Apparently fashions change in medical procedures. Many years ago I had a summer job as a hospital porter. A-a-h the memories <pause, sigh, shake head to clear>. Anyway, a couple of times I had to assist one of the regulars prep a male patient. The slogan was "Nipples to Knees!" Dry shaving the aforementioned area with a disposable razor. I played no active part and presume my role was effectively that of chaperone.
It didn't look the most soothing of shaves so I had fully intended to do my own prep this evening, thank you very much, in a nice warm bath but according to the admissions clerk the modern way is clippers immediately pre-op. A quick Google shows this to be the case [1] [2] so I shall leave that to the experts.
Instead I shall concentrate on having a good, slow release, meal tonight as it is nil-by-mouth from midnight so that means no breakfast and who know when I shall be ready for my lunch.
Hey, Mark, how did it go? Smoothly, I hope! If you must have any complications, I hope they're nothing more serious than ingrown hairs from the shave!
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ReplyDeleteWent pretty well thanks. Bit sore as expected but well enough to be allowed home same day. Now it is a case of "keep taking the tablets". I think "stubble trouble" will be next.
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Ouch. That doesn't sound good at all. Hope it was a small op!
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