Guest guest Posted March 3, 2000 Report Share Posted March 3, 2000 For all the pre-ops out there my hint would be to start now and try and get all your water in so that you are used to it by the time you have surgery. There are a lot of adjustments to make after surgery. It would be very helpful if you could get some habits formed before. Also, when you first start drinking all that water, you live in the bathroom. You want to get your body used to this extra fluid. The constant trips to the bathroom do ease off after a while. When you first come home, getting up and down is not terribly comfortable at first. Give yourself a break and make life easier by starting now. Any other tips for the pre-ops out there?? Kathleen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 3, 2000 Report Share Posted March 3, 2000 In a message dated 3/3/00 11:07:58 AM Eastern Standard Time, mediadir4@... writes: << Any other tips for the pre-ops out there?? >> Since surgery, I've got myself a coupla of sippy cups. It stops me from gulping <PAIN> and lets me get enough fluids in every day. Enough to avoid lifelong problems that make me dring fluids every day and avoid need for stool softner that I relied on right after operation. Bob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 3, 2000 Report Share Posted March 3, 2000 hello to all i just got back from my first appt. with the surgeon what a wonderful man he said im definately going to benifit from this surgery he has given me an appt. for the bllod and chest xray and eeg on the 15th. then i see him on the 31st. and if the tests are all ok he will give me a surgery date he said maybe as early as april thought you would all like to know jeanie> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 3, 2000 Report Share Posted March 3, 2000 woohooooooooo Jeannie!!! I'm doing the happy dance/fall thing and banging my head against any wall in my way! LOL! Blondie / Dawn Re: Iron . . . hello to all i just got back from my first appt. with the surgeon what a wonderful man he said im definately going to benifit from this surgery he has given me an appt. for the bllod and chest xray and eeg on the 15th. then i see him on the 31st. and if the tests are all ok he will give me a surgery date he said maybe as early as april thought you would all like to know jeanie> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ DON'T HATE YOUR RATE! Get a NextCard Visa, in 30 seconds! Get rates as low as 0.0% Intro or 9.9% Fixed APR and no hidden fees. Apply NOW! http://click./1/2120/5/_/675032/_/952108778/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 3, 2000 Report Share Posted March 3, 2000 Re: Iron . . . ( I need to go for the Big H soon, ugh, another surgery!) Hope this helps! Hugz, Sandy in MA Oh Sandy you will feel so much better. Won't be like The surgery. And now being thin you will do great! Hysterectomy was the best thing I ever did. Do you already have it scheduled. I really believe I have alot more energy since then, and I really believe the estrogen pills give me energy. Jo 3x + / wk 1-2x / wk 0-1x / wk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 3, 2000 Report Share Posted March 3, 2000 thankyou lyssa it feels really good to be able to rely on people when your in need thanks for everything everybody just for being here thanks..jeanie> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 4, 2000 Report Share Posted March 4, 2000 Thanks for the encouragement Jo. No, I don't have it scheduled yet -- thought I'd wait until late spring, early summer -- if I'm going to have to be out of work for another 5 weeks, at least I'll enjoy it by the pool! (laughing all the way to a sun tan!) Can you email me privately and tell me about the differences you found from one surgery to the other? I've also had a C-section (albeit 11 years ago) which goes from just below my belly button down. My sister had the Big H last year and they cut her from side to side? I'm thinking I might be having a big smiley face when all is said and done (might be smiles all over). Even with the max amount of iron that you can take in a day plus whatever I eat, I'm still not at 100% -- I know what 100% is (I was there for a little while -- about 3-4 months out of surgery)! Thanks for the listen! Hugz, Sandy in MA william rich wrote: From: "william rich" Oh Sandy you will feel so much better. Won't be like The surgery. And now being thin you will do great! Hysterectomy was the best thing I ever did. Do you already have it scheduled. I really believe I have alot more energy since then, and I really believe the estrogen pills give me energy. Jo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 4, 2000 Report Share Posted March 4, 2000 Sandy, Good luck on the H surgery. Do you know when it will be??? Pam ________________________________________________________________ YOU'RE PAYING TOO MUCH FOR THE INTERNET! Juno now offers FREE Internet Access! Try it today - there's no risk! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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