Surgery Friday - What do I need for hospital and home?

pghsmilz
on 11/15/11 10:06 pm - PA
 Hi all.  I am having surgery in two days--fleur de lis, panniculectomy, thigh lift and flank lipo.  Fun!  lol  I would love some advice about what to have with me at the hospital (expected 2 night stay) and at home afterwards.  It's been 5.5 years since my RNY (I gained the weight back and had to lose it again) so I don't remember what I'll want in the hospital.  I just remember wishing I had real Chapstick.  :)  Anything else?

Also could use suggestions for things to have at home.  I saw one post about that which was very helpful, but I welcome all suggestions, or let me know what to search for on the message board (I looked through about 20 pages of posts so far).  My couch has recliners built in, so I'm hoping that will work for sleeping, although my behind gets sore even now when I sit in it too long...  

Thank you for your help!

    
Scheduled abdominoplasty, thigh lift, flank liposuction for 11/18/11
Jujuvee
on 11/16/11 6:33 am
I only stayed one night so chapstick, phone, charger and tv remote. The clothes I wore in was the clothes I wore out. Baggt sweats, tank top and slippers.

At home I have a lift recliner and the table next to it has easy to get to trays with lots of goodies, water, papers, magazines, tissue, baby wipes, gum and cough drops, gloves, and up until today crackers to take with my antibiotic. I was abusing them and had to pitch them.

I also have a raised toilet seat and that has been great

HW 405- Pre op weight 374- Plastics weight 203 Current weight 194

Circumferential lift/Brachioplasty November 8, 2011

16.3 pounds removed.

Revisions + Thighplasty  October 23, 2012

Breast lift- Spring 2013
 

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