Osmoprep or bowel prep day before surgery?

[carrierae 0]

I dont have a date yet for my surgery. I am still jumping through the hoops.

I called the doc to ask them if I would be able to work and they basically told me that I would be "risking the possibility of an unfortunate accident" which to me means - DON'T DO IT!!

They said I could wait until later in the day to take the first round of doses and to take only Clear Liquids with and after the medication. I am pretty nervous about doing it since even light laxatives make me horribly miserable. When is your surgery? I'll keep you posted on what happens with me.

[RickM 1,752]

I had to do the bowel prep regimen, too - same as for a colonoscopy. It seemed to be a bit of overkill considering what's going on in the surgery, but since my docs are coming at the VSG from the DS perspective, I can understand it. On the other hand, I didn't have to do the extensive liquid diet program and could transition to real food sooner, a tradeoff I would gladly do again.