So, I'm having my procedure on 11/3 (in the north suburbs of Chicago) and I'm a control freak/over planner. Having said that, what kind of clothes should I plan to pack? Yoga pants, or jeans? And #2, is a delicate question...I've never been regular-like, I go 10 days without a bowel movement. So I'm sure scared that I may go even longer between bm's after surgery....sorry to be so candid, but if you can't ask here, where can you ask, right?! Thanks!!

I also got tips from some surgery Patients on what to pack a couple I never would have thought about like biotene mouth spray, dry mouth lozenges, a heating pad, exstention cord(small) for my iPad, phone, heating pad ect...chap stick, gas x thin strips. Eye mask and ear plugs...cleansing clothes. I am packed and ready to go! You may not need all that it's just the things I was recommended.

Perfect tips! Especially the biotene. You can't drink anything after surgery and until the next day when they do the leak test. So your mouth is horribly dry. The biotene will help. I like the eye mask and ear plugs. They put me in a room next to the nurse's station so it was bright and noisy. The morphine was the only thing that kept me sleeping, LOL!

All the suggestions about comfy clothing, etc. are true. You'll really only be wearing the clothes in the car and you'll want to get into a huge nightgown when you get home and climb into bed.

Keep in mind that what you're putting into your body the first week or two is nothing but liquid so that's pretty much all that will come out. So you'll have liquidy bowel movements for a week or two. Don't flip out, just get extra soft toilet paper - you'll be happy you did.

Congratulations on your surgery! You're going to do great!

I hate going without a bra. Some people are cool with the girls hanging free. I am not so I brought a convertible bra so I could unhook the strap and get it on over my IV lines. I wore a pair of leggings and and oversized sweater home.

I was offered a binder. It was great. And ear plugs is a great idea. Outside my room another door opened and shut all night long. A popular room where they kept all the meds. You don't need much because it all goes by fast.