1 Week Pre-Op

I am pre-op yet (not far behind ya though), so can't help you with much there.  What I can tell you is that I was hospitalized in October for 4 days to have a hysterectomy.  I can tell you what I had and used then: chapstick slippers book/magazine toothbrush/toothpaste hairbrush lotion address book with phone numbers of people I wanted to call That is the stuff I used.  I would expect the needs to be similar for this hospitalization.  I have been trying to be very good with my diet prior to this liquid diet (gave up sugar, carbonated beverages some time ago), but there is still a couple things I wanted to have prior to surgery, and I did.  I did not go overboard; that was my fear, that the minute I found out I was having surgery I would want to eat all my "last meals."  I didn't let myself go there. I have been on the fence on writing the letters sort of thing.  I went into my previous surgery (which was an abdominal incision, not laproscopically) without doing those things.  I do not think I will do them this time either.  That being said, my kids are not little any longer.  Perhaps if they were I would rethink that decision.  My youngest just graduated from high school.  I do have a son getting married September 1st, but I am hopeful that all will go well with my surgery. So was the liquid diet really hard?  I am excited to start it, as I know it is one step closer to surgery.   Good luck to you in your surgery!  Please keep us posted.

hi: good luck with your surgery, my date is right between the 2 of you! my dh had open rny and on the 60 mile car trip home we wish we had a pillow for him to press against his incision on bumpy parts. you may not need it with lap, just a thought.

good luck on the liquid diets! judi