Re: Thanks for the advice & a few ?'s

[Guest guest]

Ho-kay. You are now approved and an official member of site 2. Nope.

It's not a long process. It's that I'm not an able co-moderator, and

susan's been out of pocket a bit because of a heavy schedule lately.

But I think you can see what you want there now.

Nope. Nobody told me not to do dairy, and I did it throughout. I only

had lower, though, and wasn't wired, and had no lactose problems.

Especially if you're having upper, you might inquirei about Arnica, a

homeopathic (ok? ?) remedy that purports to diminish swelling.

Also you'll want a humidifier, some nose spray (both saline, which

you can use pretty frequently unless your doc objects, and something

like Afrin or Sudafed. But don't use the Afrin too often, or you will

have more trouble than help from it. Steamy showers or baths. Q-Tips

moistened with hydrogen peroxide.

You'll do fine. You'll have a few tough days, probably, but you'll

get through them. Honest. Oh -- and drink lots of water post-op, too!

My hospital sent me home with many, many syringes. But ask your

surgeon, or even call and ask the hospital, before hand. You don't

want to have to go trekking out to find them. (I didn't need them at

all.)

Best,

Cammie

> I appreciate all of the information passed along to me, when I

> inquired about what to expect from the post-op period. I over ate

> during the holidays with the fact that I was going to have this

> surgery in mind.

>

> My surgeon advised me to cook and plan ahead, so this week I'm

making

> my soups and freezing them in one cup containers. I'll leave

> Southern CA early, so I can also cook pre-op in Texas to prepare

for

> the post-op eating. Will the hospital send home a syringe or

> something to eat with?

>

> I have been advised not to eat or drink any dairy products for one

> month prior to surgery. Did any of you have the same pre-op

> requirements? Is this to reduce swelling?

>

> I understand about drinking plenty of water prior to the surgery.

Do

> you have any further suggestions.

>

> I promise to pay back with my own saga of the post op experience.

>

> I joined Site2 to have access to photos. However, I haven't

received

> authorization to access the files as a member. Is this a long

> process?

>

> Wishing all a safe and healthy healing and recovery period,

>

> ann

[Guest guest]

Ho-kay. You are now approved and an official member of site 2. Nope.

It's not a long process. It's that I'm not an able co-moderator, and

susan's been out of pocket a bit because of a heavy schedule lately.

But I think you can see what you want there now.

Nope. Nobody told me not to do dairy, and I did it throughout. I only

had lower, though, and wasn't wired, and had no lactose problems.

Especially if you're having upper, you might inquirei about Arnica, a

homeopathic (ok? ?) remedy that purports to diminish swelling.

Also you'll want a humidifier, some nose spray (both saline, which

you can use pretty frequently unless your doc objects, and something

like Afrin or Sudafed. But don't use the Afrin too often, or you will

have more trouble than help from it. Steamy showers or baths. Q-Tips

moistened with hydrogen peroxide.

You'll do fine. You'll have a few tough days, probably, but you'll

get through them. Honest. Oh -- and drink lots of water post-op, too!

My hospital sent me home with many, many syringes. But ask your

surgeon, or even call and ask the hospital, before hand. You don't

want to have to go trekking out to find them. (I didn't need them at

all.)

Best,

Cammie

> I appreciate all of the information passed along to me, when I

> inquired about what to expect from the post-op period. I over ate

> during the holidays with the fact that I was going to have this

> surgery in mind.

>

> My surgeon advised me to cook and plan ahead, so this week I'm

making

> my soups and freezing them in one cup containers. I'll leave

> Southern CA early, so I can also cook pre-op in Texas to prepare

for

> the post-op eating. Will the hospital send home a syringe or

> something to eat with?

>

> I have been advised not to eat or drink any dairy products for one

> month prior to surgery. Did any of you have the same pre-op

> requirements? Is this to reduce swelling?

>

> I understand about drinking plenty of water prior to the surgery.

Do

> you have any further suggestions.

>

> I promise to pay back with my own saga of the post op experience.

