Re: *** Bowel Preps for Laps....*** ((( Belle)))
From: Belle (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Sun Dec 24 08:45:39 2000
If I am having any abdominal or pelvic surgery... I would always request it
and ask my doctor.I am so glad I have been able to help so many of you.
Education and Knowledge will save us every time with this disease.. I can't
believe the neglience that is happening world wide.
Hugsz and Pain Free Wishes,
Belle.
>----- Original Message -----
From: silk <anonymous@obgyn.net>
To: Multiple recipients of list ENDO <anonymous@obgyn.net>
Sent: Sunday, December 24, 2000 12:03 AM
Subject: Re: *** Bowel Preps for Laps....*** ((( Belle)))
Thanks alot for letting me know. They did nothing like
that before I had my lap in August. I'm going to have
to have another lap soon to remove my gallbladder, do
I still need to do the prep?? I will have a different
dr doing this, so maybe he will mention it. If not,
you can bet that I will.
Thanx alot,
Take Care and God Bless,
Amanda
--- Belle Browne <anonymous@obgyn.net> wrote:
> Sorry Kristy,
>
> A bowel prep is a bowel prep and there are few
> different brands you can
> take... to clear out your bowel, so you are only
> passing water by the
> end..then you know the bowel is clear..
> The easiest way to do this is by going on a light
> diet 2 days before and the
> clear fluids the day before surgery and then you
> take what ever product you
> doctor uses.the night before surgery and this is
> mainly to prevent
> infection, incase of a perforation of the bowel when
> the lap is done but it
> is also to prevent the person from drowning in their
> own secretions and you
> can lower the chance of this happening ...if the
> bowel is cleaned out
> ..prior to surgery and there is no excuse for this
> not to being done or
> ordered.... in this day and age...with the knowledge
> and technology we have.
> Best Wishes,
>
> Belle.
>
>> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Kristy <sokokl@yahoo.com>
> To: Multiple recipients of list ENDO
> <endo@mail.medispecialty.com>
> Sent: Saturday, December 23, 2000 11:09 AM
> Subject: Re: *** Bowel Preps for Laps....*** (((
> Belle)))
>
> Hi Amanda,
>
> The way a bowel prep is done varies from dr to dr.
> A bowel
> prep could consist of a clear liquid diet for two
> days
> before surgery or it could consist of other things.
> With
> my first surgery I had to drink a liquid mixture
> called
> Go-Lytely, and with the second one the prep required
> me to
> drink a product called Magnesium Citrate.
>
> The purpose of this is to clean the bowel before you
> have
> surgery so that there won't be complications such as
> puncturing the bowel (did I do ok at trying to
> explain this
> Belle?).
>
> I hope that this helps. And please insist that your
> dr
> give you one before any type of abdominal surgery.
>
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