Zytiga and Anesthetic

[Dastardly]

I am due to have keyhole surgery in a few days to have my gall bladder taken out. At the pre-op meeting the nurse appeared to know very little about Zytiga and was reluctant to approve continued use because of the possible effect on the operation. I told her I was going to take it anyway and she said she would get it checked out. Guess what, nobody has come back to me and admin staff are not available because of the Queen's platinum jubilee celebrations.

So, I was wondering if any of you guys on Zytiga have had an operation and had it approved by surgical staff, or where there any problems.

I thought it wouldn't hurt to ask you never know.

Many thanks

[TylexGP]

I was on Zytiga when I had my HDR brachytherapy done under general anesthesia with no issues or concerns.

[Dastardly in reply to TylexGP]

Thanks Tylex. Much appreciated. I do hate it when medics don't follow up and leave you hanging.

[chickgreen]

I just had a heart ablation, and questioned both my oncology pharmacist and the surgical team. Neither thought the zytiga would be a problem, but I did skip my dose the morning of the surgery just in case.

[Dastardly]

I was also thinking of missing my dose on the morning of the op as well. Thanks for your support.

[Turt713171]

No reason to stop the zytigaBe sure to take the prednisone dose also.

[Dastardly in reply to Turt713171]

Many thanks

[slpdvmmd]

Concur about telling them about prednisone you may be markedly adrenally suppressed (my own cortrosyn stim test is flat) and theY may want to give you a stress dose of steroids.

[garyjp9]

I had recently started zytiga when I had general anesthesia for a hernia operation. No issues. More concern with prednisone but that turned out to be accepted too.

[Dastardly in reply to garyjp9]

Strangely enough, they had no problem passing prednisolone, just Zytiga.Thanks for your response

[j-o-h-n]

70 years on the throne......sore bum.........

Good Luck, Good Health and Good Humor.

j-o-h-n Saturday 06/04/2022 10:47 PM DST

[Dastardly in reply to j-o-h-n]

Hi j-o-h-nYou can get an inflatable cushion for that you know.

[j-o-h-n in reply to Dastardly]

She had one but he passed away at 99 years old on April 9, 2021 at Windsor Castle,.

Good Luck, Good Health and Good Humor.

j-o-h-n Sunday 06/05/2022 2:29 PM DST

[Dlanghorne]

I have been on Zytiga for 3 years now. During that time I have had multiple Anesthesia situations without issues and Docs approved each time. Included were 2 separate stents, new hip, artificial sphincter, and anterior cervical fusion. All proceeded with NO issues......Good Luck going forward.

[Dastardly in reply to Dlanghorne]

Many thanks for your reply. If you can't vouch for Zytiga, then I don't know who can. As if PC wasn't enough though eh?Stay safe and take care.