Post laparoscopic surgery Q's

[AnyDream]

Not usually. But my eyes were a shocker in hospy. What's the hayfever connection with surgery?

I'm actually wondering if it might be something latex-related now, isn't there a bit of latex dust floating around in surgery...?

[Trillian]

Hey MD, it was probably a full 2wks before I stopped looking bloated - the gas was gone within the first week, but I was still quite bloated. drinking lots of water helped with that. As for the rash hun, I can't help you with that, but I hope it's just a completely innocent rash.

[Mother Goose]

hayfever because of your eyes - you're in Vic and with all the smoke and other crap hanging around at the moment... hope the doc has an answer today for you.

There is a lot of latex in hospitals. Almost everything has latex. But if it were a latex allergy, I would anticipate it would have been instantaneous and not a heat rash type rash. Usually allergy reactions look really nasty and aggressive.

[AnyDream]

Thanks MG for your reassurance. Not in Vic, in SA.

[Mother Goose]

Have you seen the Dr? What did they say? I wonder why I thought you were in Vic?! LOL.

[AnyDream]

Didn't see the dr today because the rash has mostly subsided, I expect it was heat rash from all the extra blankets and hot towels etc, not to mention the plastic-topped mattress in hospy. Well actually the main reason I didn't see the dr was because DH let me have a reeeeeeeeally big sleep in, by the time I was showered it was too late to get in to see my dr today! LOL

Maybe you thought i was in Vic because I was asking after bushfire info on Sat when we were having smoke early in the day...?