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Hi everyone!

I have a random question that popped up when my hubby and I were discussing our plans for when I have my surgery. I have 3 more nutrition appointments before I can submit for approval, but am looking forward to getting this done :-)

One of the things that my hubby was planning on doing for me the day before my surgery was sending me to the spa for a spa day. Would that be ok? Has anyone else done that?

Best of luck to everyone on this journey! I can't express how much reading your stories has helped me reassure myself that this is the right journey for me :-)

Krystal "Tile" Karges

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Awe! What a sweet hubby!

I would check with your surgeon, just to be sure.

I had to do magnesium citrate the day before my surgery to clear everything out of my system, so a spa day would have been uhhmm, complicated. 😮

I also had to wash with special soap the day before and day of, so lotions etc. might have been troublesome. Some surgeons don't even want patients to shave for a few days prior to surgery to minimize the chance of small nicks and cuts that could be a pathway for infection.

Good luck with your surgery!

Edited by FluffySaysForkIt!

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Yes I had to wash with the soap for three days prior to surgery. They may not want any lotions or things of that nature on your skin

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Yep, I'd not do it until you are healed. They don't want any risk of skin born pathogens causing sores or healing issues. But what a thoughtful dude!!!

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3 hours ago, TileK said:

Hi everyone!

I have a random question that popped up when my hubby and I were discussing our plans for when I have my surgery. I have 3 more nutrition appointments before I can submit for approval, but am looking forward to getting this done :-)

One of the things that my hubby was planning on doing for me the day before my surgery was sending me to the spa for a spa day. Would that be ok? Has anyone else done that?

Best of luck to everyone on this journey! I can't express how much reading your stories has helped me reassure myself that this is the right journey for me :-)

Krystal "Tile" Karges

DO IT!

My hurrah was eating a personal flatbread pizza that I shouldn't have eaten with bbq pulled pork & banana peppers with a peach margarita I shouldn't have drank lol.

Edited by TheJuice202

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