Hello everyone,

I am just curious when you are in the hospital, do you have to wear the hospital gown after surgery or can you wear your own?

Thanks.

I was able to wear either my own or the hospital gown.

I did bring my own, but I had no energy to get out of bed and get changed, it was just to much hard work.

So luckily I had my mum to help me get changed when we left the hospital.

You can bring your own. Unlike Ange, I had plenty energy, but I didn't want blood or something ruining one of mine, and they had a nice big one that "fit" and closed in the back. I dressed within about an hour of "coming to" anyway, in real clothes.

It can be a bit of a pain to change gowns because of the IV...but you can wear your own if you really want to!

I took a pair of oversized night pants and a really oversiezed night shirt to wear when I had mine done

I didn't care if I was naked, as long as I had pain meds. lol!! Seriously though, I wore the hospital gown until the next morn. I put the same clothes I wore to the hosp. back on for the ride home. (less to pack)

Good luck w/ your surgery

I didn't stay over night, but from prior surgeries I would have stayed in the hospital gowns. IF you are given one not big enough, tell them you need a bigger one. They actually gave me one way to big for me, so they brought me a smaller one. ( I was at 240 the morning of my surgery). The one they brought for me would have fit a 400 pound person. You don't want to ruin your gowns. And why make more laundry for yourself? You won't want to do laundry for a few days. I waited nearly a week to physically do the laundry. My boys loaded and unloaded. I just did the soaps and softner.

teri

I loved the hospital gown, sounds funny but it was a massive blue thing that tied up at the side & going to the toilet etc was easy as I didnt have to bend down to pull down clothes etc.

I also awoke after surgery in the gown obviously but I did have blood stains on it around the stomach area & im glad I didn't wear my own.

Basically because I had a hernia repaired in surgery I just had no energy, it was so painfull to move & the thought of having to get up and get dressed was like...forget it!