At work just before surgery?

Thinking ahead-is it best to go to work the day before surgery to keep yourself busy and the mind engaged elsewhere or is it better to take a day or 2 off to calm the approaching nerves in private at home?

Do you have to do a bowel prep of some kind to do? If you do, it might be better to be at home. Otherwise, being at work might keep your mind off of things. I had my surgery on a Monday so I was at home the day before. I had a liquid diet so that could have been done at work but I kept myself busy by grooming 3 dogs as I knew I wouldn't be able to do it after surgery.

Good luck with your surgery. :hugs5:

Henriettacroft,

I worked right up until the day before surgery. Then came home, went shopping and then cleaned the house. Didn't finish until about 9:00pm the night before and went in for surgery the next morning. My doctor didn't have me do a bowel prep.

I was really emotional the last couple of days at work and was very weepy (I cried in front of quite a few people). Although it was probably a good thing for me to stay busy so I didn't totally drive myself crazy with worry, it would have been nice to at least have the day before to "mentally" prepare.

If you have a to do a bowel prep, you will most likely need to take the day before off to do that.

Good luck to you!!!

I worked the day before surgery i took off at 2 to go to the doc and start my bowel prep but i had to keep busy!!!

I had a myomectomy in 2001 on a Tuesday. I worked Monday - I was on a liquid diet and I may have headed home a little early to start bowel prep.

My hysterectomy is on a Monday this time around, but even if I had scheduled it for a Tuesday, I would have worked Monday.

Personally, I like the distraction. I had a colonoscopy earlier this year at the same time I was re-doing my bathroom, so I spent the day before painting, etc. so time flew and I didn't even realize I was on on liquids.

I'm not sure what I'll do this time around. I know I'll want to be busy on that Sunday. I'm unsure if I need bowel prep or not - that will be a factor. I'm guessing yes since I had it for the first surgery.

Good luck!

Diane

Good question!! and am glad to see that people said working up to surgery was okay. Am a teacher, but usually work at the county extension office as a summer aide. Our county fair ends two days before my surgery so will be busy right up to the hour almost. Doesn't leave me much time to prepare as just scheduled on Tuesday and trying to prepare for fair at same time. Guess my house won't be perfectly clean. Oh well!! But on the upside also doesn't leave me time to stress about it either.

If you have to do bowel prep, I'd recommend staying at home. Otherwise, the distraction of work will be good for th emind. Be sure to take a bit of time ahead of the surgery to move things you will need up to where you won't have to bend to reach them. Best wishes!

I go in at 6 tomorrow morning and I worked today, I even worked late. It really helped me out to not be focusing solely on the surgery, but I will admit I started crying as soon as I walked out of the office!!! Kinda hit me realizing it's almost here. But it's getting better, kept busy since coming home and now fixing to pamper myself a bit before bedtime!!!

I'm scheduled for the 10th and planning to work Monday the 9th. Though I may leave early. But yay no bowel prep . I'll take it easy this weekend on foods honestly with a nervous tummy kinda have a natural prep anyhow.

I worked up until the day before. I had to get my boss filled in on how to do my job while I was gone!! I didn't have to have a bowel prep or anything. So, after work I went home and just made sure I had everything I needed for my short stay (one night).

Everything went fine, and here I am at day 16 and this is my second day back at work. My boss is so glad - he said he felt incarcerated while I was gone.