>

> I joined Site2 to have access to photos. However, I haven't

received

> authorization to access the files as a member. Is this a long

> process?

>

> Wishing all a safe and healthy healing and recovery period,

>

> ann

[Guest guest]

Ho-kay. You are now approved and an official member of site 2. Nope.

It's not a long process. It's that I'm not an able co-moderator, and

susan's been out of pocket a bit because of a heavy schedule lately.

But I think you can see what you want there now.

Nope. Nobody told me not to do dairy, and I did it throughout. I only

had lower, though, and wasn't wired, and had no lactose problems.

Especially if you're having upper, you might inquirei about Arnica, a

homeopathic (ok? ?) remedy that purports to diminish swelling.

Also you'll want a humidifier, some nose spray (both saline, which

you can use pretty frequently unless your doc objects, and something

like Afrin or Sudafed. But don't use the Afrin too often, or you will

have more trouble than help from it. Steamy showers or baths. Q-Tips

moistened with hydrogen peroxide.

You'll do fine. You'll have a few tough days, probably, but you'll

get through them. Honest. Oh -- and drink lots of water post-op, too!

My hospital sent me home with many, many syringes. But ask your

surgeon, or even call and ask the hospital, before hand. You don't

want to have to go trekking out to find them. (I didn't need them at

all.)

Best,

Cammie

> I appreciate all of the information passed along to me, when I

> inquired about what to expect from the post-op period. I over ate

> during the holidays with the fact that I was going to have this

> surgery in mind.

>

> My surgeon advised me to cook and plan ahead, so this week I'm

making

> my soups and freezing them in one cup containers. I'll leave

> Southern CA early, so I can also cook pre-op in Texas to prepare

for

> the post-op eating. Will the hospital send home a syringe or

> something to eat with?

>

> I have been advised not to eat or drink any dairy products for one

> month prior to surgery. Did any of you have the same pre-op

> requirements? Is this to reduce swelling?

>

> I understand about drinking plenty of water prior to the surgery.

Do

> you have any further suggestions.

>

> I promise to pay back with my own saga of the post op experience.

>

> I joined Site2 to have access to photos. However, I haven't

received

> authorization to access the files as a member. Is this a long

> process?

>

> Wishing all a safe and healthy healing and recovery period,

>

> ann

[Guest guest]

ann,

The hospital sent me home with two syringes. I used them for things

like baby food and pudding. It was harder to use them and you had

to keep refilling them to get enough food down. I would suggest

that you order some zip-n-squeeze bags - they are easier to use for

soups and liquids and you don't have to keep refilling (save that

energy!)

I didn't have the non-dairy requirement prior to surgery - I find

that a bit strange, but your surgeon knows best. I heard that there

is a possibility that you can become lactose intolerant after

surgery if you consume too much dairy, but I don't know the reason

why you would need to stop prior to. They didn't mention why? I

wonder if it is because you tend you build more mucous with more

dairy?

Also drink plenty of water after surgery to help flush everything

out and to help with the congestion and swelling - the more you can

get down the better.

> I appreciate all of the information passed along to me, when I

> inquired about what to expect from the post-op period. I over ate

> during the holidays with the fact that I was going to have this

> surgery in mind.

>

> My surgeon advised me to cook and plan ahead, so this week I'm

making

> my soups and freezing them in one cup containers. I'll leave

> Southern CA early, so I can also cook pre-op in Texas to prepare

for

> the post-op eating. Will the hospital send home a syringe or

> something to eat with?

>

> I have been advised not to eat or drink any dairy products for one

> month prior to surgery. Did any of you have the same pre-op

> requirements? Is this to reduce swelling?

>

> I understand about drinking plenty of water prior to the surgery.

Do

> you have any further suggestions.

>

> I promise to pay back with my own saga of the post op experience.

>

> I joined Site2 to have access to photos. However, I haven't

received

> authorization to access the files as a member. Is this a long

> process?

>

> Wishing all a safe and healthy healing and recovery period,

>

> ann