female only OK Ladies, kinda embarrasing question for you all

[Adina's_Journey 76]

@@proudgrammy

OK guys!! The answer to the question is.......SHE DID NOT ????and to top it off there was no shaved bits when I woke up???????? I am officially sleeved, had no sickness or upset tummy. Nothing had come back up. Just a little tender on the abdomen and I will be flying back home tomorrow. Yay, I can finally get to the losers bench ????????????

Edited February 3, 2016 by Adina's_Journey

[Oregondaisy 2,019]

I had a catheter and I didn't shave, and they didn't shave me. That is not where they're doing surgery. All the incisions are above the belly button.

[Valentina 2,642]

@@proudgrammy

OK guys!! The answer to the question is.......SHE DID NOT and to top it off there was no shaved bits when I woke up I am officially sleeved, had no sickness or upset tummy. Nothing had come back up. Just a little tender on the abdomen and I will be flying back home tomorrow. Yay, I can finally get to the losers bench

Wooooo HOooooo!!! Welcome to the losers' bench---fully "coated".

[ANewLife4_Me 16]

I was sleeved 2/15/17 and did make it a point to ask if I would be baring all on the table or if I would be 'covered' for modesty.

All my incisions were above my belly button and they told me that I would be covered from my private down, so shaving was never even a thought in my mind... no cath either.

Now whether that took place during, I can't say, but they had warming blankets piled on me before I went to sleep and when I woke up!

[Ms. Brightside 121]

I'm waiting for insurance authorization for a VSG now, but I've had 2 other surgeries on my abdominal area that required catheterization and neither time was I required to shave beforehand, nor did I wake up shaved. One of those surgeries included a "bikini line" incision, even. Having said that, I recognize that we are all different and (TMI), I just don't have a ton of hair in that area.

I'm especially interested in receiving my pre-op paperwork after reading this. I've only shaved once and regretted it immensely, lol!

[Ms. Brightside 121]

On 2/18/2017 at 0:33 PM, ANewLife4_Me said:

I was sleeved 2/15/17 and did make it a point to ask if I would be baring all on the table or if I would be 'covered' for modesty.

All my incisions were above my belly button and they told me that I would be covered from my private down, so shaving was never even a thought in my mind... no cath either.

Now whether that took place during, I can't say, but they had warming blankets piled on me before I went to sleep and when I woke up!

You are braver than I. I really don't want to know how I'm going to be all splayed out in front of everyone, lol! However, I figure most surgeons have seen it all, so I'm really not going to stress over it.

Edited April 17, 2017 by Ms. Brightside

[ANewLife4_Me 16]

Haha. I'm paranoid like that. They could have lied to my face and I could have been showing the world everything, but it made me sleep better leading up to the surgery at least 'thinking' I was going to be covered! Lol

[Sherrie Scharbrough 311]

I have alwaysd been a shaver, I have done this most of my life. I know that some are totally against it but I feel like it keeps me fresher. I had a cath with all of my surgeries. But like I said I was not worried as my bits are taken care of. Since my RNY I don't know why but I defintly don't have the hair down there or on my pits. Shaving is almost a thing of the past. LOL

[HeatherS. 230]

8 hours ago, Ms. Brightside said:

I'm waiting for insurance authorization for a VSG now, but I've had 2 other surgeries on my abdominal area that required catheterization and neither time was I required to shave beforehand, nor did I wake up shaved. One of those surgeries included a "bikini line" incision, even. Having said that, I recognize that we are all different and (TMI), I just don't have a ton of hair in that area.

I'm especially interested in receiving my pre-op paperwork after reading this. I've only shaved once and regretted it immensely, lol!

Same here. Oh, the itchies growing back out! (TMI? ) There was nothing in my pre-op requirements about shaving, because, as others have pointed out, the surgery isnt anywhere near the hair for most women. I wonder if those places also require men to shave all.

The only thing I had to take special care with was to have a scrupulously clean navel because of its proximity to the main laparoscopic incision.

[2 juicey4u 26]

My surgeon didn't have his patients shave...... I didn't shave although I keep it nice and neat

[maggieO 33]

Im not sure why shaving is necessary even with a catheter... unless its the lower abdominal portion. I dont understand the medical necessity i guess.

[DS1 66]

I know this was for the ladies but I wasn't aware that you had to shave at all until the night before surgery a male nurse came in and said that he'd shave me in the morning from my chest to my knees. I was like, uhhh NO!!! Thats not happening. He looked pretty stern at me and said "YES! I have to shave you, Dr's orders..." like that was changing my mind. So I hopped on the phone with the doc and told him the belly was perfectly OK but not my "man bits."

My wife had a good laugh and surely asked me after surgery if i was "bare down there." And don't anyone dare ask if it happened. LOL

[Chris Lee 43]

My instructions say " Do not shave any area that may be involved during surgery (with a list of anatomy parts that may be subject) pre-shaving may cause infection" Well I am not wanting assistance with that as I manage fine now so I will continue to take care of this matter as I do with my showers each morning!

I do know from experience as a military medic "hospital shaves" are not always GQ standards!

[erica_ozzy73 241]

I wanted to know if I would be on display too lol..
answer was a def no and I didn't have to wear weird undies like some have to wear the hospital ones.
No catheter either ( thank god)
I would have put it in a heart shape if the answer was a yes for " will it be on display!" Lol...

[Berry78 4,259]

Wait, we still have pubic hair?

I thought once I couldn't see it anymore it didn't exist!