Pre Phleb advice

[Madlegs1]

At last I've been given a date for phleb- next Monday 16th.

They said to have a good breakfast and hydrate with 2 litres.

What constitutes a" good " breakfast- I usually have a home made muesli ( plenty nuts and raisins etc) and if I drink 2 litres of liquid I'll be running to the loo every five mins ( thanks to enlarged prostate)

Any thoughts would be appreciated.

Also anything I should be doing post phleb to ensure good recovery.

Thanks.

[Bkc1777]

Hi.

Your muesli sounds great. Maybe add some toast and OJ?

Good luck and let us know how you get on.

B. X

[Madlegs1 in reply to Bkc1777]

Good idea! Not allowed Orange due to iron binding- apparently. Which is a great source of sorrow to me. Toast n marmalade sounds brilliant. Oooops- no marma- just honey.😥

Thanks.

[Bkc1777 in reply to Madlegs1]

good luck. X

[Hidden]

2 litres is an awful lot! My blood usually flows easily so I never do anything special beforehand but they do say to have a drink (not caffeine) and, if the blood doesn't usually flow easily, run up and down the stairs a bit. Maybe that gets the heart pumping.

[Madlegs1 in reply to Hidden]

Thanks- good idea about the running. I think the clinic is second floor!!😂

[radd]

Madlegs,

I think two litres is excessive, just drink plenty of water and eat a well balanced breakfast. Homemade muesli sounds yum.

I always take a bottle of water and a seed or protein bar for straight afterwards. If you arrive hot, your veins will be more sticking out more and the blood will flow better.

My hospital is up a hill so I always walk up.

Good luck.

[Madlegs1 in reply to radd]

Thanks Radd- that's really helpful and reassuring.

I'll let ye all know how it goes.

Cheers.

[Madlegs1]

Had the phleb today. All went well and no issues. They just took a small amount for the first time. I go back in a fortnight.

Thanks to all for the support and advice.

Cheers.

[Bkc1777 in reply to Madlegs1]

Hooray! X