Lap is booked

[Chellarella84]

Hi Ladies

Well I now have my 2nd lap booked in with the hospital (very quick turnaround). I am booked for the 25th of August. Now my nerves have set in and I keep think is about how uncomfortable I was after my last one. Does anyone have any tips that can help.

TIA Chelle

[dabba76]

Hi

Had my 2nd 10 weeks ago. Only had 3 weeks notice and was so busy getting organised at work and home to think about it. I was amazingly calm when it came to it. I was only uncomfortable for 2 or 3 days afterwards and had a lot more done on the 2nd. You will be fine.

Is a specialist doing your lap?

[Chellarella84 in reply to dabba76]

No but the consultant who is doing it works alongside the specialists and has taken advice from them before offering me anything, not before he told me to just "have a baby" mind you xx

[Mabes]

Windeze capsules! I religiously took them from after the first meal after the op and I continued on them for 7-10 days... No shoulder pain (unlike my previous experience with a laparotomy).

Make sure you have some stuff to help you go to the poo - I use movicol and fybogel anyway so I already had it, but whatever works for you. You don't want to deal with constipation after the surgery and the anaesthetic/morphine do seem to tend to create that problem.

Also very comfy clothes - I got two pairs of yoga pants (cheap black ones from M & S) that were a size larger than my normal size so that nothing was pressing on me. I also found 2 long cotton nighties that were very similar in shape to a hospital gown but without the open back - got them a size larger too and wore them in bed so that nothing was constructing or pressing... Very comfy! I got a cheap pack of Bridget Jones style knickers in Sainsbury's that were larger than normal as I bloat like a puffer fish... I found this stuff useful as I had a very long recovery from my lap and none of it goes to waste as can be used when having period or ovulation particularly if a bloater lol

Wishing you well with your surgery. Xx

[Chellarella84 in reply to Mabes]

Thank you for your advice. I still have peppermint tablets in because of trapped wind anyway. I also have my bridgets ready ha ha I am a BLOATER constantly.

I am going to purchase some nighties this weekend ready. Any excuse to buy some Disney stuff ha ha.

XX

[Mabes in reply to Chellarella84]

Ooh Disney - nice!! Xx