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I'm scheduled for next Friday for a one day outpatient surgery to remove a skin cancer from my scalp, I (fortunately) will be asleep during the process. Just curious - is there anything I should memtion,or need to know, or just go with the flow?

May your upcoming surgery be blessed with a good outcome & swift recovery. If I have any sort of sedated procedure, I take an appliance change just in case in a Hefty zippered top plastic bag labeled with my name, date & type of ostomy (in my case Ileostomy) & mention the fact that I have the ostomy to the admitting surgical staff. It seems to help me feel secure & a bit more in control of things.

depends on which ostomy you have! i would definitely take extra changes at least 2. i always overpack no matter where i go and i always have at least 2 changes in my hospital go bag! most of the time i pack for a full week in my go bag just in case. for my 10 day cruise in march i am taking at least 20 changes and 4 night drain bags. over kill yes but you never know these days and i always pack at least twice what i know i will need in this case i have at least quadrupled the amount. since the supplies are scarce better to take too much rather than not enough!

Thanks for the responses. Surgery wenr well and no ostomy troubles Various follow ups next week with fmily doc.