Hospital Hair care

[Wallflower7522 328]

I got my surgery day for early march today! One of my biggest concerns right now is my hair so I'm looking for any tips.

I have super long, super thick hair. It's a little over midway down my back. I have to keep it brushed almost constantly or it gets really ratty. I'm not so much concerned with how it looks, but I'm worried about keeping it tangle free while I'm in the hospital and at home recovering. I can always pull it back but it still tends to fall down and get tiny knots. I'm also terrible at braiding so that's not much of an option unless I can find someone to do it for me.

Any suggestions/advice would be appreciated.

[music1618 879]

I went and had mine braided before surgery. I went to a beauty school and they did a great job at a cheep price.

[sherri428 9]

Braid it or put it in a pony tail. You won't be in there long enough (hopefully) to worry about it. At least you won't have the "bed head" us folks with short hair have. My hair was the LAST thing on my mind after surgery.

[enjoyinglife 313]

I had 12" of hair on the day of my surgery. I put it in a ponytail. The day after surgery a student nurse washed it and combed it for me. I kept my hair for a month after surgery and had no issues with it. I have since cut it and donated it to Wigs4Kids.

[PrincessErin 64]

I have really long hair. I braided it for surgery and I brought dry Shampoo to wash it with.

[2biglamb 65]

I have medium length hair, during my 5 day hospital stay I had a wonderful nurse who asked if she could French braid my hair! She did it for me twice! I asked her if she did this for lots of her patients and she said she almost never did it however she loves to braid. She told me that I looked like someone who would like her hair braided. I had wonderful nurses! If you can ask a friend to braid it for you.