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Well im going tomorrow to get my surgery in hurst :clap2: and was wondering if anyone had any last minute items to take with me to surgery to make it more comfortable.

I am taking carmex for the parchness

an insulated cup for ice for the ride home

a pillow for the seat belt

my Teddy Bear for comfort:bounce:

loose fitting clothes with a button down shirt

Has anyone had nausea after surgery I live about 2 hours from surgery location and I would hate to be pulling over every 10 minutes on the side of the road:faint:that would be bad.

Thanks for your :help:

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Cavegirl -

I had my surgery yesterday! I was at the surgery center at 6 a.m. and back at my home by 10:30 a.m. You might want to pack some non-skid slippers because they will have you up walking.

I had just a touch of nausea when I woke up - I told them about it and they gave me something right away.

Good luck and know that we are wishing you well!

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how exciting !!!!!!!!!!! well i live i hour from my hospital and i was worried about the ride home so i ended up taking some of my liq. pain med. the doc perscribed before i left for the drive home it was the best idea for me i was also worried about the bumps in the road so i ended up just falling asleep because of the meds. hope this helps:angry

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thank you so much for the info. I just want tomorrow to be finished so I can carry on, this liquid thing is about to kill me it will be nice when 1/4 to 1/2 cup of liquid will fill me up

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I live about 2 hours from where I had my surgery too. Just ask them to give you plenty of pain meds before you leave. Tell them how far you live. They hooked me up with meds and I was feeling good on the ride home. The hospital called in my scripts so my husband could just pick them up quickly. Good luck. saying a prayer for you.

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well I made it back home all went well except for the gas pains "ouch" but hopefully it goes away quick thank you for the prayers it helped alot

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mia,

Yes I tried the gas x strips, but they did not help me really at all. It was getting pretty bad with the pain. My husband went and got Maalox, mixed berry- dont get strawberry "YUCK"

and within 30 - 45 minutes I was getting rid of the gas and the pain subsided. Heating pad, maalox alot, and walking.

Hope this helps it did me im 2 days out from surgery and I am almost back to normal.

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I second the request to have them give you something for pain before you leave. I too live about 2 hours from the hospital and I don't remember the ride home at all because I was in La La land...

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