This day felt like it went on forever....
Prior to any major surgery your ordered to have only clear liquid diet and what they call a "bowel prep". This is in no way a fun day or a day to relax. This is a day to plan on staying home, and staying very near the bathroom all day long.
To start if you don't like clear broth, and jello, your probably going to have a pretty awful day. I felt like I was starving all day long. The bowel prep starts by noon the day before the surgery. So your very last chance to have really food is an early breakfast after that jello it is.
By 1pm you are to start drinking the "miralax cocktail" aka 64 ounces of Gatorade and the large bottle of Miralax. this is to be mixed together and drink 8 ounces every 15 min till it's all gone. Doing this is going to clean out your body so that during the surgery the bowel will lay flat and not be in the way. Gives the surgeon more room to work.
Between bathroom breaks I laid on the couch the rest of day. Plan on having lots of movies to watch....
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