I wish the hospital had copied this info and handed it to me before the op!!!!!

http://www.endometriosis.org/laparoscopy.html

Please read this if you are going in for a laparoscopy

At this time yesterday I was getting ready for my operation

I was worried because approximately 9 years ago when I had the same sort of laparoscopy. I was in a lot of pain for a good week and half. I think the differing environmental factors are whats making it easier this time. The pain in my shoulders from the gas they put in you is not too bad when you can keep them heated and still and with panadol and neuophen on hand. I alternate the pain killers every 2 hours.
I have also been taking my own concoction of manuka honey (heals and helps with the tickle you get from that tube being down your throat) and lemon (vitamin c), a "be regular" tea bag (because they say that constipation can be a problem), and cinnamon (dad sent me an email on how good honey and cinnamon is (although there is no evidence of the "study" http://painhealthnews.com/archives/152 I was able to find good links on why honey is good http://bio.waikato.ac.nz/pdfs/honeyresearch/bioactives.pdf and why cinnamon is good http://www.zhion.com/herb/Cinnamon.html
(p.s. this drink tastes way better if filter the cinnamon some way.)
This time round I was able to advise the nurses etc that morphine makes me physically ill and I was better on tramadol. Trying to race to the toilet to throw up non existent food after an operation can't be helpful.
9 years ago I was in a coldish water bed. I had no idea how to get rid of the pain in my shoulders and my boyfriends daughter kept jumping on the bed wanting hugs.
Hubby although no nightingale has been helpful. Also 9 years ago my ovarian tube had twisted over causing no oxygen to my ovary, and they had to separate it from the cyst that had caused it. This time it was to make sure everything was working so we can have children and although the surgeon saw cysts, they was not large and she was not concerned about them.

Getting rings off swollen or fatter fingers

Window cleaner and twisting the ring will get your ring off your swollen or bigger sized finger. Absolutely brilliant - sharing this with the world. :-) Found the tip on http://www.tipking.co.uk/tip/2875.html

It helped by putting my finger over my head every so often, used like 10 or so squirts, it took a few minutes, my finger was red and a bit sore afterwards. It is the only thing that I have found to work. :-)

I did not see the Prime Minister today

At work the Prime minister came in to open the call center which was a bit nerve wracking. lol
The time he walked through the call center the phones were going crazy. I heard clicks of photos being taken behind me and I am hoping to find a good photo of me in the back ground (my back that is). So hence my title "I did not see the Prime Minister today"

After watching a cooking show on tv

I thought, it would be so good if restuarants put a suggested wine for a particular meal on the menu list, it would be awfully helpful to those guys who don't like asking questions nor do they like being embarressed by choosing the wrong wine.
And one might be more interested in buying a wine that is recommended as a compliment with a particular meal for a few more dollars.
After voicing my thoughts with hubby, he thought if might be considered not so PC (politically correct) in this day and age where in New Zealand anyway it would not be considered correct to advertise an alcoholic beverage with a meal.
I had another think and thought out loud....
"how about if it was on the wine list in brackets saying which meal it would best compliment?"

Hey you restaurants out there what do you think?