Re: Grody prescriptions not too bad

[Guest guest]

It amazes me too how each surgeon is different. The day before

surgery I was told to eat lightly (I'm fat, so what is lightly? LOL)

and stop eating by 5pm. At 5pm I had to drink only half a bottle of

Phosposoda (yummy). Half a bottle is about 9 tablespoons. Then I

could have gatorade or water up to midnight (I do not like Gatorade

and could not drink it. . .too salty). That was it!! I was afraid

the Phosposoda would attach my bowels, but it does not. I only had

to void once in the morning before driving down to USC. Of course

nothing to eat or drink before surgery and no cigarettes! I did

cheat, I brushed my teeth in the morning and chewed on a piece of gum

while we drove down to LA. My surgery kept getting delayed, and I

was hooked up to the IV for two hours before surgery. . .yes, I did

have to tinkle and had to have my DH help me with the IV stand.

Such a difference from my VBG prep where I had to have that dreaded

enema until the water ran clear. Yuck!!

>

> Wow. It amazes me how doctors have such different protocols! I'm

having a

> VBG to DS revision, done LAP and there is NO bowel preparation!

Just

> nothing by mouth from the night before. I personally plan on

having clear

> liquids the day before, just for my own piece of mind, but I could

eat if I

> wanted to, up until dinner the night before! Wonder why? Anyone

have any

> thoughts? (Believe me, I'm NOT complaining)

> Sandy K.

> Revision on 1/8/01

> Dr. Gagner