New and approved.

Well I am not exactly new. I have been a lurker.. I just found out tonight at 4:30 that my insurance approved my surgery. I am so excited. I will find out on Monday when my surgery will be. Please tell me everything I will need while I am in the hospital and what I will need to get for when I am home for the first few weeks. I want to be totally prepared.

Thanks
Julie

Welcome to the boards!!

Your nutritionist will go over all the things you'll need for your meals the first few weeks you get home, so make sure to follow their instructions.  I have an entire booklet on just the different things I can eat and when.  You can try out a few protein powders ahead of time such as from GNC or samples from Unjury or other good sources, but don't buy a lot of them! Your tastes may change after surgery.  

I needed:
a blender
a little pillow for splinting myself the first few days (bring it to the hospital so you have it for the car ride home)
a back scrubber (to reach my legs in the shower the first few days because bending over is really sore)
Really loose clothes--I ran around in pajama pants for the first week--even the underwear waistbands bothered my incisions so I pulled the Ancient Holies out of the back of the drawer that were all stretched out
Help around the house
slippers that you can just slide on and off, and some shoes (mules or clogs) that you don't have to tie
baby spoons (so I can learn to chew the right size bite)
some people think sippy cups work for keeping air out better, too.

That's a start for the moment. 

Congrats on getting approval!

Congrats on your approval!  I am starting to get myself together for my upcoming surgery.  I have found that GNC was quite pricey so I'm currently shopping around for other prices.  I did buy some protein from GNC in the event that I don't find it cheaper elsewhere.  I've recruited some family to help out around the house.  Purchased lots of big comfy jogging pants to wear home from the hospital and around the house after.  Right now I'm just focusing on getting the house in order so I don't have to worry about that when I get home from the hospital.