HOSPITAL LIST

MS TOWANA ... HERE IS A LIST I'VE COMPILED FROM OTHER WLS LADIES ... ... YOUR OWN PILLOW (in a brightly covered pillow case so they know it's yours) ... LIGHTWEIGHT ROBE (forget the PJs; you have to wear a hospital gown at MUSC) ... WARM SOCKS ... SLIP-ON SANDLES, SLIPPERS OR HOUSE SHOES ... PERSONAL ITEMS = TOOTHBRUSH, TOOTHPASTE, MELT-ON-YOUR-TONGUE MOUTHWASH FILM & LIP BALM, SPRAY-IN DRY SHAMPOO, SCRUNCHIE OR SOMETHING TO HOLD BACK YOUR HAIR & HAIRBRUSH, DEODERANT ... ELECTRIC OR BATTERY-OPERATED FAN ... LIST OF ALL PRESCRIPTIONS, OVER-THE-COUNTER MEDICATIONS, VITAMINS, MINERALS & SUPLEMENTS (for check-in info) - BE SURE TO LIST THE STRENGTH & HOW MANY TIMES A DAY YOU TAKE THEM ... MUSC ALLOWS YOU TO BRING YOUR OWN PRESCRIPTIONS FROM HOME TO TAKE WHILE IN THE HOSPITAL (this saves on cost & stops the possibility of getting the wrong prescriptions or dosages) ... CANES, WALKERS OR ANY OTHER MEDICAL APPLIANCE YOU USE ... CPAP MACHINE (bring your own as it will be set correctly) ... CAMERA (TO UPDATE YOUR OBESITYHELP.COM PROFILE!) ... MUSC ALLOWS YOU TO HAVE A HAND-HELD CD PLAYER, EARPHONES/HEADSET TO PLAY MUSIC DURING YOUR SURGERY WHILE YOU ARE UNDER ANESTHETIC ... (I'm going to take some relaxing, calming CDs) ... A GOOD WLS BOOK TO READ ... BEFORE & AFTER ... SUSAN MARIE LEACH EXODUS FROM OBESITY ... PAULA F PECK I'M STILL HUNGARY ... CARNEY WILSON WLS: FINDING THE THIN PERSON HIDING INSIDE YOU (3rd Edition) ... ... BARBARA THOMPSON GUT FEELINGS; FROM FEAR & DESPAIR TO HEALTH & ... CARNEY WILSON ... & THE BEST ... A COMFY OUTFIT TO WEAR HOME!!!!!!!!!!!!! DID I MISS ANYTHING LADIES & GENTS GOD BLESS DAWN & NICK

I don't think you all have missed anything. That is a comprehensive list. Hugs, Kate