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Is it safe to take diet pills ( Phenteine or Adipex) to help with the weight loss before surgery ?

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Fatfiffty1974Oct 3, 2016

If it is safe, how soon before my surgery should I stop taking them ?

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Dr. Jeff Angobaldo, MD
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