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Posted 11/6/2009 7:48 PM (GMT 0)
Everyone,

I know all that is being dealt with on this board may make my question seem trivial, but I am hoping for input on what each of you did the day before da vinci surgery.  Mine is scheduled this coming Monday first thing in the morning.  I have been told to eat a regular breakfast, light lunch at noon then take 10oz. of magnesium citrate before 2:00p.m.  Did any of you find anything decent to have after 2:00 p.m.  any tips on how to handle the remainder of the day and night will be appreciated.  As I said, I know this is trivial compared to other issues, still any insights will be appreciated.  I will post again after i am home from the hospital.  Everything seems so surreal right now.

Posted 11/6/2009 7:56 PM (GMT 0)
I drank Bolthouse Fruit Drinks, plenty of vitamins in them, and a bowl of soup.... My suggestion is to get some magazines, and baby wipes that are medicated helps with going so much and wiping gets raw.....Good Luck!!! Lookign forward you to zoining us on the other side!!
Posted 11/6/2009 8:22 PM (GMT 0)

I have been told to eat a regular breakfast, light lunch at noon then take 10oz. of magnesium citrate before 2:00p.m. said...

You're going to do this on Sunday aren't you? Just need to make sure shocked
Posted 11/6/2009 8:30 PM (GMT 0)
I was up At Nashville Tn for my surgery so That afternoon, evening, Had my 'last meal' walked around Downtown Nashville with my wife, walked by the original Grand ole opry, etc. Then went back to the hotel, did a few phone calls and then wild sex while we could! I'm almost 3 months post surgery and having pretty good success with Levitra. Not up to the old wild times yet but working on it! LOL

Relax as much as you can. The aprehension is the worst part. Ones its over you will heal fast.

Larry
Posted 11/6/2009 8:38 PM (GMT 0)
My instructions are simple. Empty that prostate. It won't ever be easier.
Jeff
Posted 11/6/2009 8:48 PM (GMT 0)
  May want to drink the loose juice earlier. I drank it at 9 am, and even without eating all day the effects carried well into the night.
Posted 11/6/2009 9:02 PM (GMT 0)
Larry, good luck on your upcoming sugery, be glad when you are safely on the other side. Enjoy those last liquid type orgams while you can, you will never see that again. I was glad to have my surgery on a Friday afternoon, so I didnt have to sweat out one more weekend waiting, but mine was open and I was in the hospital a full 4 days plus.

Please keep us posted.

David in SC
Posted 11/6/2009 9:26 PM (GMT 0)
Larry...about the only thing you can eat will be clear liquids, so I enjoyed good ole chicken broth...but even that got to be pretty undesirable towards bedtime. Keep active, don't just sit around...learn the kegals while you can still urinate without a cathater to get the feel of how to do that and enjoy some of the other suggestions as well. Good luck and we will welcome you back when on the other side with more encouragement.
Posted 11/6/2009 9:30 PM (GMT 0)
I didn't even feel like sex the day before my surgery, so we didn't. But the day before that was different :-)

Good luck and we'll see you on the other side.
Posted 11/6/2009 9:52 PM (GMT 0)
Just so you don't worry, this will be harder on those waiting than it is on you. LOL Oh those crummy waiting rooms.You will just sleep right through it and wake up and it will seem like only minutes have passed.
Posted 11/6/2009 10:01 PM (GMT 0)
Larry,

Good luck and enjooooy the weekend.

My surgery and recovery were almost non-eventful and I think a big part of that was getting my digestive system ready. The system will go to sleep with the drugs and be a bit harder to wake up than you will be. A lot of the guys have talked about the discomfort after surgery being from the digestive system, so take heed.

They probably gave you an after surgery diet to follow. I started mine about 10 days before the surgery. If you haven't already started, you might want to think about easing into it over the weekend.

You've been getting plenty of advice on emptying the prostate, I can only agree there.

Relax, take some walks, watch some football and know that you are ready; and now the entire medical team you have assembled is ready and waiting. It's their job now, you have done yours.

See you on the other side,

Sonny
Posted 11/6/2009 10:03 PM (GMT 0)
Piano - funny you mentioned that part. Neither one of us felt like sex in the final week before my surgery. Now, what we did the last full weekend before was too xxx to report here. The last couple of days before, was still coming to final terms with my decision.

Larry - when they pre-dope you in the pre-op portion, you won't care or even be thinking about a whole lot before they wheel you in. When they put you under, you will enter the netherworld, bliss and darkness, an hour will be but the blink of an eye to you. I never mind be putting under.

David in SC
Posted 11/6/2009 10:25 PM (GMT 0)
Thanks everyone for your responses.  Good advice given and taken.  I will write again, as soon as I am home.  I pray for everyone on this board when I first open it.  Take care.
Posted 11/7/2009 12:24 AM (GMT 0)
After I took the Citra-Mag I drank clear liquids and that was about all. That was good advice about the wipes, as you will get very sore by the time your bowels are cleared out. Good luck and see you on the other side.

Keep well,
Regards,
Bill
Posted 11/7/2009 1:27 AM (GMT 0)

Larry,

Had the prep thing last Sunday. I didn’t really eat anything all day. After all the action from the prep was done I continued clear liquids and then spent most of he night taking care of business…e-mails and work unfortunately. Shower at 2:30 am departed the house at 3:30. This is Friday and if I didn’t have the Foley Catheter I’d probably have been bow hunting with my kids today. That is actually how great I feel. Now remember this…I did in fact not feel this good day one. But today my family cannot believe that I ever had anything done this week. Most importantly it may be of interest to note that historically I would describe myself as a medical pansy. So my recovery is not because of my ultra high threshold of pain. Have your family contact me via my posted mail if they feel that they need  any anti-anxiety words of wisdom while your having surgery (it just takes a while). BTW don’t ya just love this group.

Peace;

jnm
Posted 11/7/2009 1:31 AM (GMT 0)
hero, your recovery has been going so well so far, and I sincerely hope it stays that way for you. For all the guys that have a hard time, we need an equal number or greater number of guys that go through it like a breeze. Glad you are in the category.

my best to you brother


david in sc
Posted 11/8/2009 8:54 PM (GMT 0)
Good luck tomorrow,
jnm
Posted 11/9/2009 3:29 AM (GMT 0)
good luck tomorrow, sorry, just trying to edit my signature somehow....
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