post-op prep

[determined1103 22]

Do anyone have any suggestions on what to get pre-op for my post -op stage besides Vitamins and shakes

[artymama 170]

Cream Soups, a mini food processor, lots of sugar free drinks, fun mugs or glasses to drink out of, different broths.....that's what I can think of now! Good luck!

[Bufflehead 6,358]

This is a copy & paste from a post I did a couple days ago under the "Recommended products from Amazon" topic:

Looking back at my order history I got:

• Cuisinart mini food processor
  
• KitchenAid immersion blender
  
• Mini ice cube trays (for little ice cubes, best for mixing in shakes/smoothies)
  
• Premier Protein chocolate drinks
  
• Wellesse liquid Multi-Vitamin, Calcium, & Iron
  
• Lots of Kindle books and instant movies/tv series to stream while home recovering
  
• heating pad
  
• chelated zinc supplement (to prevent Hair loss - chelated zinc is easier on the stomach than zinc glutonate)
  
• 32 oz. Bubba Keg -- I fill it with Water and ice each day and sip, helps get in my fluids
  
• Fusionbrands poach pods - for making perfect poached eggs
  
• Omicron wrist blood pressure monitor - all patients on HBP meds are required by my doctor to monitor their blood pressure 2x/daily after discharge
  
• Syntrax Matrix and Syntrax Nectar protein powders (Matrix = mint cookie YUM), nectar = Fuzzy Navel, Roadside Lemonade, Lemon Tea)
  
• Food thermometer (to make sure Hot Drinks are the proper temp to stir in protein without curdling it)
  
• Fuzzy anti-skid socks for use in walking slippery hospital hallways
  

The three things I would have gotten if I didn't already have them were a digital kitchen scale, a good small blender, and mini-muffin pans (to make the "bites" recipes from the World According to Eggface blog -- she has tons of great post-surgery recipes!).

Good luck to you!

[determined1103 22]

Thx for the tips. Very helpful. Surgery is 8/5.