by boodles » 02 Aug 2012, 23:27
I had the LIS and skin tag removal about three weeks ago, and although I am still recovering, I am very happy with the outcome. The before cleansing of the intestines didn't hurt like I thought it would, (I guess I didn't have much in my system), the sigmoidnoscopy they did right before the surgery didn't hurt either, they had already given me something for pain, and the actual surgery was painless, I didn't feel a thing and was chatting with the anestiologist. I did feel the epidural (I think that's what it was). Ouch! The only time the pain was bad was after the anestesia wore off, it wore off kind of suddenly, but they quickly gave me some pain meds and after that I never had that degree of pain.
So I think I did quite well, and the recuperation was not as bad as I thought either. I didn't really eat much, applesauce, squash, mashed potatoes and apple juice for the first two days. I also peed standing up in the shower. (sorry if that's gross, I was afraid to sit down on the toilet!) I had a bm about the 3rd day, didn't hurt but itched like everything! It's important to keep the area clean, I used a little spray nozzle that attaches to our shower to be able to clean the area.
Let us know how it goes for you! Wish you the best!