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Expert: Dr Ian Jackson - please note UK based - 10/13/2010


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hi, i am due to have an operation on my elbow and wrist on monday 18th, as a day case, although i will be having an anesthetic. I am desperately trying to get over a cough and cold, cold is not to bad but i still have coughing fits, it is very loose, but i am quite wheezy, Will they still operate. Generally i am in good health, but i am a smoker.

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You should be OK by then as long as your cold settles and doesn't develop into a chest infection. Coughing can be an issue for a few weeks after a cold. I would suggest stopping smoking until the operation as that will improve things - though it may not feel like it!
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Dr Ian Jackson

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Dr Ian Jackson - please note UK based

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I am a Consultant Anaesthetist in the UK. My interests include ambulatory or day surgery, obstetric anaesthesia and analgesia, acute pain management (use of epidurals and patient controlled analgesia)anaesthesia for surgery on the airway, orthopaedics and most things except brains and hearts. Interest in prehospital care of trauma and provision of medical cover at motorsport events.

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European Society of Regional Anaesthesia
British Association of Day Surgery
Obstetric Anaesthetists Association
Association of Anaesthetists

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