T minus 24 hours and counting!

[AGreenEyedWolf 97]

My surgery is scheduled for tomorrow at 8:00 am (24 hours from now!) I don't know what anyone else's day before surgery looks like, but this is mine:

Protein sake at 7:30 and 10:30

I can't have anything but Clear liquids from lunchtime today until midnight... but NO solid food is allowed today so I will have my last shake at 12:00-12:30 this afternoon.

After I shower normally tonight, I then have to shower with a special soap, which involves turning off the Water and rubbing the soap all over me for 5 minutes before I rinse, after which, no lotions, powders, deodorants, perfumes, etc.

I have to get up at 4 am and do the shower thing a second time.

I have to leave for the hospital at 5 am and check in at 6 am.

Does anyone else have special "day before" instructions?

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Edited January 24, 2017 by AGreenEyedWolf

[FindingCarrie 244]

My surgery was 1/17/17, and i could only do Clear Liquids the entire day before, not Protein drinks. It was a tough day! I had to do the special shower also. When I got to the hospital, they made me wash my stomach with the same stuff again!

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[orionburn 1,024]

We'll probably be in surgery about the same time. I was supposed to be at the hospital at 5:30 tomorrow but they pushed it back a bit for some reason, so surgery time will likely be around 8:30 a.m. now.

Today is nothing but liquids. Never thought I'd miss a Protein shake so damned bad...lol. Stopped and got myself some Powerade Zero this morning to have something different to drink for the day. I've had to do a clear liquid diet before so I'm not completely unused to it. Doesn't mean I enjoy it, though!

They gave me a soap to wash up with but only instructed me to use it the morning of. Same thing, though - lather up really good and scrub the area well. I'll probably do the same as you and take a shower tonight and another one in the morning.

[JamieLogical 8,701]

I was only allowed clear liquids the day before and NOTHING after midnight the night before. That was actually really tough because I couldn't sleep at all, since I was so anxious and I wasn't even allowed Water for the entire 6-ish hours I was tossing and turning before heading to the clinic.

[sleevinpops 303]

24 hours! Woohoo! Good luck Orion and wolf, you are gonna do great! Looking forward to hearing from you both on the others side!

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[lacylou 21]

So glad there are two others on this topic going in tomorrow. I need to report to the hospital at 10 am. I'm jealous of the others who report earlier. I was allowed to have a light Breakfast and a light lunch today (just had Protein shakes) and then only Clear Liquids until midnight. After that - I'm cut off. Definitely do-able to not drink or eat when I wake up tomorrow but when you are denied, that's when you want it more. Interesting how different surgery instructions can be, both pre-and post-op.

Good luck to Orion and Green-eyed wolf (glad you were able to work things out). Speedy recovery!!

[sleevinpops 303]

Good luck lacy!

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[_Kate_ 2,224]

I had to have three shakes a day for 2 weeks (I actually did 18 days, starting early).

At the time I thought it was very difficultbut it did prepare me for post op !!

Good luck for tomorrow

Kate

[orionburn 1,024]

Wish everyone the best for tomorrow. I know sleeping is going to be tough tonight. Hoping it won't be too bad.

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