Guest guest Posted September 10, 2003 Report Share Posted September 10, 2003 Hi y'all, It is two weeks today. Thanks for all of the supportive words. I'm still hanging in there getting over jet lag. Here is a little hint for post op female traveling hippies. I didn't discover this until I got home and my male roomate was hogging the bathroom. I had to pee really bad and I got a jar from the kitchen. It worked great! I wish I had thought of it before getting on the plane for the 13 hour flight home. I struggled trying to pee because I am sort of tall (5'8 " ) and there was nowhere to stick my operated leg out. I did a balancing act and aimed the best I could. I had been trying to drink as much liquid as possible to stay well hydrated but it really was a hassle to have to empty my bladder every hour. I would suggest a plastic container that could fit in a fanny pack so you don't look too strange heading towards the bathroom... Here at home I don't have a raised toilet seat or any grab bars so now I keep the jar next to the toilet for number one. I just wash it out when I am done. I of course put out the extra effort and get all the way seated for number two. This jar trick could also come in handy while at the hotel. There was a raised toilet seat at the holiday inn but it was very painful to sit on it. I had to sit leaning over on one bun. This was fine for the occasional Bowel movement but a real pain in the ass for all the times I had to pee. Even sitting in a chair was very uncomfortable. And here is some advice for any other skinny, high motabalism people out there: plump up the best you can before surgery. Not eating or drinking for almost 24 hours really wiped me out. It then takes so much energy to move around for the next few days when your appetite is not in full swing. I lost several pounds because it took more calories to walk down to breakfast then I was able to get down. And when you run out of fat on your belly those heparin shots really hurt! Bye for now, June Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 11, 2003 Report Share Posted September 11, 2003 Hey there June, my dear hospital roomie! I goofed up on re-registering to get my surfacehippie emails, so missed your first one. Glad to hear you got back okay. My plane flight was HELL. All told, with checkins etc, it was 18 hours to get home, yeech! However, I'm getting stronger every day, though of course not as fast as I'd like. Maybe we should warn people going to Ghent about the gawdawful food at the Campanile (the hotel next to the Holiday Inn). I have never had such crud in my life. Dinner in the restaurant is expensive at the Holiday Inn, but my daughter and I discovered that room service was reasonably priced and very good. Sharry RBHR De Smet 27/08/03 checking in again Hi y'all, It is two weeks today. Thanks for all of the supportive words. I'm still hanging in there getting over jet lag. Here is a little hint for post op female traveling hippies. I didn't discover this until I got home and my male roomate was hogging the bathroom. I had to pee really bad and I got a jar from the kitchen. It worked great! I wish I had thought of it before getting on the plane for the 13 hour flight home. I struggled trying to pee because I am sort of tall (5'8 " ) and there was nowhere to stick my operated leg out. I did a balancing act and aimed the best I could. I had been trying to drink as much liquid as possible to stay well hydrated but it really was a hassle to have to empty my bladder every hour. I would suggest a plastic container that could fit in a fanny pack so you don't look too strange heading towards the bathroom... Here at home I don't have a raised toilet seat or any grab bars so now I keep the jar next to the toilet for number one. I just wash it out when I am done. I of course put out the extra effort and get all the way seated for number two. This jar trick could also come in handy while at the hotel. There was a raised toilet seat at the holiday inn but it was very painful to sit on it. I had to sit leaning over on one bun. This was fine for the occasional Bowel movement but a real pain in the ass for all the times I had to pee. Even sitting in a chair was very uncomfortable. And here is some advice for any other skinny, high motabalism people out there: plump up the best you can before surgery. Not eating or drinking for almost 24 hours really wiped me out. It then takes so much energy to move around for the next few days when your appetite is not in full swing. I lost several pounds because it took more calories to walk down to breakfast then I was able to get down. And when you run out of fat on your belly those heparin shots really hurt! Bye for now, June Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 11, 2003 Report Share Posted September 11, 2003 Sharry, You are right about the food in the Campanile, it was cheap but bad. I had dinner once, but never again. Ria checking in again > > > Hi y'all, > > It is two weeks today. Thanks for all of the supportive words. I'm still > hanging in there getting over jet lag. Here is a little hint for post op > female traveling hippies. I didn't discover this until I got home and my > male roomate was hogging the bathroom. I had to pee really bad and I got a > jar from the kitchen. It worked great! I wish I had thought of it before > getting on the plane for the 13 hour flight home. I struggled trying to pee > because I am sort of tall (5'8 " ) and there was nowhere to stick my operated > leg out. I did a balancing act and aimed the best I could. I had been > trying to drink as much liquid as possible to stay well hydrated but it > really was a hassle to have to empty my bladder every hour. I would suggest > a plastic container that could fit in a fanny pack so you don't look too > strange heading towards the bathroom... Here at home I don't have a raised > toilet seat or any grab bars so now I keep the jar next to the toilet for > number one. I just wash it out when I am done. I of course put out the extra > effort and get all the way seated for number two. This jar trick could also > come in handy while at the hotel. There was a raised toilet seat at the > holiday inn but it was very painful to sit on it. I had to sit leaning over > on one bun. This was fine for the occasional Bowel movement but a real pain > in the ass for all the times I had to pee. Even sitting in a chair was very > uncomfortable. > > And here is some advice for any other skinny, high motabalism people out > there: plump up the best you can before surgery. Not eating or drinking for > almost 24 hours really wiped me out. It then takes so much energy to move > around for the next few days when your appetite is not in full swing. I > lost several pounds because it took more calories to walk down to breakfast > then I was able to get down. And when you run out of fat on your belly > those heparin shots really hurt! > > Bye for now, > > June > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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