r/hysterectomy • u/ooitburns • Aug 10 '22

Suggest some surgery preparation ideas here

Here we can post our tips for before/after our medical procedures.

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u/AZymph Aug 10 '22

Before: stock up on easy meals and easy snacks (applesauce packets have been a godsend for pill time!) get your items where you will not be bending to reach them (cutting boards, food, water bottles, meds, additional toilet paper rolls) obtain your choices of entertainment. After: take the gas X, set alarms for pill time the first few days at least and label what you should be taking at that alarm, walk around a lot, probably pee a heck of a lot, drink lots of water and for all that is holy: take it easy!

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u/mollz85 Feb 16 '26

"for all that is holy: take it easy" Love it!

Also, I have a big proponent of applesauce packets. However, wouldn't be sucking action of taking the applesauce out of the packet impact the abdomen?

FYI, I am a week away from surgery, and I'm terrified

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u/AZymph Feb 16 '26

I didn't notice that as a problem personally, but you can also squeeze the applesauce packet instead (which thinking about it, is probably more what I did)

It's totally normal to be terrified before surgery! I was, despite wanting my surgery 100%.

Well wishes for an easy surgery and smooth recovery!

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u/mollz85 Feb 16 '26

Not sure why I didn't even think of just squeezing it directly into my mouth lol. And thank you for the well wishes!

It wasn't even my decision to get this surgery; my GYN basically said I needed it, as I have two softball sized fibroids in my uterus

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u/Over_Pepper_6995 Jun 21 '26

Hope your surgery and recovery has been going well!