Must I stop Xarelto before undergoing dental surgery?

Great answer, I must say!

Why thank you Masso! Having the multitude of chronic health problems with the kinds of medications I'm on, there are just certain things you have to talk to your doctors about, surgery being the big one, particularly with the interactions with many common drugs and anesthetics, both general and local, as well as the bleeding issue common with many drugs.

I don't yet know the details about anesthesia. Procedure won't be for a month or two, so details are forthcoming. I'm sitting in a line waiting my turn with the VA dental surgeon. He brought up the issue of the Xarelto, a blood thinner, and reminded me to consult my cardiologist to determine whether or not I can temporarily discontinue this medication.

I think half of it will have to do with what you're taking it for in the first place. You may be able to discontinue use for the week prior to the procedure (which is the average length of time they ask you to discontinue medications prior to surgical procedures if you're on a medication they want you to discontinue), or you might not be able to totally stop using it, perhaps maybe just cutting your dose, or you might not be able to discontinue it at all, and your oral surgeon will have to work with the issues that arise with that during the procedure, and make sure he has proper emergency equipment on hand just in case something happens during the procedure due to your medication.

Do I need to stop taking xareltob before dental removes all of my top teeth 9 have to be pulled. Having done in hospital.

Do I need to stop taking xareltob before dental removes all of my top teeth 9 have to be pulled. Having done in hospital.

I will be put to sleep

That's something I'm wondering too. I'm on xarelto 20 mg a day and need a tooth pulled. Not sure if they can even do it. If anyone has had a tooth pulled on xarelto please let me know how it went