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My surgery is. Coming up fast, November 6th actually... What are some things I should bring with me to the hospital to make recovery more easy.

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My heating pad was my best friend post-op, helped with the gas pains tremendously. This thread has been posted in the past and has many posts, just enter it in search for more info about what to take with you. Good luck!

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For me it wasn't about the hospital but be prepared at home. You won't feel lik shopping and can't lift anything heavy so make sure you are stocked up for all the food stages.

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I'm one day post op a few things I brought was a robe slippers lip balm ipad phone and charger heating pad a throw blanket my pillow pet lol toothbrush and toothpaste mouth wash came in handy as we're not allowed anything by mouth day of surgery and needless to say mouth gets very dry I also brought shower products didn't know we're not allowed to bathe they won't even let me just wash my hair ugh a table top fan it's so hot in here and gas x strips I haven't had a problem with gas but many people do

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Gas x strips!!!

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Robe

Slippers

hair tie

Chapstick

Deodorant

Clean socks and underwear

iPad

Cell phone

Word find book and pen

Tooth brush and tooth paste

Gas x strips

I wore home the clothes I wore to the hospital. I was only in one night and even though I didn't sleep (too itchy from the Morphine) I didn't really feel like doing anything but lay there. I didn't shower before i left but if I had wanted too they had Shampoo and conditioner.

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I took too much.

Things I needed:

  • robe & slippers for walking the hall (or they will provide you with a 2nd gown to wear backwards and lovely hospital footie socks)
  • chapstick/lip balm to fight the dry lips
  • comfy clothes for wearing home with shoes you don't have to tie
  • cell phone/charger
  • toothbrush, toothpaste, deodorant, hairbrush & hair tie

things I didn't need:

  • kindle fire
  • book to read
  • toiletries to shower (I wasn't up to it)

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Wear LOOSE clothes there and then just wear those home. I wore a loose dress.

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DOn't forget a small pillow (or a small bed pillow) to hold over your belly. I kept one on me for weeks. especially when i slept. And it helps in the car. I did alot of coughing after surgery and the pillow made a big difference. Best wishes!!

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    • Alisa_S

      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
      Soooo I am coming to a realization
      of something and I'm not sure what to do about it. For years the only thing I've enjoyed is eating. We rarely do anything or go anywhere and if we do it always includes food. Family comes over? Big family dinner! Go camping? Food! Take a short ride or trip? Food! Holiday? Food! Go out of town for a Dr appointment? Food! When we go to a new town we don't look for any attractions, we look for restaurants we haven't been to. Heck, I look forward to getting off work because that means it's almost supper time. Now that I'm drinking these pre-op shakes for breakfast, lunch, and supper I have nothing to look forward to.  And once I have surgery on June 11th it'll be more of the same shakes. Even after pureed stage, soft food stage, and finally regular food stage, it's going to be a drastic change for the rest of my life. I'm giving up the one thing that really brings me joy. Eating. How do you cope with that? What do you do to fill that void? Wow. Now I'm sad.
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    • Alisa_S

      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
      Soooo I am coming to a realization
      of something and I'm not sure what to do about it. For years the only thing I've enjoyed is eating. We rarely do anything or go anywhere and if we do it always includes food. Family comes over? Big family dinner! Go camping? Food! Take a short ride or trip? Food! Holiday? Food! Go out of town for a Dr appointment? Food! When we go to a new town we don't look for any attractions, we look for restaurants we haven't been to. Heck, I look forward to getting off work because that means it's almost supper time. Now that I'm drinking these pre-op shakes for breakfast, lunch, and supper I have nothing to look forward to.  And once I have surgery on June 11th it'll be more of the same shakes. Even after pureed stage, soft food stage, and finally regular food stage, it's going to be a drastic change for the rest of my life. I'm giving up the one thing that really brings me joy. Eating. How do you cope with that? What do you do to fill that void? Wow. Now I'm sad.
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      1. summerseeker

        Life as a big person had limited my life to what I knew I could manage to do each day. That was eat. I hadn't anything else to look forward to. So my eating choices were the best I could dream up. I planned the cooking in managable lots in my head and filled my day with and around it.

        Now I have a whole new big, bigger, biggest, best days ever. I am out there with those skinny people doing stuff i could never have dreamt of. Food is now an after thought. It doesn't consume my day. I still enjoy the good home cooked food but I eat smaller portions. I leave food on my plate when I am full. I can no longer hear my mother's voice saying eat it all up, ther are starving children in Africa who would want that!

        I still cook for family feasts, I love cooking. I still do holidays but I have changed from the All inclusive drinking and eating everything everyday kind to Self catering accommodation. This gives me the choice of cooking or eating out as I choose. I rarely drink anymore as I usually travel alone now and I feel I need to keep aware of my surroundings.

        I don't know at what point my life expanded, was it when I lost 100 pounds? Was it when I left my walking stick at home ? Was it when I said yes to an outing instead of finding an excuse to stay home ? i look back at my last five years and wonder how loosing weight has made such a difference. Be ready to amaze yourself.

        BTW, the liquid diet sucks, one more day and you are over the worst. You can do it.

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