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Can you take tramadol for pain within a 2 week window prior to having gastric sleeve?

GrandayFeb 3, 2015

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Dr. Pablo Garcia, MD
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The request is for two mainly super important reasons: to reduce the size if the liver which gets very large due to the overweight, so it is extremely important the surgeon does not have a technical problem which may end up with a very serious complication. And the other important is...

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