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Monday is just around the corner. I was told to be at the hospital at 5:45 in the morning. My surgery is scheduled for 7:45. I am so excited!! Any tips on what to bring with me to the hospital? Thanks!!

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Your convictions and reason for following through, chapstick, toothbrush, jammies, lotion. You'll do great!

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Your convictions and reason for following through, chapstick, toothbrush, jammies, lotion. You'll do great!

I hear everybody mentioning chopstick, are ur lips really dry after?

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Thanks!! Gunna bring my Kindle also, might not use it.. but never know. :)

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I think it's more the hospital environment that drys you...plus your liquid intake will be impaired at first, so that affects your skin, and your lips... it doesn't hurt to have some in your purse at all times anyway, right? If you don't like the little socks with the rubber soles, you may want to bring some slippers to walk around the hospital with, as they will get you up and walking asap afterwards... good luck...you've GOT THIS!

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I'm right behind you...mine is March 5th....and, I'm already packed!

Slippers

favorite pillow

Biotin gel to keep mouth moist

lip balm (I love EOS and bought a special lemon flavored one just for surgery)

Moisturizer (if you have dry skin)
Nasal saline spray (if you suffer dry/stuffy nose)

really stretchy jammies

baby wipes (to help feel fresh and clean. ((I use them on my face, armpits, Under boobs, etc...they clean great, are gentle, remove makeup better than any expensive makeup wipe, and are totally hypoallergenic!))
gas x strips

entertainment (phone, tablet, chargers, earbuds, book)

C-pap machine and accouterments

I always over prepare and bring too much wherever I go!

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Hello Two.Penguins and Pegsbored,

Thanks to whomever wrote bring your convictions and why we are following through. My date is this coming Wed 4 more sleeps b4 getting up and going to hospital to begin my new life. I'm nervous and scared but I know why and I believe in my reasoning skills and my convictions right behind them. I am taking the list you put out to start packing today. I just had eons but didnt know about more stuff for our lips and hope cvs has it.

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Also did anyone cry bc of their fears close to going to the hospital? My date is the 5th too.

I cried going in. Lol

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@btlombardo68...I have not cried yet, just frustrated sometimes that I have done this to myself and need surgery to correct. Not that I think I did this purposely, but having babies, SSRI's (weight gain side affect noted and used), and menopause, have made me quite the plumpkin! ;-) I think it's normal to have emotional rollerecoaster feelings over this, but if you go to support group and listen to the stories from the veterans,...It's going to all be okay and you will more than likely be saying you wished you had done it sooner! I'm keeping busy and refuse to allow my head to take in any negative thoughts. If I have any doubts creep in (and they do) I look into the future and what I want for me going forward after surgery. I want to fit in regular clothes. I want to take better care of my health (55+ and don't like the idea of diabetes, stroke, and electric carts at walmart!) I want to feel like a human being and be treated that way. Try to focus on the outcome of the surgery and you will be on the other side with me counting the pounds we lost. Good luck to you!

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@ Superfab...I'll bet your happy you did it, huh? Tell us how you feel about the surgery now.

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@ Superfab...I'll bet your happy you did it, huh? Tell us how you feel about the surgery now.

Well..... I've had a rough go of it. Pain, nausea, trouble with Protein making me gag, lol

But yeah, I'd do it over in a heartbeat. Funny thing is, I have severe spinal stenosis with an exorbitant amount of lower back and hip pain. I walked with a walker for a year until I started taking a drug called Lyrica. Lyrica helped my nerve pain and I was able to walk for a limited time with minimal pain. NOW I take no bp meds and no Lyrica. Sure I get fatigued Bc I just had a major surgery. But.... No back or hip pain. I've already eased enough pressure off of my back and hips to discontinue what I literally thought of as a miracle drug.

Funny thing is, you'll hear people say "after surgery it gets better every single day" and they aren't BSing you. It's true. Every day you feel better physically and get stronger emotionally.

Best thing I've ever done :D

April

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I'm right behind you...mine is March 5th....and, I'm already packed!

Slippers

favorite pillow

Biotin gel to keep mouth moist

lip balm (I love EOS and bought a special lemon flavored one just for surgery)

Moisturizer (if you have dry skin)

Nasal saline spray (if you suffer dry/stuffy nose)

really stretchy jammies

baby wipes (to help feel fresh and clean. ((I use them on my face, armpits, Under boobs, etc...they clean great, are gentle, remove makeup better than any expensive makeup wipe, and are totally hypoallergenic!))

gas x strips

entertainment (phone, tablet, chargers, earbuds, book)

C-pap machine and accouterments

I always over prepare and bring too much wherever I go!

I have to bring my cpap machine to the hospital?

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That's up to you 521Diva...I didn't...but I hate mine...and am so glad I don't need it anymore...

Pegsbored...when is your surgery and with whom? I'm in Savannah and had Dr. Whipple...great team!

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Ok, my hospital list:

Stuffed bear or small firm pillow for pressure when getting up or down, coughing, and my ride home. (I have a 3hr ride home) I was told to put a bright pillowcase on it instead of white so it won't get confused with hospital linens or forgotten.

Blistex. Some hospitals don't allow Chapstick due to the glycerine in it, but blistex is allowed.

Phone charger attached to a small extension cord.

Panties. They let my sister wear them after surgery and she felt less exposed in them when male nurses were checking her incisions, etc plus you can tuck your drain into them while you're up and about if you have a drain.

Toothpaste and toothbrush

Deodorant

Hairbrush

I plan on wearing the same clothes and flip flops home as I wear to the hospital.

Gas x strips

Lotion. I remember my sister's hands were so dry and she was always asking for my lotion.

List of ppl to contact n tell them I made it out of surgery in case I'm too out of it. My bf is out of state and will be wondering how I am. My kids will be worrying too.

Tweezers. You never know when ur gonna need to pluck or tweeze

Medical binder

Socks

Change for vending machine

CPAP

Spirometer

Bag of meds

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      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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      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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