Surgery top ten creature comfort hints
You will probably on lifting restriction; I wasn't allowed to lift more than 10lb for 6 weeks post-op. I wonder if you could put down a board or something as a makeshift ramp for her?
Sparklekitty / Julie / Nerdy Little Secret (#42)
Roller derby - cycling - triathlon
VSG 2013, RNY conversion 2019 due to GERD. Trendweight here!
My 'thank you, Jesus'' items in the hospital were my favorite pillow, loose comfy clothes, lip balm and really comfy slippers.
At home - Everything everyone else said, and for me - especially SF jello to help push down the crushed meds when liquids and applesauce weren't cutting it.
RNY 11/21/16 - HW/SW 309 LW 150
REVISION 4/10/23 - HW 240 SW 225 CW 164 GW 155
What saved my sanity in the hospital was my bottle of biotene. I got the spray one. When I woke up in recovery it felt like they had stuffed my mouth with cotton balls and that was worse then my abdominal pain at the moment. So, if I were you I'd take some Biotene.
HW: 357.2 SW: 333 5'2" Age:45
pre-op: 24.2 M1: 24.8 M2: 15
Two questions - what surgery are you having and will it be performed lap or open? I live by myself and my surgery was lap. My sister was with me but she's disabled and not much help (more company than help). I will admit it actually helped because I had to do things for myself. It forced me to get up and move around - even it was to go into the kitchen to get something to drink. It's really important that you move after surgery. Even just getting up and walking around your home (I live in an apartment).
If your surgery is done lap, I remember I had to keep reminding myself I had MAJOR surgery because there are no outside scars (I had the DS so I had 5 little holes). No matter what type of surgery you're having, it is MAJOR surgery and it takes months for your insides to heal 100%.
Obviously if your surgery is done open, you may need a little more assistance at the beginning. That may also limit when you can drive (obviously your surgeon will give you guidelines and I suggest you follow them).
Make sure you always have a water bottle at your side and sip sip sip. The absolute most important thing after surgery is to stay hydrated. IMHO nothing else matters.
Janet in Leesburg
DS 2/25/03
Hazem Elariny
-175
Ok I admit it, I am a controlling control freak planner listmaker. I am a dispatcher and those dispatchers out there will know exactly who I am!
Can people share their top ten (or one) creature comforts for hospital stay and return home. I have earplugs, sleep mask and new pillows and sheets but what else should I be getting together? I am coming home to my home and will have someone all day and night to help for the first day or so and then I have help coming for an hour in the am and an hour in the evening(mainly because I live alone and like it that way) to help me out and to walk the dog. What was the best thing that helped after surgery short term?
a heating pad helps pass the air from the gas they use to inflate your abdomen to make the surgery easier to do.
funny, I liked ice packs on my belly right after surgery! After having a C section 5 years ago, I decided, less is more. I brought lose comfortable clothes so I didn't have to wear a gown and my Ipad for entertainment. That was it. When I got home it was me, my bed, vicodin and fluids for 2 days. Then I could do everything just slow and with naps..
