When I first saw this thread, I thought 'Maybe I have something to contribute" then having looked back I thought maybe not. And now finally that I might as well put in my two pennyworth.
Since I started NBE I have been admitted to men's surgical at my local hospital three times. The first time five years ago I had been pursuing NBE without apparent results for six months, and admission from the ER was followed by palliative measures and a delay of three days before surgery as they waited to get some of the meds I was taking out of my system or took measures to counteract them - to my knowledge these included warfarin and digoxin. I never disclosed the herbs then, but the incident did finish off my NBE efforts for quite a while.
The second time was a little over a year ago when I had gallbladder surgery. I stopped PM and other NBE herbs while waiting nearly 3 months for the surgery, although for much of the time I was taking various things in an unsuccessful attempt to restore male function, stopping however well before the surgery. It was supposed to be day surgery but in the event I was admitted briefly because I did not come out of the general anesthetic as well as I should. It was disconcerting for my wife who arrived to pick me up, and at first had difficulty in locating me.
The third time I was again admitted from the ER, and events took much the same course as the first time, except that I was no longer taking digoxin, and after six days I was discharged without surgery. though that remains a possibility if the same emergency recurs.
Primary concerns seemed to be with things that do or might act as blood thinners, or which might affect response to anesthesia. A great number of things are listed as possibly affecting blood thinners, including for example SP (although my experience has been that it does not). I wondered at one time whether PM does so but eventually concluded that it did not. A difficulty with PM is that nobody really seems to know how long the influence of its metabolites on one's system takes to wear off, even though its own half life may be fairly short. So stopping well before planned surgery may well be the best course.
I hope this may help a little, and that your surgery goes well.
Since I started NBE I have been admitted to men's surgical at my local hospital three times. The first time five years ago I had been pursuing NBE without apparent results for six months, and admission from the ER was followed by palliative measures and a delay of three days before surgery as they waited to get some of the meds I was taking out of my system or took measures to counteract them - to my knowledge these included warfarin and digoxin. I never disclosed the herbs then, but the incident did finish off my NBE efforts for quite a while.
The second time was a little over a year ago when I had gallbladder surgery. I stopped PM and other NBE herbs while waiting nearly 3 months for the surgery, although for much of the time I was taking various things in an unsuccessful attempt to restore male function, stopping however well before the surgery. It was supposed to be day surgery but in the event I was admitted briefly because I did not come out of the general anesthetic as well as I should. It was disconcerting for my wife who arrived to pick me up, and at first had difficulty in locating me.
The third time I was again admitted from the ER, and events took much the same course as the first time, except that I was no longer taking digoxin, and after six days I was discharged without surgery. though that remains a possibility if the same emergency recurs.
Primary concerns seemed to be with things that do or might act as blood thinners, or which might affect response to anesthesia. A great number of things are listed as possibly affecting blood thinners, including for example SP (although my experience has been that it does not). I wondered at one time whether PM does so but eventually concluded that it did not. A difficulty with PM is that nobody really seems to know how long the influence of its metabolites on one's system takes to wear off, even though its own half life may be fairly short. So stopping well before planned surgery may well be the best course.
I hope this may help a little, and that your surgery goes well.