off some of them a week to two weeks
prior to that surgery. The reason I mention this is because my mother and
the older relatives didn't know to tell of any of the otc stuff they were
taking until one almost bled to death because of vitamin E use. UM MOM
Susan

"Rich" <joshew@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> "Sdores" <sdores@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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>> Just thought I would bring this up since a lot don't realize that
>> vitamins and minerals can effect medications and can also be dangerous if
>> you need surgery. UM MOM Susan
>>
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> There is increasing awareness of this in the medical professions. It has
> become part of our routine initial assessments to question patients about
> their use of alternative medications and supplements, and we use computer
> programs that search for incompatibilities and contraindications. This is
> a special problem here in Hawaii with our large asian population who often
> use infusions prepared by Chinese medicine herbalists without having any
> idea what the ingredients may be. We do the best we can.
> --
>
>
> --Rich
>
> Recommended websites:
>
> http://www.ratbags.com/rsoles
> http://www.acahf.org.au
> http://www.quackwatch.org/
> http://www.skeptic.com/
> http://www.csicop.org/
>
>
>


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