Have you ever had surgery? From my very limited experience, prepping for it sucks. It’s nothing particularly eventful. It’s very boring really, at least for the surgery had. It’s just that You. Can’t. Eat. And those of us with IBS know that not eating is NOT GOOD.  What are they thinking? Leaving me stressed out with an empty stomach???

I was a little bit worried about that.

I couldn’t have anything to eat after midnight except for jello (which I HATE! but would have perhaps given my right arm for come noon), black coffee (HAHAHAHAHAHA!  I about laughed till I cried when I heard that I could have coffee of all things), apple juice (eh…tummy doesn’t really like apple juice), water, and not much else. They graciously let me take my Bentyl, but I had to take it at 9am, hours earlier than normal, and couldn’t take it when I really would have liked to take it at noon.

Luckily once at the surgical center, it wasn’t too long till they knocked me out. Even better, it was before my stomach realized what time it was! So all was well. I woke up STARVING, of course. And could’t wait to get to the car where I had stashed a Sprite and a bagel. Then I went home and took the good drugs they gave me and didn’t really feel much after that!  Except hunger.