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StephN · 06-02-2006, 11:49 AM

Dear Jojo -
Are you just asking as a general question, or are you facing surgery again?? I sincerely hope not.

The day before my brain surgery this February I ate rather light - nothing too hard to digest. I ate a banana about 11 pm. Plus I drank a lot of water, wanted to be well hydrated so my veins would be accessible.
This turned out to be a good strategy as I had no stomach problems and only some gas from the anesthesia - no vomiting. The surgery was about 3 hours so they had to keep me under longer than I have ever experienced. I made a big point about telling them I am sensitive to medicine and too much anesthesia makes my blood pressure drop too much.
I guess they heard me as I did not have any trouble with aftereffects like sometimes happens 2 or 3 days after the surgery. My brain was not too mushy.

06-02-2006, 11:49 AM	#3
StephN Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Misty woods of WA State Posts: 4,128	Surgery for you? Dear Jojo - Are you just asking as a general question, or are you facing surgery again?? I sincerely hope not. The day before my brain surgery this February I ate rather light - nothing too hard to digest. I ate a banana about 11 pm. Plus I drank a lot of water, wanted to be well hydrated so my veins would be accessible. This turned out to be a good strategy as I had no stomach problems and only some gas from the anesthesia - no vomiting. The surgery was about 3 hours so they had to keep me under longer than I have ever experienced. I made a big point about telling them I am sensitive to medicine and too much anesthesia makes my blood pressure drop too much. I guess they heard me as I did not have any trouble with aftereffects like sometimes happens 2 or 3 days after the surgery. My brain was not too mushy.