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What I can and cant do 2 weeks after anterior repair

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welshgirl67
welshgirl67

Hello Ladies.. I have an upcoming anterior repair booked for April. I have recently realised I will have to have at least 6 weeks off to heal. My job is a sales assistsant in a ladies boutique. My husband is off with me for the first 2 weeks.My question is what can I do after this time. Will i be able to walk around, walk upstairs, make a cuppa, or even go for a run in the car (not driving i know) I understand how recovery is the key to this surgery being a success and I certainly dont want it to fail.My husband is brilliant at home so i have no worries about him doing the chores at home while i rest up. Any other advice would be wonderful from you ladies who have been through it. Positive stories welcome lol. I have a wonderful surgeon who i completely feel will do a fantastic job.

Thank You and hope to hear so positve feedback.xx

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  • chris00938
    chris00938 welshgirl67

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    If you have a large kettle and you're making drinks for yourself, don't fill the kettle but just put in the amount you need:-)  Hope it all goes well and you'll be reporting on how good you are after it:-)))
  • robyn94818
    robyn94818 welshgirl67

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    I can't imagine anything WORSE than ending up with diarrhoea immediately post-op because you took laxatives that you didn't need. I would never take drugs like that unless I had checked with my Surgeon who will be doing the operation. I am pretty sure you would maybe need them if having rectocele, not cystocele (anterior repair of bladder). My surgeon certainly didn't tell me to and he is the top Urogynae in our country.
    • chris00938
      chris00938 robyn94818

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      Yes, I'm thinking with just an anterior repair the bowel might be unaffected so someone might not need them, but with a posterior repair they might, but even anxiety might make someone worried about going after an anterior repair.  This is probably something that everyone should ask their surgeon about.  I was told to take Macrogel afterwards and given boxes of the stuff and told I could take it permanently (which I personally need) but I'm sure staff in the hospital will help if the surgeon isn't available to ask.
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