Tomorrow

Well, tomorrow is the day. I have to be at the hospital at 9:00 am. I am not sure what excatly the surgery would be called but I am having a belly incison. Really nervous. Any helpful tips?

Best of luck to you! Let us know how you are doing. Main thing is just pamper yourself and let others help you and stay on here a lot. This has helped me more than I could ever express. Take care!

I believe that would be a TAH, abdominal surgery? Don't worry, they will give you something good for the pain. You will be fine. Sending hugs. Best wishes to you.

Hugs to you! It's called a total abdominal hysterectomy & you will love this website. Good luck tomorrow, you'll do great! :-)

I took a lot of the other sisters advice; Chapstick was a godsend! Nice to have a water bottle with a straw too. I did treat myself to a massage and pedicure just before surgery. The massage helped me to relax and the pedi made me happy during my recovery when I was staring at my feet!

During my recovery, I had quite a bit of gas pains and found that warming up a wet towel in the microwave and then wrapping a dry towel around it, felt great on my belly!

My doctor recommended that I only had liquids for 3 days after to help with moving my bowels. I had lots of soup, gatorade and water. I think that was great advice as I did not have any problems.

Good luck tomorrow and I am wishing you a speedy recovery!

I have a full bag packed because I want to make sure I am prepared! I also have my husband, and my bestfriend going to be here to help me out after. Today is the day, but not happy about having to miss my coffee!