More notes re: surgery in general:
"help.your liver detox the drugs afterwards: no grapefruit, no
antihistamines, no tranquilizers, no antacids, mimimize the acetominophen
use, avoid alcohol, try to get them to put C in the IV..start taking
probiotics and get your bowel function back up ASAP. Glutathione 3 times a
day as Recancostat powder in water with C for a few days will support the
liver and minimize long term effects. Milk thistle.dandelion..But don't take
anything herbal or any high dose vitamins before surgery. Can interfere with
bleeding and clotting"

Notes re: CANCER surgery:

Vincent Gammill, ScD, ND (www.natural-oncology.org) believes cancer patients
should take anti-inflammatories (but only those that DON'T thin your blood)
for 1 month after surgery to prevent metastasis (which often occurs after
surgery due to growth factors body releases during healing process).

For general info re: cancer surgery, http://cancer.lef.org/surgery.html
www.annieappleseed.org

"Surgical Support"-- MCP (6.5 gm bid), zinc, vits. A & C, bioflavanoids

"General Pre-Op Nutritional Protocol"-vit. A 25-50,000 IU daily, vit. C 4g
daily, zinc 60mg daily, catechin, B vits. (Tim Birdsall, ND)

"General Post-Op Nutritional Protocol"-all the above and vit. E 400-800IU,
probiotics, bromelain (3200 MCU) 1g tid, curcumin 400mg tic (Tim Birdsall,
ND)

Most importantly, I would take MODIFIED CITRUS PECTIN (MCP) before, during,
and after surgery, in order to prevent metastasis.