just got my lap date for two months away! any advice? also face piercing and vaping advice?

[velvetonion]

So i had my appointment with my consultant the other day where he found what hes 99% sure is endometriosis and a chocolate cyst, and yesterday i got my date for surgery! it is on the nhs but i was referred to a private hospital as all the wait times are so bad, so i think i got extremely lucky that my date is exactly two months away!

with two months to go, is there any advice anyone has, not necessarily things like what to bring as im not super focussing on that just yet even though i have a huge list already of what im going to get in preparation, but just like anything you wish you knew before surgery? anything i can do to help prepare myself, or anything like that with only two months to go? im not sure if that makes sense but anyways, any advice or tips are appreciated!!

I also have my brother's wedding two days before so im hoping to not be hungover the day before my surgery 🥲

also i vape and am extremely addicted to nicotine and i know this wont help healing, is a big risk for blood clots and stuff and am hoping to try start to quit but im just so scared to as its a coping mechanism and a calming thing for me, and quitting is scary. has anyone else had the surgery as a smoker/vaper?

and i have a lot of piercings, nipples and 7 facial piercings, my surgeon said i should be able to keep retainers in, and if i cant i know my bridge and two middle eyebrow piercings will close up and im really hoping that i can keep plastic retainers in like i did for my MRI, so does anyone with those types of piercings who have had surgery have any advice on that?

Thanks so much <3

[Moon_maiden]

Operations aren’t necessarily as bad as you think they are, I was worried before first one and it wasn’t anything as bad as my imagination 🙂

Not wanting to be a kill joy as such but I’m not sure alcohol and anaesthetic would mix that well. Check at pre op, have you had a date through for that as well?

[velvetonion in reply to Moon_maiden]

yeah it's a in a month, and don't worry i'm only joking about the hangover, i wont drink a lot if at all, its just bad timing :)) <3

im really hoping it's not too bad! im just worrying about GA as i haven't had it before and waking up feeling sick as im terrified of throwing up and not being able to wee after!

[Moon_maiden in reply to velvetonion]

It is bad timing unfortunately 🙂, but think positively that you are not waiting so long for op, there is an upside 😀

I didn’t wake up feeling sick for any op, the worst for me was the gas, but peppermint tea settles that well.

Going to loo wasn’t an issue, to be honest I think I tried moving too quickly to go and nearly fell over. Check with the nurse first before you get out of bed