Pepparing correctly?

[enlightened1 15]

My surgery is scheduled for August 5th and I'm wondering if I'm really prepared. Care to share what you think would be helpful in regard to planning?

[andreamy7 55]

Take something from home that helps you relax. You won't sleep much post op, they keep waking you up for vitals and walking. You want to be walking the sooner you.walk the sooner you can go home. You won't have a lot of energy and the pain will not be bad until about day 3. Make sure to get everything you need post op before you go into surgery. Get some shakes, good ones. Try a few so you can have something around. Jello was great. Take enough time off work. Then get ready to clean out your closet cuz the weight flies off for the first 3 -4 months.

[enlightened1 15]

Great advice...thank you so much for responding

[Bufflehead 6,358]

@@enlightened1 for in the hospital, my most important items were my phone and charger and chapstick. Everything else, the hospital supplied. I think it's really important to be up and active as much as possible. When you get taken to your room after recovery, try to be sitting up in a chair in your room rather than lying down in your hospital bed. The more upright you are, the more you move, the faster you will get rid of the gas.

For after the surgery, I stocked up on Protein powder samples, sugar free Jello and popsicles, low sodium V-8, Protein Soups, and Powerade Zero/G2. My most important household items were my heating pad, Bubba Kegs (I would fill one with ice and Water each morning and work my way through it), food thermometer (to make sure my hot protein soups/powders would not get too hot and denature the protein), digital food scale, immersion blender, and mini food processor (although I didn't need that for 3 weeks after surgery as I had 3 weeks of full liquids to get through). Before I went for surgery, I made sure that everything that required lifting or a lot of effort around the house was taken care of. Kitty litter was changed, floors were mopped/vacuumed, shrubs were trimmed, mulch was down, etc. This may not be such an issue for you if you live with someone who can take care of those sorts of things.

[enlightened1 15]

Thank you...I have my daughter coming over to help me for the first few days after I get home from the hospital. I am going to clean the house the weekend prior, do the laundry and prep my kitchen. I still can't believe it's only 10 days away! Thanks for your input...you've all been my saving grace

[VSGAnn2014 12,992]

My surgery is scheduled for August 5th and I'm wondering if I'm really prepared. Care to share what you think would be helpful in regard to planning?

Wow, you've really done great -- lost 41 pounds pre-surgery already. I bet you're going to be a wonderful success with this tool.

Best wishes to you for surgery and recovery.

[enlightened1 15]

Thank you VSGAnn!

Yeah, I thought if I gave up all sugar, fast food, carbs, soda and alcohol during my 6 month medically supervised diet, then it wouldn't be so difficult after the surgery...

9 days to go!! So excited!