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No undies, and written surgery instructions were not to shave. I think they did that for us.

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The Catheter goes in after you're out right????? Lol

Mine went in an out while I was knocked out. That was an expirience I could totally do without.

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I didn't have a catheter for my surgery but when I was wheeled into my room I noticed I was wearing a fabric gown and I had gone into surgery with a thick paper like one. Yeah, here I am with incisions all over my stomach right after surgery and I was distressed to learn that I had been naked on the table while they changed my gown! Lol! Crazy.

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I didn't have a catheter for my surgery but when I was wheeled into my room I noticed I was wearing a fabric gown and I had gone into surgery with a thick paper like one. Yeah' date=' here I am with incisions all over my stomach right after surgery and I was distressed to learn that I had been naked on the table while they changed my gown! Lol! Crazy.[/quote']

Ughhhhh!!!! That's so annoying!!! At least you're knocked out ;)

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no underwear during surgery but that does not translate to needing a wax unless that's what you normally do anyway.

I shaved but that is my usual choice for grooming. It will be a week or so before you feel like shaving your legs and whatever other business you usually attend to so do it the night before surgery if you are going to.

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Just trimmed. No underwear and they didn't insert a catheter. That's why after they have me 2 IV's of Fluid I had to get up and go to the restroom several times. I was worried I would pee on the table but I did well.

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It's amazing how everyone's experience was different. I never received a Catheter, after waking up, they had me walking, and using the restroom with assistance from the nurse of course; because I was still kind of out of it..

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I trimmed like normal. After having 2 kids I can care less what the lady bits look like to a Dr. They are professional, they've seen it all. It's really no biggie, just something we like to worry ourselves about.

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It's amazing how everyone's experience was different. I never received a Catheter' date=' after waking up, they had me walking, and using the restroom with assistance from the nurse of course; because I was still kind of out of it..[/quote']

I'm the same. I never had a catheter & I was up walking within a few hours. I came out of surgery about 4ish then once I finally woke up properly about 7ish I was walking around everywhere, I even had a shower at midnight. Some people used heaps of drugs to but I apparently pressed the button only 5 times & had all pain meds removed the next day!

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I must say that when the put the catheter in me it was will I was out. And they took it out when I was out after the surgery.. I too was up and walking after waking up and they were trying to get me to pee. The only reason I knew I had one is because they told me if I wasn't able to pee soon they would have to put it back in!! 0_o

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I must say that when the put the catheter in me it was will I was out. And they took it out when I was out after the surgery.. I too was up and walking after waking up and they were trying to get me to pee. The only reason I knew I had one is because they told me if I wasn't able to pee soon they would have to put it back in!! 0_o

I think my will helped me speed things up for me, I was so sick of being fat I just kept pushing. One year on I've now dropped 49kg & am now working on slowing the weight loss down!

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