Re: Abdominal Myomectomy and GoLytely

[Guest guest]

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I took Phosphosoda Saline. It was a two-day prep--with a diet instruction.

It didn't taste great; but, it didn't debilitate me. I only drank clear

liquids the day prior to surgery.

Sheila

[Guest guest]

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I took Phosphosoda Saline. It was a two-day prep--with a diet instruction.

It didn't taste great; but, it didn't debilitate me. I only drank clear

liquids the day prior to surgery.

Sheila

[Guest guest]

My experience was different. I wasn't required to use GoLytely or

any other " bowel prep " prior to my myo surgery last fall. I ate

normally the day before surgery. I was initially instructed not to

eat or drink anything (including water) after midnight before my

surgery, which was scheduled for 2:30 PM. Because of the late hour

of my surgery, my doctor told me that if I desired, I could have

some toast and tea that morning as long as I finished by 6:30 AM.

Both she and the pre-op nurse (whom I saw a couple days earlier for

blood test, paperwork, etc.) advised me that I just couldn't eat or

drink anything for 8 hours prior to surgery. This 8 hours timeframe

seemed to be a key factor, as my anesthesiologist also asked me how

long it had been since I ate/drank when I told him I had tea and

toast that morning.

[Guest guest]

I was not asked to do any bowel prep either. On my own, I decided to

eliminate meat and dairy products for two days before the surgery, just to

help alleviate any possible gas or constipation problems. Didn't have any

problems.

Abdominal Myomectomy and GoLytely

For those of you who have had

abdominal myomectomy - were you required to take medication called

GoLytely before the procedure?

[Guest guest]

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I had the GoLytely bowel prep. Make sure you have Gatorade and

chicken broth on hand to replenish important vitamins and minerals as

they are being washed out. I didn't - big mistake. It's not

standard for every myo - there are several forms of bowel prep - I'm

sure you can ask for something else. Some surgeons don't even

require a bowel prep before a myo. Mine did because I also had

endometrial implants removed, and some were on my bowel. I found the

GoLytely prep to be the single most unhappy part of my entire

surgical experience - and I'm not exaggerating.

Take care,

Janet

For those of you who have had abdominal myomectomy - were you required to take

medication called GoLytely before the procedure?

[Guest guest]

I had to, and it indeed was awful. It didn't hurt, it was just a

terrible experience. Read my earlier post on my san francisco myo

surgery recap.

Liz

> Hi all. I have yet another question. For those of you who have

had

> abdominal myomectomy - were you required to take medication called

> GoLytely before the procedure? I've heard it is pretty rough, and

> was wondering if this is something standard for every abdominal

myo,

> or if it's only certain types...

>

> Please let me know.

>

> Thanks,

>