RedSquirrelUK
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Post by RedSquirrelUK on Apr 2, 2018 16:38:28 GMT
I have 6 and a half days till my laparoscopic surgery to find out what's still  causing this post-hemorrhagic ruptured ovarian cyst (on Jan 3rd) pain. And I'm very much counting and preparing. Everything I've read says that you're too sore to wear anything with a waistband for a while. What should I wear? Even with my tunic dresses I would want to wear leggings underneath. It's cold in the UK in April. I can see snow on the hills from my window. I suppose I'll have some nice warm, sexy compression socks to wear  . What should I wear to the hospital? After I get home? It's supposed to be a 7am arrival day case unless there are any complications. At best I could be on the slab - I mean operating table - by 8:30am, home by 1pm the same day. At worst I would stay overnight. I suppose I'd want a contingency night-dress rather than pjs. Please could the voices of experience chime in here? TIA! SaveSave |
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Post by scrappert on Apr 2, 2018 16:51:02 GMT
Baggy sweatpants is what I had. Or pajama pants. Just get a size bigger.
If they are high waisted, even better. The incisions will be low on your pelvis.
Really, the pain for me was the gas in the shoulder.
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Post by cindyupnorth on Apr 2, 2018 16:59:03 GMT
Just loose fitting clothes. Those tie PJ bottoms work well. Or even elastic, just pull up higher then incisions. It's really not that excruciating, just bothersome, from what my patients tell me.
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Post by papersilly on Apr 2, 2018 17:07:39 GMT
i've had a few laparoscopic surgeries and i usually wear baggy elastic pants and a loose shirt on surgery day. my incisions were never right at my waist band but some were jut above or below it so i wore loose fitting clothing when i got home.
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Post by Zee on Apr 2, 2018 17:33:32 GMT
Sweatpants that aren't tight.
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Post by moodyblue on Apr 2, 2018 19:28:12 GMT
I wore baggy sweatpants to and from my laparoscopic surgery a couple weeks ago.
And I'll confess to going commando, skipping the underwear for the trip home; I didn't know where they might hit on the incisions.
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Post by birdy on Apr 2, 2018 20:25:58 GMT
I wore baggy sweatpants and loose comfortable shirts when I had mine. Good luck to you! Prayers for a successful surgery and easy recovery!
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Post by moodyblue on Apr 2, 2018 20:55:24 GMT
Afterwards, depending on where your incisions are, I've found soft leggings to be the most comfortable -- they stretch as you move, rather than shifting around like some other loose clothing. It's the movement on the incisions that is irritating.
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RedSquirrelUK
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Post by RedSquirrelUK on Apr 2, 2018 21:34:22 GMT
Thank you all. That gives me a better idea. My pyjamas have elasticated waists but they're quite bulky, with ties as well. I'm thinking an old night-dress for hospital contingency and night-wear when I get home, and loose harem pants to wear to the hospital and day wear when I get home. I have about 6 pairs of those - love them
Would you have any idea whether I'd be allowed to wear a bra or bralette for the actual surgery?.
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Post by AmandaA on Apr 2, 2018 22:23:16 GMT
Here in the US where I live, a bra or bralette would not be permitted. It has become standard procedure to "wand" patients prior to closing incisions here which is a fancy way of checking for anything metal left behind. So all metal has to come off- I have been required to even remove earrings.
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Post by destined2bmom on Apr 2, 2018 22:25:32 GMT
Thank you all. That gives me a better idea. My pyjamas have elasticated waists but they're quite bulky, with ties as well. I'm thinking an old night-dress for hospital contingency and night-wear when I get home, and loose harem pants to wear to the hospital and day wear when I get home. I have about 6 pairs of those - love them Would you have any idea whether I'd be allowed to wear a bra or bralette for the actual surgery?.I was never allowed to. And like others have said make sure your pants are super baggy and not tight on your waist. Also bring a pillow to put across your waist, under the seatbelt. That is so when the car stops, the seatbelt doesn’t tighten against your tummy where the surgery took place. It will save a lot of pain. Ask me how I know... |
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Post by RedSquirrelUK on Apr 2, 2018 22:30:10 GMT
My bralettes have no metal. Maybe that's the wrong name for them. Crop tops? Bra tops? I just want something to keep me covered. I find those cotton hospital gowns horribly uncomfortable. I shall ask about it at my pre-op assessment tomorrow.
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Post by mlana on Apr 3, 2018 4:31:07 GMT
My understanding was that they don’t allow anything like that in case they have to work on your heart. I guess if your heart stopped during surgery? That is what my friend who had gallbladder surgery was told.
Marcy
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Post by nlwilkins on Apr 3, 2018 9:11:47 GMT
Just like everyone said, baggy pants and loose shirt. I wear men's t-shirts as they are so much cheaper and comfy. Nothing under the hospital gown for the surgery. What you put on after is up to you. Though I did find that if I wore disposable panties - incontinent stuff - they let me keep them on. Probably not for you depending upon where the "holes" are going to be. (At the time of one of my surgeries that was what I was wearing due to inability to move fast.)For afterward you might want to have on hand some stretchy bras, the comfy kind just to keep you from bouncing around if that is an issue. The bras hit me on one of my incisions and I had to improvise.
PS for baggy pants I wore men's flannel pj bottoms, they had strings to tie so could be very loose.
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Post by jennyap on Apr 3, 2018 10:04:25 GMT
My bralettes have no metal. Maybe that's the wrong name for them. Crop tops? Bra tops? I just want something to keep me covered. I find those cotton hospital gowns horribly uncomfortable. I shall ask about it at my pre-op assessment tomorrow. Highly unlikely. I wasn't allowed to wear anything on top, even though they were operating on my lower leg. |
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Post by elaine on Apr 3, 2018 10:22:04 GMT
You aren’t going to be allowed to wear anything under your hospital gown on the operating table. I had 4 eye surgeries and still had to completely disrobe under my gown.
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Post by RedSquirrelUK on Apr 3, 2018 11:24:42 GMT
Thanks all. I just had my pre-op assessment and I asked all those questions and more. No clothes for the surgery.  Potential blood transfusions.  Cannula.  In 6 days' time it could be all over barring recovery. I'm pretty sore today. |
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Post by pierkiss on Apr 3, 2018 13:45:34 GMT
Really soft yoga pants that you can pull up high on your waist. Or soft, loose fitting Jammie pants with a drawstring waist that you can either hike up high or push down low to sit under your incisions. That’s basically all I wore for about a month straight after all my c-sections.
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causing this post-hemorrhagic ruptured ovarian cyst (on Jan 3rd) pain. And I'm very much counting and preparing.
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