So I am very sad to do this, but I will be stopping my Kava intake one to two weeks prior to a scheduled surgery. Anyone dealt with this situation and does this seem reasonable?
I should think even a few days should be sufficient because clearance seems to be pretty quick. Yes, I know I should talk to the doc and I will at some point. Their general instructions are to stop all supplements and herbs prior to surgery - I need to check the sheet to see what their recommendation was exactly. They do not specifically reference kava and probably aren't familiar with it anyway, which seems to be a common affliction among md's.
I would mostly be concerned about the amount of junk they load into you for anesthesia, and not processing this junk as expected because there are kavalactones in the liver, hence the kava abstention ahead of surgery. But, I am sorry to have to give it up for that period of time. I have been really happy with it, as a relative newbie, these past few months, and pre-surgery jitters could use some kava kalming (fyi - it's not a huge deal surgery, but I always get a bit spooked)
I should think even a few days should be sufficient because clearance seems to be pretty quick. Yes, I know I should talk to the doc and I will at some point. Their general instructions are to stop all supplements and herbs prior to surgery - I need to check the sheet to see what their recommendation was exactly. They do not specifically reference kava and probably aren't familiar with it anyway, which seems to be a common affliction among md's.
I would mostly be concerned about the amount of junk they load into you for anesthesia, and not processing this junk as expected because there are kavalactones in the liver, hence the kava abstention ahead of surgery. But, I am sorry to have to give it up for that period of time. I have been really happy with it, as a relative newbie, these past few months, and pre-surgery jitters could use some kava kalming (fyi - it's not a huge deal surgery, but I always get a bit spooked)
