Considerations Before Surgery

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Gretchen Clavey Provide a list to surgery team of all supplements taken. Ask what should be stopped before surgery and when. Ask when you will be allowed to start them back up. Here is a list of things to consider using as part of surgical preparation. Several are already part of the TNI protocol. http://www.lef.org/.../Healt.../Surgical-Preparation/Page-03

Surgical Preparation - 3 - Surgery, Wound Healing, Inflammatory Response - Life Extension Health...

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Gretchen Clavey SAVE THE THYMUS: have a discussion with your surgeon about NOT REMOVING THE THYMUS GLAND during open heart surgery!!! This is sadly routinely removed. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2850143/

The role of the thymus in immunosenescence: lessons from the study of thymectomized individuals

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Gretchen Clavey Have a conversation about this topic with the anesthesiologist ahead of time. What will be done to protect developing the brain?http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4101478/

Anesthesia and the Developing Brain: Relevance to the Pediatric Cardiac Surgery

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