What to take to the hospital?

Any advice on what to take in my bag to the hospital?

Hi Nana08

I am a Nana also! Let's hear it for Nanas Congratulations on your upcoming surgery. Here is a great list for you.

Weight Loss Surgery Hospital Stay: What To Pack

We can't wait for your updates! Good Luck

Regards,

Kathy

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Grandbabies are the best! Thanks for the list. My surgery is Nov. 5

I had RNY and I have a list that was good for my needs. Most of it is for any kind of surgery but if you want it...I can copy and paste or send to you in a private message.

Thanks, copy and paste as I'm sure I'm not the only one who would like to see it.

The hospital will provide almost everything you need (toiletries, hospital gown, robe, slip resistant socks, etc). Bring Chapstick, loose fitting clothes to go home in, your pillow (hospital pillows SUCK). You will also use that pillow to brace your incisions on the bumpy car ride home.

You won't feel like doing much other than napping and walking. I brought a bunch of magazines and a book that I never touched.

Im sure it is the same list as Kathy S. linked you to....

Hospital Stay: What to Pack

1. Loose fitting clothes for the ride home
2. A pillow (to put over your stomach for the ride home to put seat belt on. and if you need to cough or sneeze
3. Chapstick
4. Front zip sports bra
5. A list of your medicies
6. Open back slip on slippers
7. tablet or ipad with headphones
8. A loose house robe to walk around in hospital
9. A good book
10. Lotions for dry skin
11. Water bottle for ride home
12. Personal toiletries - toothbrush, shampoo, hairbrush, deodorant
13. Earplugs
14. Insurance card
15. Biotene mouth spray for dry mouth
16. Gas-x (I didnt need this until I got home
17. Baby wipes - just to wipe hands and mouth
18. Hair band to keep hair back
19. Extra underwear
20. Favorite phone to comfort you

Leave your jewelry at home.

I brought more crap than I needed. For me (a 40 year old male, for context), I wish I would have only brought this:

1. Small, firm pillow for car ride home to hold against my stomach (DO THIS. I did and it's the most important. If I didn't have this, I probably would not have made it home in the car for the bumps jiggling my insides).
2. Hand lotion.
3. Chapstick
4. Slippers/crocs. Something easy on and easy off.

That's it. I drug an iPad and phone and book and toothpaste and hair gel and deodorant and... you get the point. Not necessary. Loose fitting clothes in/wear them out, too. That's all. Travel light, it's way easier to get home when it doesn't feel like you need a U-Haul. :)

Good luck on your surgery!

These are great suggestions, especially earplugs. I think that a sleep mask is great because the nurses often come in during the night to check on you are your roommates vital signs and they may turn on a light. Sleep is important after surgery so these things help.

If I only had one item to take it would be Biotene Moisturizing Mouth Spray. Have whoever is accompanying you bring it directly to recuperation room; Nothing else was as important.