Weight gain
Did anyone else put on weight during chemo?
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@Moosie, either ask your GP or anyone you are seeing prior to surgery if you can.
I had to take 2 in the morning and 1 at night to get the stuff to shift.
There was no problem taking it during surgery apparently.
It did take quite some time to go though.
However, the TED stockings and the squeezey things I had on my legs during surgery and for the day, after really helped with the reduction of the fluid, so if you can't do anything prior to surgery, it should be okay to see what you can do after, ask your surgeon at the 1 week check up for a script.
There is sometimes a problem with the TED stockings if your legs are puffed up, they have to use a bigger size than normal and mine went too high up my leg and cut off the circulation behind my knee. My sister (a nurse) was worried about that and told me to get them removed, so if they are painful there tell someone as apparently they are not supposed to be. It kind of defeats the purpose if they stop the blood flow!
I had to take 2 in the morning and 1 at night to get the stuff to shift.
There was no problem taking it during surgery apparently.
It did take quite some time to go though.
However, the TED stockings and the squeezey things I had on my legs during surgery and for the day, after really helped with the reduction of the fluid, so if you can't do anything prior to surgery, it should be okay to see what you can do after, ask your surgeon at the 1 week check up for a script.
There is sometimes a problem with the TED stockings if your legs are puffed up, they have to use a bigger size than normal and mine went too high up my leg and cut off the circulation behind my knee. My sister (a nurse) was worried about that and told me to get them removed, so if they are painful there tell someone as apparently they are not supposed to be. It kind of defeats the purpose if they stop the blood flow!