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Rivka7NV    40

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I have no family around or any who would want to travel to help me. Most of the people I know are married and/or have full lives so it is difficult to find someone. I asked my neighbor and offered her money. She told me to give her a surgery date and she would see if she could get the time off. However, if she can't then, I will be forced to start the search all over. I already know from last year that my insurance company will not cover a visiting nurse. Any suggestions?

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lucy612    2

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I hope it works out with your neighbor. Where are you getting your surgery and when? Do you have any close friends or coworkers you could ask as back up?[emoji848]


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Rivka7NV    40

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NO FAMILY AROUND. Honest. My surgery has not been scheduled yet. I am not working. I am having the surgery done in my home town.

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Joann454    1,329

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I had help but I really think I could've managed on my own. As long as you don't have to lift anything. Make sure all your laundry is done, house clean, shakes and Water purchased, Vitamins purchased etc and you will be ok. Maybe just a drop in after work to help with dishes for a couple of days. Assuming there are no complications you might be just fine.

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Berry78    4,261

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Other than a ride home from the hospital, you probably won't need assistance. Just stock up on a variety of approved liquids for the first few days home, and you'll be set. Clean your house and do the shopping right before the procedure.

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Joann454    1,329

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Other than a ride home from the hospital, you probably won't need assistance. Just stock up on a variety of approved liquids for the first few days home, and you'll be set. Clean your house and do the shopping right before the procedure.

Oh yeah! A ride is mandatory!

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Inga1018    11

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Day 1 & 2 in hospital, day 3 & 4 pretty much in bed and by day 5 you'll be fine. I'm on day 4. Don't want to do anything or go anywhere but I could if I had to. Protein Shakes, Vitamins and lots of water!

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Rivka7NV    40

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Thanks, guys, and gals. I was hoping you would tell me this. I will just have my neighbor stay with me the first 8 hours or so. Usually, after surgery, I want to be left alone to sleep but the doc is insisting I have someone with me for 24-48 hours. I really don't need to have someone around who is bored and is trying to hold a conversation with me.

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KateBruin    344

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Just echoing everyone. You won't need assistance if you plan ahead. But ya, ask anyone to stay just during the initial arrival home in case you can't call 911. Ideally, you'd want another human nearby to call 911 but not everyone has that ability. You just have to be extra vigilant since infection and clots tend to give you some warning.

If you run out of any supplies and you're still on narcotics you can use apps to send a stranger to bring whatever you need right to you!


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Dabearo    118

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You could check out a company like this one. http://www.synergyhomecare.com/

not sure they are in Nevada, but a similar company will be. We used one last year for what called go fetch. It was great.

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Rivka7NV    40

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Thanks! I have contacted them and they will be calling me back.

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      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
      Soooo I am coming to a realization
      of something and I'm not sure what to do about it. For years the only thing I've enjoyed is eating. We rarely do anything or go anywhere and if we do it always includes food. Family comes over? Big family dinner! Go camping? Food! Take a short ride or trip? Food! Holiday? Food! Go out of town for a Dr appointment? Food! When we go to a new town we don't look for any attractions, we look for restaurants we haven't been to. Heck, I look forward to getting off work because that means it's almost supper time. Now that I'm drinking these pre-op shakes for breakfast, lunch, and supper I have nothing to look forward to.  And once I have surgery on June 11th it'll be more of the same shakes. Even after pureed stage, soft food stage, and finally regular food stage, it's going to be a drastic change for the rest of my life. I'm giving up the one thing that really brings me joy. Eating. How do you cope with that? What do you do to fill that void? Wow. Now I'm sad.
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      1. LeighaTR

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      Alisa_S

      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
      Soooo I am coming to a realization
      of something and I'm not sure what to do about it. For years the only thing I've enjoyed is eating. We rarely do anything or go anywhere and if we do it always includes food. Family comes over? Big family dinner! Go camping? Food! Take a short ride or trip? Food! Holiday? Food! Go out of town for a Dr appointment? Food! When we go to a new town we don't look for any attractions, we look for restaurants we haven't been to. Heck, I look forward to getting off work because that means it's almost supper time. Now that I'm drinking these pre-op shakes for breakfast, lunch, and supper I have nothing to look forward to.  And once I have surgery on June 11th it'll be more of the same shakes. Even after pureed stage, soft food stage, and finally regular food stage, it's going to be a drastic change for the rest of my life. I'm giving up the one thing that really brings me joy. Eating. How do you cope with that? What do you do to fill that void? Wow. Now I'm sad.
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      1. summerseeker

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        Life as a big person had limited my life to what I knew I could manage to do each day. That was eat. I hadn't anything else to look forward to. So my eating choices were the best I could dream up. I planned the cooking in managable lots in my head and filled my day with and around it.

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