Surgury on wensday. I have questions

So I am having surgury on wensday and other than gas meds and airfreshner is there any thing ealse i should take.(besides the usual.) I am FINALY passed the nervousness and now am excited. Making my packing list and getting last minute things done.
thanks in advance. I would LOVE to hear ANYTHING you all would like to share.

Chapstick - for dry lips.

Babywipes.  I packed them for freshening up in case I couldn't get out of bed, but used them to clean up after the toilet..... think cut intestines & blood thinners... tarry mess. 

Good luck tomorrow!  Hope everything goes perfectly!
Laura

I was there about 24 hours.  All I *really* needed was chapstick (a must!), a book, my cell and charger.  I wore home what I wore in, and everything else was provided for me.

 Yes, Chapstick/ lip balm. Take two in case you lose one. Don't be without it.
 Take a robe, one that's easy to slip into or put around your shoulders. 
I took absorbant underwear in case the combination of IV fluids and reduced mobility caused accidents, but didn't need it after all.
Not everyone has gas. My innards behaved themselves nicely.
If you're used to using moisturizor and hand lotion, pack them.
I regret not getting a haircut before I went. My hair was too long and it got snarled and I looked pretty bad and felt skanky.

Thank you Laura. I would have never thought of either of those.  I had not thought about was would be "passing". Is it as messy as I am thinking? How bad is the gas? Like killer stinky?For the gas bubbles I am thinking gasex and lots of walkin. Am I even close?

 I don't know about anyone else but my gas wasn't really stinky at all! It was just realllly painful and the gas ex helped with that a lot. 

Do you think bladder pads would be a good idea? I didn't realize I might not have gas. I thought it was automaticI need to color my hair but wonder if I should just wait.(because I always get new grays when I go under anastetic.) Did any of you have someone stay with you the first nite?

I didn't need anyone to stay with me the 1st time.  However, the 2nd night I needed more help & ended up calling my husband back.  My IV popped out of the vein & my right arm blewup huge with fluids.  With my right arm huge & unable to bend & the IV in my left arm - I needed extra help.  I did let him go home around 11 pm.

Take some shoes/slippers that slide on and off easily.  They will have you up walking after surgery and you will NOT feel like lacing up tennis shoes!  Also, take a robe to put over your gown for when you walk.  Baby wipes are a good idea too.  I had a rough go of it in the beginning.  I was in the hospital for almost 5 days.  I had really bad nausa and vomiting....or more accurately described as dry heaving because nothing was in my body to come out.  I couldn't keep anything down.  So I couldn't leave until then.  But I am a RARE case.  Anesthesia and I do not get along.  That has happened with both surgeries I've had in my life.  Most everybody gets out the next day!  Sending good vibes your way and I hope all goes somoothly.

Dont' take a lot.  You won't need much.  I took my toothbrush, toothpaste and slippers.  Oh, and hair brush.  I just wore the same clothes home that I wore to the hospital.