Upcoming shoulder surgery- CH trigger drugs?

[siouz76]

I started a new cycle July 15, but thankfully this has been one of the easiest cycles of my life.  I have now gone 7 days w/o a cluster h/a and am praying that the cycle may have already ended.  I have been extremely strict avoiding trigger foods, alcohol & stress this cycle and haven't tested the waters yet so I'm not completely sure it is over.

I am scheduled to have shoulder surgery next Thursday and when I mentioned this to a fellow CH sufferer, he suggested that there may be certain medications, particularly related to anesthesia, that I should make sure I avoid during my procedure.  Does anyone have a list of these meds or have experience with meds related to surgery triggering a CH attack or cycle? 

Thanks!

Suz

[spiny]

siouz,

The anesthesia I had before surgery last summer was a blessing!!! I got hit while waiting because they denied me coffee prior to surgery. They brought two caffeine pills which were too late to help. Then, they gave me the pre-op. It killed the hit in just a few minutes!!! Like about two!!!!  The list of everything in the shot is quite long, so I don't know which part helped, but I sure was glad it worked.

All the best!

spiny

[CHfather]

Epinephrin, which is used as a local anesthetic, is considered to potentially cause problems, at least with oral surgery. 

At a previous thread, Bob (alleyoop) wrote in relationship to oral surgery: >>do not let them deaden you with Xylocaine with EPI (epinephrine) . . . request prilocaine or anything without EPI.<<<

I don't know whether those anesthetics might be something they'd use for your shoulder surgery.