Lap Info
I just found out two things about a lap. Well, three but I’d already read one of them somewhere else: That I will be under general anethesia for the proceedure (yay – I really don’t want to be aware of anything… period). That you have to have a breathing tube put in during the proceedure (AGGGH! At least they do it while you’re asleep. Whew.). And that after the proceedure you are not to lift more than 20lbs for two weeks. That should make my life interesting. (I do heavy lifting every day at work.)
Oh, plus you need to get an IV for the lap. I just saw an IV on TV for a birth, for all of 2 seconds. Freaked me the fuck out. That may be the worst part for me. (I can handle injections and drawing blood okay – but I have to look away and distract myself while the needle is in. It just really freaks me out to see a needle in my skin. And an IV goes in and stays in. And that. Is not. Cool.)
Well, when I had my IV in the hospital, I thought the exact same thing – it would suck having it there the whole time. But they tape it up and cover it up so much, I really didn’t pay much attention to it after the first half hour of being scared to move my hand.
Yeah, I thought IVs would bother me and they really didn’t.
As for the restrictions after? When I had m yprocedure 8 yeas ago it was the same – and I worked in retail. Ever try lifting 5 full length winter coats onto a rail above your head? You may need to stop to rest more, but you can do it.
:) Thanks for the reassurance. I’m just worried about lifting the big items at work, not so certain I SHOULD be lifting them, even if I could. I might have to lean on my supervisor to do the heavy lifting for me. I’m sure she’ll understand!