“I want to thank all the women who contributed their wonderful suggestions to this list.” – Hope 

Before being admitted into the hospital for the UAE procedure: 
 

• Clean the house, grocery shop, pay bills, wash clothes and dishes (after the UAE you may not feel like doing the house chores for a few days).  Prepare meals ahead for a day or two. 

• Have mini meals available.  (Sometimes after UAE you may not feel like eating big portions and small meals several times a day are convenient.  Pudding, jello, fruit, any foods with fiber, lots of fluids – help with the recovery and taking the medication.  It is important because after the procedure you don’t want to get constipated.

• Ask your doctor if there are any particular vitamins, herbs, or medications you should stop taking before the UAE procedure.

• Shave pubic hair near crease of leg (bikini shaving area).  (You might want to ask the IR if he/she will be making one incision or two.)

• If it is around the time for your menses, ask the IR how this is handled (tampons or pads).  The UAE can still be performed while you have your menses.

• Buy extra pads (variety of sizes) for the possible discharge and/or light, moderate, heavy bleeding after the UAE.  (After the UAE you may be restricted from using tampons for approximately six weeks – ask your doctor).

• Radio/CD Player with earphones and your favorite CDs.

• Books and magazines to read.

• Favorite crackers and single serving beverages (insulated cup/bottle with a flexible straw) - Ask the IR if it is ok to bring the snacks along with you to the hospital room.  At the hospital they may not have the ones you like.

• Lip gloss – (the medication seems to have a drying effect).

• Loose clothes to go home in and underwear that won’t irritate/rub the tiny incision area.  (Some women said they wore cotton socks to keep their feet warm.)

• Multi-vitamins after the UAE procedure (some women said they help with the possible fatigue immediately after the procedure – get your doctor’s approval).

     Suggestions before leaving the hospital:

• Have the person who is helping you pick-up your prescription before you leave the hospital, if possible.  (Surfak - a stool softener for constipation - ask your doctor.)

• It has been suggested by previous patients that women who will have to travel a long distance should push the Patient Controlled Analgesia pump (PCA) demand button once or twice for the pain medication before the IV is taken out.

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