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Hello wise ones...what are some of the things your packing in ur hospital bag. For all the veteran Sleevers what did u find was a must have while ur in the hospital?

So far I've decided to take:

Longer length night gown

Robe

Slippers

iPad

iPhone

Chargers

Multi socket extension cord

Pillow with colored pillow case

Gas-X thin strips

CPAP machine (sigh)

Hey Curvy,

When's your surgery date?

Hey girl! Remember they changed me to April 14th and it's just 15 days away.
Ah you're in the homeward stretch! Well I'll be reading your posts with a rather envious shade of green until July. Go get 'em!

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Hello wise ones...what are some of the things your packing in ur hospital bag. For all the veteran Sleevers what did u find was a must have while ur in the hospital?

So far I've decided to take:

Longer length night gown

Robe

Slippers

iPad

iPhone

Chargers

Multi socket extension cord

Pillow with colored pillow case

Gas-X thin strips

CPAP machine (sigh)

Hey Curvy,

When's your surgery date?

Hey girl! Remember they changed me to April 14th and it's just 15 days away.
Ah you're in the homeward stretch! Well I'll be reading your posts with a rather envious shade of green until July. Go get 'em!
Hahahahaha...girl liquid diet starts tomorrow dear Lord help me lol.

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Wait so ur not staying the 2 nights or at least overnight?? I know all surgeons r different.

No ma'am. 6-8 hours is what I'm told.

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Wait so ur not staying the 2 nights or at least overnight?? I know all surgeons r different.

No ma'am. 6-8 hours is what I'm told.

Please let me know how ur doing. So will u do a leak test before being discharged?

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Hello wise ones...what are some of the things your packing in ur hospital bag. For all the veteran Sleevers what did u find was a must have while ur in the hospital?

So far I've decided to take:

Longer length night gown

Robe

Slippers

iPad

iPhone

Chargers

Multi socket extension cord

Pillow with colored pillow case

Gas-X thin strips

CPAP machine (sigh)

Hey Curvy,

When's your surgery date?

Hey girl! Remember they changed me to April 14th and it's just 15 days away.
Ah you're in the homeward stretch! Well I'll be reading your posts with a rather envious shade of green until July. Go get 'em!
Hahahahaha...girl liquid diet starts tomorrow dear Lord help me lol.
You will be fine! I can't wait to read about your diet.

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Hello wise ones...what are some of the things your packing in ur hospital bag. For all the veteran Sleevers what did u find was a must have while ur in the hospital?

So far I've decided to take:

Longer length night gown

Robe

Slippers

iPad

iPhone

Chargers

Multi socket extension cord

Pillow with colored pillow case

Gas-X thin strips

CPAP machine (sigh)

Hey Curvy,

When's your surgery date?

Hey girl! Remember they changed me to April 14th and it's just 15 days away.
Ah you're in the homeward stretch! Well I'll be reading your posts with a rather envious shade of green until July. Go get 'em!
Hahahahaha...girl liquid diet starts tomorrow dear Lord help me lol.
You will be fine! I can't wait to read about your diet.
So far Protein shake, crystal light, and Water. Can't wait for a break in this meeting to go make me a shake I'm feeling the rumbles lol.

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The only things needed was the following:

Baggy clothes and slip on shoes to wear to the hospital

Chap stick

Brush, comb, lotion

Toothbrush and toothpaste

Cell phone ONLY

You leave with the same clothes you come in with.

Good luck!

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Hello wise ones...what are some of the things your packing in ur hospital bag. For all the veteran Sleevers what did u find was a must have while ur in the hospital?

So far I've decided to take:

Longer length night gown

Robe

Slippers

iPad

iPhone

Chargers

Multi socket extension cord

Pillow with colored pillow case

Gas-X thin strips

CPAP machine (sigh)

Hey Curvy,

When's your surgery date?

Hey girl! Remember they changed me to April 14th and it's just 15 days away.
Ah you're in the homeward stretch! Well I'll be reading your posts with a rather envious shade of green until July. Go get 'em!
Hahahahaha...girl liquid diet starts tomorrow dear Lord help me lol.
You will be fine! I can't wait to read about your diet.
So far Protein shake, crystal light, and Water. Can't wait for a break in this meeting to go make me a shake I'm feeling the rumbles lol.
Did you pick out your own shake or are you using a physician supplied one?

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There is a long list under the stickies of things to take with you. Its compiled by other members thatve had the surgery.

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I way over packed. Didn't use my gowns at all. It was much easier using the hospital gown with all the iv's and heart monitors. Used the hospital socks and only used cosmetics the day I was discharged. They wouldn't let me shower until the. Morning I left the hospital. Took but didn't use Gasx, walking was much better.

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I've heard the gasx will not work because it is a different type of gas?? Any truth in this?

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I've heard the gasx will not work because it is a different type of gas?? Any truth in this?

It worked great for me..took it for a couple days once I got home along with my heating pad.

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I've heard the gasx will not work because it is a different type of gas?? Any truth in this?

That's what my surgeon said. I tried it when I got home anyways and it didn't work.

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Hello wise ones...what are some of the things your packing in ur hospital bag. For all the veteran Sleevers what did u find was a must have while ur in the hospital?

So far I've decided to take:

Longer length night gown

Robe

Slippers

iPad

iPhone

Chargers

Multi socket extension cord

Pillow with colored pillow case

Gas-X thin strips

CPAP machine (sigh)

Hey Curvy,

When's your surgery date?

Hey girl! Remember they changed me to April 14th and it's just 15 days away.
Ah you're in the homeward stretch! Well I'll be reading your posts with a rather envious shade of green until July. Go get 'em!
Hahahahaha...girl liquid diet starts tomorrow dear Lord help me lol.
You will be fine! I can't wait to read about your diet.
So far Protein shake, crystal light, and Water. Can't wait for a break in this meeting to go make me a shake I'm feeling the rumbles lol.
Did you pick out your own shake or are you using a physician supplied one?
Mines were on NUT list with the exception of Carnation no sugar added Breakfast drink which I add to plain light soy milk.

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I've heard the gasx will not work because it is a different type of gas?? Any truth in this?

It will not work for the gas they fill your abdomen with because it's in your abdominal cavity, not your digestive tract. Only walking will help with the surgical gas. However, I did get quite bloated with actual intestinal gas a few days after surgery and the GasX did help with that. Used it 1-2 times a day for a couple weeks till my GI tract settled down and got used to digesting stuff again. The Pemix I was given postop helped with that, too since it increases GI motility.

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