C. Food preparation
Patients with defecation every day will have food preparation for one day.
Patients with defecation every two days will have food preparation for two days.
The day before coming to our hospital, patients should take semi-liquid diet, such as rice soup, lotus root starch and some other soup (no solids), etc. Water, soup, milk with sugar is forbidden.
D. Postoperative considerations
a. Prevention of infection: keep the vulva clean。
b. Short-term diet:
1. Patients need to keep prone position for 2 hours after HIFU;
2. Take liquid food, such as yogurt, lotus root starch, etc. after 2 hours;
3. The second day: some rice, meat, much vegetable and fruits;
4. The third day: normal diet, no much excessive spicy food.
c. Postoperative Considerations at home
1. After a menstrual cycle, patients can have normal sexual life;
2. Much water (2500ml every day), some sports;
3. Pregnancy preparation after half of a year, and patients should take the review before pregnancy and tell results to doctors;
4. Contraceptive ring can be placed after 3 months, at least 3 menstrual cycles;
5. Uterine operation needs caution in 6 months, if needed, please contact doctors first.
E. Some responses after ultrasound ablation of uterine fibroids
a. Abdominal discomfort, could be released in 1-2 days;
b. The menstrual flow might be different in 1-2 menstrual cycles;
c. Mild pain in the lower abdomen , hips, waist slight pain, could be released in some days;
d. Small amount of vaginal secretions : fibroids near endometrial may have short bloody secretions, keeping the vulva clean, could be released after menstrual cycle;
e. Dizziness and mild nausea are caused by drug-induced sedation, could be released in some days;
f. Difficult or painful urination could be released in the next day.