DRINK!

No I don’t mean get plastered. Although sometimes I feel like it just to forget the bloody sinus for a bit. I mean make sure you’re well hydrated before surgery. Yes blah blah, drink lots of water, we’ve heard it all before. However I really do think it makes a difference to a lot of things, you will feel much better after a general anesthetic if your body is well hydrated, I say that from personal experience. Over the years I’ve come to realise why medical people always tell you to drink lots of fluids, it is a piece of advice that is well worth listening to.

Get a haircut

Pre-Surgery tips. I’ve thought of a few things I need to remember to do before my surgery in about 4 weeks time so I’m going to make a note of them here, and maybe they’ll be helpful to you too dear readers.

Get a haircut – This might sound like a bit of a weird pre-surgery tip but esspecially if you like having short hair, make sure you get it cut before going for your surgery. This only dawned on me after my first one but for weeks after the surgery sitting is difficult, and doubly so in a hairdresser’s chair, esspecially when you have to lean back to have your hair washed, and all the weight is on your bum.

I suffered with long hair for quite a while.

Same applies to toenails, cutting your toenails (or doing anything to them for that matter) means really bending your back and lifting your leg up high. Simple things that I just didn’t think of.