How I prepped for my 1st surgery 👀☹️

Surgeries can be pretty scary, especially if it’s carried under General Anaesthesia. General anaesthesia is a state of controlled unconsciousness. During a general anaesthetic, medicines are used to send you to sleep, so you're unaware of surgery and do not move or feel pain while it's carried out.

For context, I have Hemorrhoids which are also known as piles, and these are swollen veins in your anus area which can cause bleeding in your poop💩 While it is pretty common and unharmful, it can be pretty annoying. I also have a sin tag around my anus area which is an extra flap of skin, also, unharmful but it causes so much itch especially at night, so I’ve decided to go for a surgery to remove them both. This is a minor surgery and took only 1 hour but requires GA and was required to be warded for half a day.

This ops was done only last week, so I’m currently still in the process of recovering but am doing well! Will do up another post for costs breakdown and recovery so do keep a lookout y’all are interested!

☝️ HOW I PREPPED FOR SURGERY?☝️

1️⃣ FASTING (NO FOOD AND DRINKS)

Mine was a minor surgery so I only need to fast 5 hours before the surgery. But remember to eat well and drink lots of water before that so you won’t get hungry or thirsty before entering the ops room.

2️⃣ WEAR COMFY / LOOSE CLOTHINGS

You’re gonna be changing into ops clothings so make sure to wear something light / loose and easy to change. Because you’ll feel really tired after the ops and won’t have the energy to wear something tight fitted. Ladies you would want to wear a flowy dress!

3️⃣ BRING RUBBER BANDS (for ladies)

This is super important especially if your hair is long!! We have to wear shower caps over it so it’s good to tie up your hair so it wouldn’t get messy. I forgot to bring my rubber band and did not tie my hair up, so I just wore the shower cap over.

4️⃣ SLEEP EARLY

Sleep early so your body gets enough rest before the GA hits in!

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