Suggestion before surgery!

I, too, wish someone had told me to get a professional waxing job "down there" prior to my first step surgery. Whoever did the "scalping" as a part of the prep in the O.R. was intent on doing the job at any cost....to me! Ouch, for days! Years later when I had a hysterectomy, I explained my previous experience. They listened and I was left with a much more comfortable result!

I never had any rectal drains... but yes, I woke up completely bald after surgery, and no one told me that that was going to be the case! I was sort of mortified, but then again, I was 19 when it happened. Surgical shave preps don't happen as much these days, but I guess they must still be doing it with this one. After my takedown, no one did anything "down there," because they're not mucking around the J pouch, they're just reattaching your loop ileostomy back together, so with the last surgery, you *should* be safer, unless your surgeon has a different preference.

I have had my underside shaved so often for surgery that after a while I would be shocked to find hair growing there...yes, a wax job goes a long, long way to easing the tape-rip-shave-ouch situation...And no nicks and cuts...
I did try some of those cream hair removers with disasterous results...they were not meant for delicate/sensitive tissue like we have and I ended up with a major rashe down there (really uncomfortable post op!)....Beware!
Sharon