Surgery delayed due to Cascara Sagrada

josied0

Hello Ladies....I was scheduled for surgery number one of DIEP reconstruction and my Doctor decided we should wait 2 more weeks b/c I had taken Cascara Sagrada on Tuesday and saw him for markings on Friday I had taken 3 pills in days before Tuesday to help Get things moving. I use it on and off.....but he had just had a flap lose the first and within the past few weeks and he said the patient was using an herbal laxative ( not cascara sagrada) and she was otherwise a perfect candidate for the surgery. Her blood was clotting too much. I called the manufacturers of the CS I take and spoke with the nutritionist whom said it does not interact with the blood at all in that of thinning or clotting and over many years has never been reported that way either. He still felt it was better to wait...you know I understand I want everything to be smooth....but do any of you know anything more about this??? Or heard anything like this??? I have just been so upset and confused.....plus it would have been 6 days since I had taken one by surgery time...everything else was perfect in regards of tests etc. for my surgery.

Just wondering...thanks JoAnna