Silly Question

[Dewdrop]

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[Ann2]

Uh, no.

[Ann2]

I guess I did think the question was a little silly. But I'm not as modest as you are.

Perhaps this information will be more useful to you:

Most VSG surgeries involve 4-5 incisions located from your bra line to down around your belly button and about 6 inches to the right of your belly button (and maybe even a little lower). These incisions (most of them small) are used to insert surgical instruments and irrigation tubes that are needed inside your body during the surgery. One of the incisions is the one through which the surgical team inserts "surgical gas" (carbon dioxide that blows up the torso and gives the surgeons more room to work around in when they're performing abdominal laparascopic procedures.) The biggest incision is the one through which the stomach is pulled out of the body.

Prior to surgery, after you've been sedated, the surgical team swabs your torso with antiseptic solution to make sure no germs are left on your body anywhere near those incisions. Prior to my own surgery I had to take a shower the night before and a shower the morning of surgery using an antiseptic solution all over my body. Again, this is all to prevent post-surgical infections.

So no, they don't want you wearing clothes during surgery.

[NurseIvy]

The main reason that you cant wear your underwear is because once you are sedated, they will place a catheter.

[Tommy1969]

Naked as a jaybird under a very fashionable gown!! Once they hook up the IV and get you a little cocktail to calm the nerves you won't care if you are naked and if anything like my surgery I was knocked out about 5 seconds after they took me off the gurney and put me on the operating table. Next thing I remember is waking up and never even knew I had a catheter or breathing tube. Maybe I was lucky.

Note: Try to have your surgery as early as possible in the morning so you don't have to think about it much. I was lucky there too, I was at the hospital at 5am and in my room recovering by 11am. Surgery itself was under an hour.

[tinman]

"Chicks dig me because I rarely wear underwear and when I do, it's usually something unusual."

The doctors told me that I could wear my underwear, but, I had to ditch my bra.

[Sandra3]

I have indeed already read that info before. And in video it didn't look like the incisions were anywhere near the belly button or the bra line. It just dawned on me that it's about a sanitation risk mostly. I get that now. Thanks.

Different surgeons, different styles. I was supposed to get a "single incision" surgery (in the belly button) and finally I got two extra incision right under the bra line (so total 3 incisions). I had no catheter, my surgery was really quick, 30 mns.
I was required to be in an hospital gown, with nothing but my special compression socks on. When I arrived in the OR they plugged the electrical boots that prevented blood clot.
No jewerly and no nail polish before surgery either.

[lil_lisa]

Could ask your doctor specifically, but I think as they said, it is due to the catheter they put in. Good luck with your surgery and after.

[Dewdrop]

"Chicks dig me because I rarely wear underwear and when I do, it's usually something unusual."

The doctors told me that I could wear my underwear, but, I had to ditch my bra.

Very funny! : )

[lil_lisa]

tinman you always make my day, haha.

[Christie13]

I don't think they do any surgery where they put you completely under without you being completely nude. (Besides the hospital gown.) I could be wrong, though, as I am not a doctor.