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A 46-year-old female asked:
why do i need to stop methotrexate & arava (leflunomide) before alif surgery? i can't take it for 2 months after, why?
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Dr. Tracy Lovellanswered
Rheumatology 21 years experience
See below: You must stop before surgery and you can resume it until you are cleared the surgeon performing surgery because it can put you at increased risk for post-surgerical infections.
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See details: Two months is an unusually long period to hold Methotrexate after surgery. Three weeks is more the usual but it is ultimately up to your surgeon.
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