OK, this is going to sound strange, but did anyone wear underwear during surgery? It's going to be that time of the month for me and I'm wondering how to handle it.

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I guess I'll get to find out the answer to this question! My surgery was postponed for one month, but because I'm relatively regular I'll still have my period when they operate :target: What fun :rolleyes

OMG, how primitive:

• "mattressy things?"
  
• "Puppie pads that they use to house-train doggies?"
  
• "Thick pads just stuck between legs like when you have a baby?"

Ick.

Cross "have a baby" off the things I want to do before I die list. Oh, scratch that - it was NEVER on there. (*shudder*) I'm way too squeamish,:target: plus my weight problem lets me know pregnancy would NEVER be for me.

Anyway, whatever point on the cycle notwithstanding, I've always asked for (and received) the aforementioned disposable mesh panties for my surgeries. They won't win any fashion prizes and Victoria Secret won't be putting on the front of their catalogue anytime soon, but they do the job!

By the way, the reason that you're not allowed to wear your own undies usually in surgery (although if you do, they'll remove them pre-op and them replace them as/before you awake) is not because of the hilarity of watching us ladies struggle for dignity - but it's because of the elastic on most underwear. Elastics can be problematic in Operating Rooms. Some elastic can contain metallic elements which can sometimes spark and affect surgical monitoring equipment. That's why the all-mesh disposable undies are OK - they contain no elastic or Spandex-like fabric.

Just an FYI.

Well, the verdict is in. I wore my old, holey underwear and they made me take them off and put on the mesh things like you wear after you have a baby. They let me wear my own pad.

Thank you to those of you who suggested I NOT wear a tampon. I would have had trouble reaching it to get it out. Thankfully, I was on day 4 of my cycle so there wasn't too much discharge.

Oh! And they wouldn't let me wear socks either.:couch2:

OMG! Thank God for menopause. I haven't had a period in years....and I will strip my drawers off in a flash for a cute orderly....hah, hah...just kidding.

Am I the only one who had a catheter? Wait the "meshies" probably take that into account right? Or maybe a loophole - no catheter if you are menstruating? Cool.

No catheter here. I would have loved one post-op -- I hated straining my stomach muscles trying to get out of bed to make my way to the bathroom!