Pre-op question - possibly TMI

Surgery is coming up on June 3.  10 Day pre-op diet starts Monday.  My question is about the day before surgery.  I need to drink a bottle of magnesium citrate (sp?) at 8 a.m.  I know I will be shall we say indisposed most of the day.  Does anyone know about how long I will be chained to the porcelain bowl?  (2 hours, 4 hours, 8 hours, etc?)  Just curious as to whether or not I will be able to do anything that day.  Thanks for your support.

I wouldn't count on doing much of anything that has you venturing from home.

I agree, I would plan on laying low and staying home. Not that you will be chained to the porcelain bowl the whole time, but everyone is different as to how quickly/how long it works....8am is early to have to take it....Usually when I've had to do it ti was like 3PM or 6PM....

Thanks for the replies.  I wasn't planning to leave the house, more like wondering if I would be able to do some things around the house like last minute laundry etc.  Even though I've had multiple surgeries, I don't think I've ever had to do a bowel cleanse before and wasn't sure just what to expect.

Oh you can definitely do things around the house...just stay home haha.

it wasn't nearly as bad for me as it is before a colonoscopy.  But then, I was on protein shakes and clear liquids only for 14 days.  There may not have been all that much in there.  But yea - people are different, so you may want to stay home *just in case*.

I was weak and chained to the bowl.  Don't count on being able to do anything.  Hope it does not make you feel as bad, but I had to use Go Lytley back then.  The magnesium citrate is a lot easier than drinking a gallon of Go Lytley.  Bowel cleanse was the worst part of surgery for me.

Thanks.  That's what I'm afraid of.  I too will be on clear liquids & 4 protein shakes a day for 10 days starting on Monday so like was said by another poster - I'm hoping there won't be much left.  I'm planning for the worst and hoping for the best.    Thanks again everyone!

I got up @6:30 am and chugged 2 bottles of it per my dr....it was pretty uncontrollable diarrhea by 8:30 until about 1:30 pm... Then it was only on occasion that I had to go but I had warning and could take my time and get there . 

I wouldn't plan on doing anything after 10 am- I was crapping from 2pm-11 or later. And still had some in the morning.