What did you all take to the surgery?

[DejaVSG 21]

Hi everyone!!!

Happy November! With the days finally coming to a end with my surgery on the horizon. I have been trying to get all my ducks in a row and make sure I'm taking the right things with me to the Hospital. So my question is what did all of you take to the hospital?

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[fit2fabvsg 13]

All I took was pj's and underwear for walking the halls..I had on the non slip shoes...so maybe some slippers. And maybe a good pillow...hospital beds are awful

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[fit2fabvsg 13]

Oh and some type of entertainment if u not a TV watcher. Like a puzzle or coloring book. After each walk i would sit in the chair for an hour or so and play games on my phone...it can get pretty boring..so that was my entertainment.

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[theantichick 2,204]

OMG. I just posted about how I took a suitcase full of stuff. I had Protein drinks in there, because I'm a picky eater and worried that I wouldn't like what they had at the hospital. I took my laptop and my phone and my eReader. I took my CPAP (that we actually didn't end up using at all because I elevated the head of my bed). I took a sweater and slippers and my home meds and Water flavoring and gas-x strips and I don't even remember what all. I know it was a carryon bag stuffed to the gills.

Do you know what I actually used from all of that?

My smart phone.

My toothbrush and toothpaste (I hate the ones they have at the hospital).

A change of underwear.

That's it.

I do wish I'd packed a heating pad and maybe a nice pillow.

If I'd not packed all the other crap, I'd have had room. LOL.

I used a second hospital gown as a robe when I was walking, and they preferred I use the grippy socks they have. I wore the same clothes home that I wore to the hospital (since I was in them a grand total of 2 hours they weren't dirty. Ended up, post-op I didn't like any of the Protein stuff I bought beforehand, and the Premier Protein they had at the hospital was what I could actually tolerate. I didn't end up flavoring the Water, because I was only able to sip about an ounce at a time. I couldn't focus on anything to read, so I just zombie-watched whatever was on TV (a lot of Criminal Minds as I recall) and screwed around facebooking and such on my phone when I wasn't sleeping.

Don't forget chargers for whatever electronics you take.

Other than that, just think minimally. You likely won't need 1/2 of what you think you will.

[DejaVSG 21]

@@theantichick LOL I really got a kick out of your post... I keep watching YouTube videos where different people keep saying they took a whole bunch of things they didn't need. My mom said the same to me that when she was pregnant with my older brother she took everything but the kitchen sink and then for me she just took half the things and still didn't use any of it. I think I'll do what both you and @fit2fab did and take only a gown,gas x strips,and a charger.

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[NikkiRT 265]

Change of underwear, robe, some minor toiletries and flip flops.

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[sleevedprincess 9]

I packed a full bag and didn't use anything but my phone. I had my hair tied down and the hospital provided everything else. Body wash, deodorant, robe, slippers, tooth brush, tooth paste, lotion and even underwear. I'm sure Aetna will pay dearly for it lol

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