Surgical procedures and b12 deficiency

[shaylynn]

Can anyone tell me if there are any issues with having a surgical procedure done while being B12 deficient. Is there a certain protocol to take before or after surgery or any risks involved?

[clivealive Forum Support]

Hi shaylynn a wiser person than I has commented previously about the use of Nitrous Oxide as an anaesthetic during surgery:

Nitrous oxide is a super-oxidiser when it comes to B12 and converts it to a form that the body cannot use, so if you had an absorption problem and couldn't replace your the oxidised B12 with new B12 then it would be a permanent problem.

Nitrous oxide isn't a local anaesthetic so suspect it isn't used for most day surgery but if you have any doubt then I would suggest that you contact the hospital/surgery where the operation is to be done and ask them to clarify.

The link below makes it clear.

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I am not a medically trained person.

[Plucky1976]

I had dental surgery and asked the surgeon to not use nitrous oxide. He told me they only use it to initially relax you before actual anesthetic. I told him I didn’t want him to use it at all and he questioned me as to why. When I told him he said he had never heard such a thing and I simply stated that I didn’t want to take the risk. He had no problem not using it.

[bquoss]

For recent outpatient surgery, nitrous oxide was listed in the "allergic to" column. That way it didn't require explanations for the whole surgery team or anyone else.

[Lyynn123 in reply to bquoss]

Great to know. Thanks!!