Quote from: M. Sharon on December 27, 2018, 12:58:09 PM
Hi cream, next month on this day I am having my secondary colon srs and BA with Dr.Sutin PAI. I rent a condo room sub-lane behind PAI named park 19 residence. I will be there 35 days post operative including 1 week hospital stay. so 5 weeks of post period in total. My room got kitchen and congee will be cooked myself after 2 weeks post op and I am going to setting the scene based on your experience such as putting n getting ready my medical stuffs, clothes, electric and electronic devices to get ready in my bed to minimize utmost stomach movement for first week after discharged hospital. On different note, I have sagging skin at my tummy from my recent big weight loss (from BMI 29 to 21) that healing time at incision area may take longer than you did due to little fat deposit around in that part. I think you don't have any of this fat on your tummy, didn't you. It is external skin that sagging abit and have to go for mini tummy tuck after 6 months. Now everything seems to be ok to go for it after mentally prepared from your accounts. I can't be thanking you enough for sharing each micro single important thingsyou had from your colon srs and BA. But please don't forget to share after your first intercourse either LoL. Loves, M.sharon
Be sure to bring some short-sleeve, loose, comfortable, button-up shirts to wear while you are recovering from your breast augmentation. Button-up shirts will be easier to put on and take off, since regular t-shirts will be difficult to put on and take off over your head. Also don't put anything on the top shelf in your hotel room. It will be difficult to reach for things in high places while you are recovering from BA surgery.
Buy some anti-bacterial soap and bring it with you to Thailand. The night before your surgery, take a shower and wash your entire body and hair with the anti-bacterial soap. I did this myself, and I feel like this is a good extra precaution to take to further reduce the risk of intra-abdominal infection during surgery. Wear freshly cleaned clothes when you go to the hospital.
If you are traveling alone like I did, and if you can afford it, do not check out of your hotel during your 7 days at the hospital. It will cost more, but it is worth the convenience of not having to pack and unpack your luggage. Especially after surgery, you will be physically very weak, painful to move around due to abdominal muscles, and it will be difficult to have any energy to unpack, go shopping for supplies, or do anything else except rest. It is better to buy all your supplies, drinks, and food before surgery, store them in your hotel room, then leave it there while you have your surgery. Then when you come back to your hotel room after surgery, all your supplies will be there and you can just rest, instead of having to worry about going shopping when you are so tired and weak and in pain. If you travel with a friend, this is less of a problem since your friend can go shopping for you.
During your recovery in the hospital, bring your cell phone and charger. Also bring an
extension cable for your phone charger, so you can keep using it while it is plugged in from the far-away wall outlet. There is a TV in the hospital room, but it is mostly Thai language with a few boring English-speaking channels that I never watched. All of my entertainment was through my phone. I also used my phone to text and chat with friends at home, to keep from being lonely... 7 days is a long time to spend in a hospital room, especially if you go alone like I did. If after 5-6 days of recovery, you feel like you need more than 7 days in the hospital, don't be afraid to ask to extend your stay. I stayed one more day (8 days total) and it was well worth the extra cost. Oh, I also brought my iPad to my hospital room, but I never used it. I was so weak and in so much pain and I could barely move, that even my new iPad (that I bought 1 month before surgery) was too heavy for me. So a laptop would probably be too heavy too. You may only have enough strength to use a cell phone at the hospital. The hospital has good reliable WiFi.
You will use a lot of toilet paper after sigmoid colon SRS, while your bowels are recovering. You may want to prepare beforehand and buy more softer toilet paper than the hotel provides, for your comfort. Also buy a lot of thick maxi pads, in case you get a lot of heavy blood clot discharge, like I did. Buy lots of bottled drinking water, apple juice, and grape juice before surgery, so you can drink it in your hotel room while recovering. You will need to drink a lot of water and juice to replenish your body from all the bowel movements post-op.
Congratulations on your recent weight loss! Lucky for me, I was never overweight and had a flat stomach before my surgery. So I don't know how your sagging skin at your tummy will affect your recovery. I recommend you ask Dr Sutin about it during your pre-surgery consultation. It will probably be ok.
Good luck with your surgery and let us know how it goes!! You are in good hands with PAI.
