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Should I reschedule my breast augmentation if I've just gotten over bronchitis?

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DaniP1988Jun 7, 2019

Im getting over having bronchitis. I finished all my antibiotics of amoxcilin. I still cough here and there. And now I feel like I'm getting a sore throat. My surgery is in 3 days for a breast augmentation. Should I reschedule.

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