I have just been reading a theard about what to take pre op, and no offence to anyone in america but I dont understand some of the things or names of things.

Can anyone in the uk tell me what they took and what they could not have lived with out after their op?

I have until next thursday to get out to the shops and get everything.

lip salve, a good book and my i pod

All the usual things like toothbrush/paste underwear pj's toiletries etc....

The usual for an hospital stay.

No particular drugs pre-op apart from the ones I had been taking for the pain and acid. Stopped taking all drugs after op as did not need anymore.

A good book is a def plus, ipod can be good for the middle of the night! I woke up at 2am after a day sleeping post op and could not sleep again as was soo excited. A notebook is cool as well. I felt that I needed to get all my experience on paper for me to look at again a few months down the line. Really spooky to see that you have become a new person altogether.

Anon is right, nothing you medically need, just what you feel you will need to pass the time.

Good luck, let us know how you get on.