Hi everyone,
I was just wondering if anyone had any prep before their LIS surgery. My surgery instructions say to drink one 10oz bottle of Magnesium Citrate at 6pm the night before. Anyone recommend any decent flavors? I'm very prone to nausea and vomiting, especially with the acid reflux I have, so just wondering which flavor is the most tolerable. They have lemon-lime, cherry, and grape. I'm leaning toward the lemon-lime since I used to like drinking Sprite before I quit drinking sodas long ago.
It also says to do two enemas, but my CRS said it wasn't necessary since I'm in so much pain and the office said to skip it. So that's a big relief for me. I definitely don't want to fiddle with that while I'm in pain and a nervous mess the morning of surgery.
How much did you eat the days or day before surgery? My instructions just say to stop eating after midnight for anesthesia-related purposes. I don't want to have a BM immediately right after surgery, so I'm worried about eating much. Maybe I should just stick to a liquid diet (things like chicken broth and apple juice) the day or two before? Honestly, I don't think my appetite is going to be very good, anyway. Nerves tend to absolutely kill my appetite.
Thank you in advance for any advice. : )