A Toilet Thread (Faint-Hearted, Turn Away Now)

[kiss*my*pixel]

Am I really weird for asking this?

I really do not like people pooing in my toilet. Seriously - I get quite uptight about it. If you've travelled a long way to reach us for a visit, then fair enough (although there are plenty of public loos en route), or if you're staying over, then absolutely fair enough (although you could always pop to the local supermarket or somesuch first thing in the morning - no? Okay, maybe that's too much, scrub that idea, I can live with it)!

BUT - someone who lives just down the road, pops in for a visit and uses my loo when they could have used their own just minutes before. Why would you do that? I don't even like using public toilets, let alone think about using someone else's for, well, something else :_| Most especially a friend. All my friends now know they are not permitted to poo in my loo, with other casual visitors it's a more difficult subject to broach.

Now - I can't be alone, surely . . . . . ? ? ?

[chickengrandma-2008]

That's my biggest fear, needing the loo when I can't get out of bed and having to use a bed pan. I'm thinking of not eating anything at all  the day before.:_|

[twishy123]

I'll bob a cork in the post for ya tomorrow CG ;\

[stroppy*cow]

CG - PLEASE don't starve yourself before the operation - that can make any sickness following the op FAR worse! The latest advice is to eat a light meal late evening prior to surgery, and small snacks to 2:30am. Drinking is encouraged up to 6:30am, but not milky or fizzy drinks, dilute sugary drinks are ideal. Do NOT eat after 2:30am.

[chickengrandma-2008]

I know you're really experienced stroppy, unfortunately, but they've said nothing to eat or drink after 12.00 midnight.  I have to be there at 7am!!  That's really hitting below the belt!:^O

[mandymoosie]

Maggie I can remember when they wouldn't let you out of hospital until "you'd been" too, it held a lot of importance once 🙂

When I had my gall bladder taken out, I needed a wee and the nurse brought me a bad pan and I just couldn't "go" to save my life 😐 my mind just wouldn't let me on a bed pan...........so they had to let me up and go to the ladies wheeling my drip along with me :^O

[stroppy*cow]

I'm cheating - will be staying over the night before so no struggle to be up and there by 7am.

My advice would be to eat your evening meal as normal, then toast or a snack and a drink just before midnight.

They may ask you to shower with anti-bacterial gel before the op - some hospitals do, some don't.

You will probably be given the wonderful paper pants to put on under your hospital gown - a total waste of time as they only cut them off in the anesthetic room.

With a spinal anesthetic you can usually have a cup of tea and a sandwich once you're settled back on to the ward. Be prepared to be connected to a drip for at least 24 hours, and for it to take 5 to 6 hours for the felling to come back properly to your legs and feet. They may connect a morphine pump for pain releif - just press a button when you need to.

You usually have to wear the wonderful compression stockings for several weeks.

[merc1_clocks]

I think stroppy has covered everything CG :-x

Please don't worry :-x

[mr-expresso]

Well I've just had 4 pints and a vindaloo curry so now I'm off to .......................

Watch a bit of tele.....:-p

[chickengrandma-2008]

I already wear the compression stockings stroppy, two pairs at a time.

I'm not worried at the moment.  Give it a week and things might be different!  Anyway, I've got a bad cold, I might not be able to go at all.;-)

I just hope I can hang on until I can feel my legs again.  Anyway, if it's all numb, I won't know I want to go, will I.:O

[kiss*my*pixel]

Oh - CG, don't worry about it at all, you really mustn't. Hospital staff are used to dealing with this stuff. I only clenched because I could (Yes, I lied to the ward staff that I had been, when, in fact, I hadn't). I know, they wouldn't have let me go home otherwise.

If you can't clench, then you can't. There's no getting around it.

(If it would help, I could always pop along with my rubber gloves) ]:)

Good luck - we'll all be thinking about you. :-x

[kiss*my*pixel]

PS - what hospital will you be in? And when, exactly? I might pop in and surprise you with some grapes- that'd be nice, wouldn't it? 🙂

Now, where did I put that Dettol spray

[rainydaywoman11]

No bed pans in our hospitals CG - commode on wheels with the curtains pulled round.  Anyway, you'll be up the first day and get to go the the loo proper, with a zimmer.  They have like 'heightened' loos to make it easier for you.  Honest :8}

[stroppy*cow]

Our hossie has those wheeled commode's too, but they sit you on it, wheel you on it to the loo, and park it over the loo. You then pull the buzzer when you are ready to be wheeled back to bed.

Rainy is right - they will have you walking to the loo the next day with a zimmer. No lying about in bed these days

[rainydaywoman11]

Hi there Stroppy - how are you?  Are you at home or in hospital?

I need to speak to someone who knows about dongles (me being a technical incompetent and all) - I'll definitely need one if I make it to the month's isolation in hospital.  Would you be able to PM me what I need to do to get one, I honestly do not have a clue.   I've got an Acer laptop and all my son was able to tell me was it was something to do with postcodes???   I'd be very grateful for any advice.

Wherever you are I hope you're being looked after and feeling better than last time I 'saw' you.  Many thanks, xxx.

[cookiecookuk]

my oh when he had his done he was out of bed the same day.if you have it done early enough.in the day:-)

[bankhaunter]

A look on You Tube for 'Penn and Teller Safety Hysteria' will find a scientific test for germs from toilet seats.

No link, to put one one here would be a guaranteed slap. 🙂

A television crew when producing a programme at Delia Smith's house, were banned from using any of her toilets and so they brought in a Portaloo.

Unfortunately when it was lowered off the lorry it flattened her cat.

[stroppy*cow]

Rainy - I have sent you a "proper" email

[**towery**]

Hi there Stroppy - how are you?  Are you at home or in hospital?

I need to speak to someone who knows about dongles (me being a technical incompetent and all) - I'll definitely need one if I make it to the month's isolation in hospital.  Would you be able to PM me what I need to do to get one, I honestly do not have a clue.   I've got an Acer laptop and all my son was able to tell me was it was something to do with postcodes???   I'd be very grateful for any advice.

Wherever you are I hope you're being looked after and feeling better than last time I 'saw' you.  Many thanks, xxx.

Carol when our bb was off  we went into the O2 shop and chatted to them - we are both with o2 and so its seemed easiest

we bought a dongle with sim card and some credit for it .

it was quite easy to  use - as long as you have a spare  USB2 socket

you need to  know what sort of  signal is best at the hospital area

its no good having one for a mobile service that has bad reception up there

[**towery**]

for got to ask if you are a BT customer at home?

[**towery**]

and we were told O2 have taken over lots of the 'free' wifi networks  like  maccyD's