Post Op Essentials!

[Ariellestarr 53]

What do you feel you needed at home (or wish you had on hand) for your beginning post op days? Please share!

[JustWatchMe 7,117]

Do laundry ahead of time. And vacuuming. Carrying baskets and such up stairs was rough.

[RedStorm 139]

Unless your going to have someone at home with you the first few day make sure u have everything u need sitting on your counter where u can reach it easy. You don't want to bend to much. I drank Water and motts for totts apple juice and that was pretty much it the first few days.

[BandedBrunette481 310]

These are the things I was glad to have post-op:

- my heating pad for all the internal gas and incision pain

- a variety of liquids to sip on (apple juice, broth, tea, Powerade Zero)

- My pain meds

- liquid Tylenol (for weaning off the pain meds)

- My recliner (I couldn't sleep laying down flat for several weeks post-op, it put way too much pressure on my abdomen)

- Pepto Bismol (for the intestinal gas and diarrhea)

- Netflix (you can't do much so it gets boring sitting around haha)

Best of luck to you!

[Ariellestarr 53]

These are all great suggestions! Every bit of information helps. @ I don't think I could live without Netflix pre or post op lol

[BandedBrunette481 310]

These are all great suggestions! Every bit of information helps. @ I don't think I could live without Netflix pre or post op lol

Haha!! Love it

[Susan58 10]

Gas X melts were the greatest. they melt on your tongue and helped with the gas pains a lot. also liquid Tylenol.