Guest guest Posted October 4, 2004 Report Share Posted October 4, 2004 Ann Holliday wrote... > PS. take something for your lips, they get really really dry. Ann is right bring something for the lips and lotion.....My husband brought me chap stick the next morning to the hospital. But, you couldn't have any lotions or potions or deodorant or anything going into surgery. I think I was SOOO dry the next morning that my face was peeling too, very odd. Almost like maybe they put something on it that was flaking off. Joy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 4, 2004 Report Share Posted October 4, 2004 I guess I will use my daughter’s soap, Mine is scented, for the night and morning before in the shower. Note to self: Find the chap stick…. chap stick Ann Holliday wrote... > PS. take something for your lips, they get really really dry. Ann is right bring something for the lips and lotion.....My husband brought me chap stick the next morning to the hospital. But, you couldn't have any lotions or potions or deodorant or anything going into surgery. I think I was SOOO dry the next morning that my face was peeling too, very odd. Almost like maybe they put something on it that was flaking off. Joy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 5, 2004 Report Share Posted October 5, 2004 In a message dated 10/4/2004 1:52:23 PM Eastern Daylight Time, q.t@... writes: Ann is right bring something for the lips and lotion.....My husband brought me chap stick the next morning to the hospital. But, you couldn't have any lotions or potions or deodorant or anything going into surgery. I think I was SOOO dry the next morning that my face was peeling too, very odd. Almost like maybe they put something on it that was flaking off.Joy This is interesting. My lips were very dry too, and actually my skin on my stomach where my incision is flaked off for weeks. There must be some kind of a reaction of the skin following a surgical proceedure that causes the skin to shed it's top layer. Jan from N KY Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 5, 2004 Report Share Posted October 5, 2004 Actually, I think it's caused by the stuff they give you to "dry you up" -- before any surgery they give you a drug that dries up your saliva (to prevent aspiration while under anesthesia). Since they even do this for NORMAL people (as in, people who actually have peristaltic function!), I imagine they probably give weirdos like us a quadruple dose of the stuff, simply b/c our risk of aspiration is so much greater than the average person's risk. FWIW, I find that "lip balm" works better for me than "chap stick" -- chap stick is waxy, and it's designed to create a barrier so that moisture doesn't evaporate off the surface of your lips (think "suzy chapstick" on the ski slopes). Since our post-surgical problem stems from the fact that there's no moisture to START with on our lips (or skin!), we need something that will add moisture back in, rather than something that just keeps moisture (which isn't there to begin with) from evaporating. I've been using "Softlips" by the Mentholatum company for years -- it's got menthol in it for a little "tingly" feeling (you can 'feel' it working where it's needed) and it comes in great flavors (I'm partial to the cherry). And of course there are others that are "moisture treatments" rather than the waxy chap stick variety. I like Softlips b/c it doesn't feel greasy, like petroleum-jelly products, and it glides on smoothly even when it's cool (ever try to put on cold chap stick?) Along those same lines, using a "24 hour formula" moisturizing body lotion the morning that you go to the hospital might help counteract the drying effect on the skin, and maybe take a mild, oatmeal-based lotion (aveeno, etc) to use afterwards. Joy, are you still working up a "list of suggestions/things to know before you go for surgery"??Debbi in Michigan aka Pepto-Deb Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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