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As more vaccination appointments become available, p<\/span>atients have been asking what to do if their vaccine appointment is near their weight loss surgery or general surgery date.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

If you have a COVID-19 vaccine appointment, whether first or second dose, near your surgery date we recommend it be 7 days before or 7 days after your surgery.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Here\u2019s why - after vaccination some people experience side effects, particularly after the second dose, such as fever, chills, headache, fatigue, muscle pain and soreness at the injection site.\u00a0 It\u2019s difficult to immediately determine if the symptoms are vaccine-related or surgery-related, therefore causing a delay in treatment.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

It\u2019s important to note that if you get vaccinated right before weight loss or general surgery and check into the hospital on the day of surgery with side effects such as a fever or chills, your surgery will be postponed until you are symptom-free and well enough to undergo the procedure.<\/span><\/p>\n

To avoid delaying your surgery, plan to get the vaccine as far out as possible from your surgery date. If you\u2019re concerned about the timing of your vaccine appointment and your surgery contact our office.<\/span><\/p>\n

If you have any questions or concerns about your surgical procedure and the COVID-19 vaccine, call us at 908-481-1270.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

RELATED: Obesity Now a Criteria for COVID-19 Vaccine Eligibility in NJ<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

As more vaccination appointments become available, patients have been asking what to do if their vaccine appointment is near their weight loss surgery or general surgery date.\u00a0 If you have a COVID-19 vaccine appointment, whether first or second dose, near your surgery date we recommend it be 7 days before or 7 days after your […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":23027,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[20,59],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\nWhen to schedule covid 19 vaccine if you're having weight loss surgery<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Knowing the right time to schedule your covid 19 vaccine if you plan to have weight loss surgery will help prevent sugery from being postponed.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" 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