Bowel Prep - prior to tt?

(deactivated member)
on 8/9/09 9:57 am

Were you required to do an enema or any type of bowel prep prior to your tummy tuck?

Jupiter6
on 8/9/09 10:01 am - Near Media, Pa- South of Philly, NJ
No.

 "Oh sweet and sour Jesus, that is GOOD!" - Stephen Colbert  Lap RNY 7/07-- Lap Gallbladder 5/08--  
     Emergency Bowel Repair
6/08 -Dr. Meilahn, Temple U.  
 Upper and Lower Bleph/Lower Face Lift 
12/08 
     Fraxel Repair 2/09-- Lower Bleph Re-Do 5/09  -Dr. Pontell, Media PA  Mastopexy/Massive 
     Brachioplasty/ Extended Abdominoplasty 
(plus Mons Lift and Upper Leg lift) / Hernia Repair
      6/24/09 ---Butt Lift and Lateral Thighplasty Scheduled 7/6/10
 - Dr. Ivor Kaplan VA Beach
      
Total Cost: $33,500   Start wt: 368   RNY wt: 300  Goal wt: 150   Current wt: 148.2  BMI: 24.7

sanguinarythorn
on 8/9/09 11:31 am - Newport News, VA
Nope. Nothing more than no eating after midnight.
Cruisinpat
on 8/9/09 11:32 am
Nope! My only instruction was nothing to eat or drink after midnight.


                          

cleos_mom
on 8/9/09 11:44 am - phila., PA
no and I had a hysterectomy at the same time, ust nothing to eat or drink after midnight
happy girl
on 8/9/09 11:53 am
No it wasn't required but I drank a bottle of Mag citrate the day before.  My PS was fine with that/

2003 RNY, 2007 Revision Distal RNY
April 17, 2009 ~ fleur de lis TT w/Muscle Repair, Medial Thigh Lift, Ventral Hernia Repair 


  

 

Melissa M.
on 8/9/09 2:41 pm - Seabrook, TX

Nope.

katiekat412
on 8/9/09 9:50 pm
I haven't had one yet, but I would imagine the only reason you would need one is if you were having a hernia repair at the same time.



Highest weight 250/ SW 233/Lowest Weight 135/Regain Highest 175/Current Weight 160

jereyes
on 8/9/09 11:45 pm - Tyngsboro, MA
No, never needed to do a bowel prep for any surgery including my RNY and any type of PS.
inkerdoodles
on 8/10/09 12:40 am - Schenectady, NY
just no eating after midnight

Lisa...   HW/ 314.7   SW/ 280   CW/ 180ish

RNY ~ 01/25/2008 Terrence Clarke (Ellis Hosptial Bariatric Center).... Lower Body Lift with butt lift and upper thigh lift ~  07/14/2009 Sanjiv Kayastha (K Plastic Surgery) -- LOVE IT !!!!

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