So as my day is coming closer and closer I’m running around trying to decide what I need to get to be ready for that amazing day.

What are some of the things that looking back after your surgery that you couldn’t live without post surgery in the hospital and right afterwards.

I am hoping that this will help all who have not had the surgery be able to learn from those who have had it.

What made post surgery easier for you ? What was your can’t live without items?

Edited June 7, 20188 yr by Oceanlove

On June 7, 2018 at 7:18 AM, Bryn910 said:

Digital scale!! Measuring food is so vital. I purchased 2 (one for home, one for work). Going to order another that will fit in my purse for when I am further out and going out to eat

I hadn't thought about a scale. Terrific idea.

not there but 2 th8ngs I want
small school to weigh food
Strong blender

I meant scale it is only four A M

Doing blended food I have found a small electric chopper works best. A blender is to big for the amount of food I can have.

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Now that I’m post surgery and spent four days in the hospital. The one thing I discovered I cannot live without post surgery is a recliner.

Omg whatever you do get one before surgery.

We had to go buy one the night after I made it home. Unless you have one of those adjustable beds you can incline.

But you HAVE to have a recliner to recover and sleep

I invested in one of these after surgery:

https://www.amazon.com/Professional-Chopper-Blender-Processor-QB1004/dp/B004XK4N9C/ref=sr_1_9?s=kitchen&ie=UTF8&qid=1530264986&sr=1-9&keywords=ninja+blender

I tried using a blender but it would not puree meats or anything else correctly. The Ninja is awesome!

Ge3 I hope my post surgery budget can stretch that far . I hear,they are a tad,pricey, was going to,purchase some thing cheaper so I could,have it sooner!

Frustra8

Money was an issue for me as well I went to Walmart and bought a small food processor and it only cost about 15 dollars, and it worked just as good for me as the more expensive ninja machines

A belt and a decent manual espresso maker... I just realized these are my essentials 7 months post op, and writing it together makes me feel like McGuyver...

not there but 2 th8ngs I want
small school to weigh food
Strong blender

Get a small food processer from Walmart. They work great for purees and are super cheap. I found a digital food scale on Amazon, I think it was $8

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Do you mean those mustard and relish containers used by restaurants? I'm confused.

They are 2oz clear containers with lids. I work in a concession stand during football season and we use them for jalapeños. They sell them by the paper plates. I use them for everything now.

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I looked every where for the gas x strips. Walgreen's pharmacist said they no longer make them. If you can find them, then try them but I was told they don't help for this type of air After surgery. The gas pain was so bad after surgery that I had my daughter look for them everywhere!! In hopes they might work!!

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Nope they don’t make them. I used the chewable and they didn’t work on the gas post op but they are amazing for the gas building up in my stomach after eating anything

On 6/8/2018 at 6:09 AM, Matt Z said:

I **LOVE** my Ninja BL682Z. I can freeze SF Jello in ice cubes and then turn them into snow cones with this thing... Like, legit, ice cubes to snow. It's loud, but it's powerful. I've used it 2-3 times a day since Surgery over 2 months ago and it's still just as good as day one.

how much was your Ninja? It it a blender or a food processor?

For directly after surgery and during the recovery stay, initially it was the lip balm and dry mouth spray, and my sweatpants. I was thankful I brought a pillow from home. My cell phone and charger. Everything else, I really didn't use. Never read my book, didn't bother with anything else other than my cell and the lip balm and dry mouth spray.
At home, my Ninja food processor (picked up the 2 horsepower version), I use it several times a day *STILL* more than 2 months out of surgery.

What is your go to recipe using the food processor?

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