Hi all I have surgery a week from today and I was wondering what to bring to the hospital

Hey Lin!

Congrats on your surgery date! There is a stickie thread that I read threw before my surgery. Its in the pre op section. I read threw each page to get a good idea of the range of things people brought and then decided from there.

That said...I didnt bring much..chargers, spare extension cord, hair brush, lip stuff, deodorant. I wore my clothes I arrived in home since they were clean and I had only been in them a few hours at best. Make sure the pants are stretchy pants.

I didn't bring my own night gown, as i just didnt care enough to change out of the hospital gown.

You honestly don't need a whole lot.

Once you get home tho, make sure you have gas x strips handy and a heating pad. The heating pad takes down the belly swelling and gas in no time at all. Have some flavored Water at home waiting for you..propep zero, Vitamin zero etc.

Good luck on your journey!

Edited April 23, 201412 yr by gomekast

http://www.bariatricpal.com/topic/181994-the-official-what-you-will-need-for-your-gastric-sleeve-surgery-thread/

Just had surgery 4/14 and trust me u will not need a lot. Here's what I took

Pajamas

Slippers

Change of clothes to wear home

Lip balm

Toiletries

Brush

iPad & cell phone (didn't use either much at all)

Chargers

CPAP machine

Heating pad ( didn't use)

You need very little. My tablet computer, some loose-fitting yoga pants to wear under your hospital gown when you're walking the halls (walking is AWESOME - DO IT A LOT), a zip-up hoodie to wear over the gown so you don't freeze to death, some face cleansing wipes, a nice minty lip gloss, toothbrush & paste, deodorant, hair brush. Some folks like to bring their own pillow. I'm not exposing my personal pillow to a hospital!

Best wishes - this has been a wonderful choice for me!

my heating pad saved me. it felt wonderful on my tummy. you will need an extension cord as well. i so overpacked. i only used one outfit and that was the day we had our leak test done. good luck on your surgery.

mississippi girl