Hospital bag

[magpie26 244]

Chapstick, baggy pants, baggy shirt, chargers for my kindle and my phone which my husband used because I was doped up and slept, and hair ties and deodorant. I wouldve work the same clothes i came in out, but the pants were zip up and who cares about a bra? Honestly, if all I brought was my cell and Chapstick I would have been fine. I made sure to leave with a "barf bag" just in case, I was nauseous, I don't do well with anesthesia.

[BrooklynSleeved 13]

Don't over pack. I did the same and only pulled out my phone charger, lip balm, lotion and comb. I literally had no desire to read or watch anything. I walked in the gown they gave me because I was too sick to change, but if you do want to change bring something easy to slip on like a really loose house dress. Nothing fancy. And I walked in the socks they gave me and threw them out when I was leaving. I did not want to use you much of my own stuff and bring it home with anything from the hospital.

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[BrooklynSleeved 13]

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[anonbaribabe 236]

On 6/30/2018 at 8:46 PM, soph504 said:

I know everyone says to bring a sports bra, I guess because that's more comfortable, but pulling a sports bra over your head and shoulders can be like wrestling with an enormous rubber band. Personally, I'm going with an easy front clasp bra

On 7/5/2018 at 5:35 PM, BrooklynSleeved said:

Don't over pack. I did the same and only pulled out my phone charger, lip balm, lotion and comb. I literally had no desire to read or watch anything. I walked in the gown they gave me because I was too sick to change, but if you do want to change bring something easy to slip on like a really loose house dress. Nothing fancy. And I walked in the socks they gave me and threw them out when I was leaving. I did not want to use you much of my own stuff and bring it home with anything from the hospital.

BrooklynSleeved (IG, Snapchat, YT)

I've also heard that a front-clasp bra is better than a sports bra for this reason. Same with a dress so that the waistband doesn't rub against your incisions.

[Joe78260 16]

Surgery at noon tomorrow. I am letting my wife pack a bag for me as I am to nervous. Trying breathing exercise but it is not helping

[Letsgetgoing2018 448]

My surgery is Tuesday. Thanks for posting these lists. Wasn’t sure what I should bring. Good luck to everyone with surgeries on the horizon!

[Luzbella 51]

2 hours ago, Joe78260 said:

Surgery at noon tomorrow. I am letting my wife pack a bag for me as I am to nervous. Trying breathing exercise but it is not helping

Don't worry. You've come far and overcame little battles just to make it to this day. Tomorrow is your grand day. Smile, you are about to open a new chapter in your life and your future looks so much healthy already. To keep your mind from racing too much, try reading a book or watching a scary movie. Play monopoly or dominoes. Do anything that keeps your mind away from any thought that might bring you stress. Go to sleep with some soft music or or an audio book.

Keep us posted and please know that you will be in my prayers.

[Jingle123423 165]

4 hours ago, Joe78260 said:

Surgery at noon tomorrow. I am letting my wife pack a bag for me as I am to nervous. Trying breathing exercise but it is not helping

Best of luck! You'll do great!

[sdcheesehead 83]

I bought a summer dress, better to walk the halls in. I also brought my favorite Water flavoring, glad I did, their choices were too sweet. I drifted off a lot so didn't read, but did use my cell phone and lip balm. Good luck to all having upcoming surgeries.

[sideeye 1,440]

I brought practically nothing, and then I used practically nothing that I brought. That was probably for the best since there wasn't anywhere to store stuff and my poor family ended up hauling my backpack around with them while I was in surgery and immediately after. I was in the hospital less than 24 hours so spent it all in the gown and hospital socks. The four things I DID use: laptop, battery pack for phone, phone, headphones.

The most important/useful thing for me was loading up my phone and laptop with Netflix/Audible/iTunes content. I didn't have much energy to do more than walk, listen or watch.

The thing that I desperately wish I had done and would advise for anyone else going in for this surgery: load a water-tracking app onto your phone and create some presets before surgery. After surgery I weirdly got very little instruction, and instead the nurses just gave me a 1-oz cup and a pitcher of Water and then left me to figure it out. You are not going to be at your best at this point: you are going to be bleary and sleepy and non-chronological. I managed during that time to load the WaterMinder app onto my phone, and that's what I used to track water intake in the first 12 hours, but without it I would've been screwed. (My surgeon was not at all pleased to hear that the hospital had dropped the ball on this one, by the way.)

So pick a water-tracking app, and then PRESET it for 1-oz quantities. That way when you're still loopy as hell you can at least consistently repeat "open app, finish one cup (over 15 mins), tap 1oz quantity, pass out again".

[macadamia 591]

9 hours ago, Joe78260 said:

Surgery at noon tomorrow. I am letting my wife pack a bag for me as I am to nervous. Trying breathing exercise but it is not helping

Good luck, dude! You've got this!

[macadamia 591]

8 hours ago, Letsgetgoing2018 said:

My surgery is Tuesday. Thanks for posting these lists. Wasn’t sure what I should bring. Good luck to everyone with surgeries on the horizon!

Good luck on Tuesday! You've got this!

[Missouri-Lee's Summit 1,256]

You'll most definitely need the ChapStick.

Edited July 9, 2018 by Missouri-Lee's Summit

[apositivelife4me 189]

On 6/24/2018 at 7:03 PM, Drealeeanne said:

My surgery is July 30th and, being a planner by nature, I’ve made a list of what I should include in my hospital bag for my one night. Is there anything I’m not considering?

Leggings
Hoodie
Camisole
Slippers
Deodorant
Carmex/Burt’s
Lotion
Socks
Sports bra
Baby wipes
Dial soap
Face wash
Underwear
Battery pack
Phone
Book
Extra long phone cable
Headphones
Headwrap
Glasses case
Mouthwash
Toothbrush
Toothpaste
WW Blanket
Gas ex thin strips

I think you are over doing it a little bit. You wont even be thinking about three quarters of those items when you get out of surgery.

[Drealeeanne 13]

1 hour ago, apositivelife4me said:

I think you are over doing it a little bit. You wont even be thinking about three quarters of those items when you get out of surgery.

What do you think I won’t need/think about?