I have spent the last two days in hospital with a blockage in the upper bowel which is in turn causing me severe leg muscle pain. Movicol, senna, coloxyl, enemas, nulax, dulose, osmolax, all on top of...
All the best for your surgery, @Blossom1961 - don't forget the earplugs, eye masks, 'small arm pillow', a book of short stories (or magazines) and some treats to nibble on that you enjoy .... some people take their own TBags in ;) xx
I hope you don't end up in that situation again tho - it is incredibly painful and downright uncomfortable!! Keep taking your dried fruit (of which prunes is just one!) or anything else that you think helped - to keep the motions softer & easier to pass!