I'm sure this thread as been asked before and I did search back a ways.... but I need some help from all the new skinny ones out there who've already done this.

I'm scheduled 2/26 with Dr. F. Garcia (yayyyyY!!!) Tijuana and want to start getting things lined up for packing.... so what do I need to bring? What can I just leave at home?? Help!!

Here is what I have in my bag

- passport

- Gax X

- lip balm

- lotion

- loose clothing (5 sets)

- underwear

- new pretty sleep wear and robe

- slippers

- toiletries (shampoo, cream rinse, toothbrush, toothpaste, deoderant, hairbrush) ... I am skipping makeup and hair stuff

- Protein powders in single serving containers, bottle for mixing and thermometer for the chicken uninjury

- laptop, tablet, kindle (I may dump one of these)

- RX meds

Mary

You don't need any protein powder or unjury; it will be all you can do to sip your water and have the delicious Marriot chicken broth.

Make sure to bring warm clothes; it can be very chilly in Tijuana at this time of year. I was there on the 10th and nearly froze!!

Oh, and my spirometer.

I am bringing the Protein powder more for my all day flying from Ohio to San Diego. I have a 4 hour layover in Lax.

Mary

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I am bringing the Protein powder more for my all day flying from Ohio to San Diego. I have a 4 hour layover in Lax.

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That's a long layover! I'm flying from Ohio too and I think out longest layover is 60 minutes.

Amanda Rae

You don't need any Protein powder or unjury; it will be all you can do to sip your Water and have the delicious Marriot chicken broth.

Make sure to bring warm clothes; it can be very chilly in Tijuana at this time of year. I was there on the 10th and nearly froze!!

Define cold? I will be there in mid-March. It's been about 2 degrees here in NE Ohio factoring in wind chill. When its in the 50's and 60's we open out doors and windows and drive with the windows down!!! Lol!

Amanda Rae

Others have mentioned bringing ear plugs since mi doctor can be noisy at night.

Also bring single dollar bills because in TJ, it seems that "nobody has change"

Phone number for your coordinator and driver

Compression stockings for the flights.

powdered chicken broth to make chicken broth on the plane

crystal light packets

Also, double check with your coordinator, I think they'll give you a spirometer at the hospital.

My surgery was 1-17-13

I say travel as lightliy as possible if you can. My husband went with me and we both had carry own bags and it was a plenty on the trip home for him. After surgery instructions were to not lift anything heavy and My husband ended up wrestling with two carry on bags and a backpack. I only took two sets of PJs, 1 pair of yoga pants, one tshirt, warm socks, slippers, and my TSA approved quart size bag. What I wore down there is what I wore back home. I kept it simple and was glad I did!

Oh, the hospital does provide a spirometer. I had to ask for mines after surgery!

What is a spirometer?

What is a spirometer?

So glad you asked! I was going to ask too!

Amanda Rae

It's like this plastic tube thing with a ball in it and you inhale and try to keep the ball up to a certain level.. It's to keep your lungs healthy after surgery so you don't get pneumonia. People after surgery tend to take shallow breaths.. especially us fatties I'm afraid

They give you one at Mi Doctor...

What are the rules for flying and what you can take on the plane?

Sometimes you can to the website of the airline for the rules....

What is a spirometer?

It's a portable device that you use to breathe in to open your lungs