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Any last minute suggestions ?---leaving for my daughters tuesday. (surgery scheduled for wednesday afternoon).. have to work tomorrow and am trying to get some things together today to take to hospital --i also plan to stay with my child few days... any last minute suggestions on what to pack?
thanks, cathy

Cathy,
Since you are driving so far don't forget the pillow to put over your stomach on the ride home. I Know we are probably going to need that. You lost a good amount of weight in  your pre-op time.
Hope your  less of a person when you return
annie

  Cathy, I am so excited for you!  Hope all goes well!  One thing I've enjoyed this summer, that I didn't start off with in April and that I wish I had known about sooner is the Crystal Light "on the go" packets of lemonade and iced tea.  They are great for having in your purse or at home for convenience sake, and make it easier to get in your water.  I also enjoy my Flintstone chewable vitamins.  Hope you get some other good ideas!  Keep us up to date with your progress!

  I second the long ride with a pillow~!!!!!
Good luck Cathy!!!!!
 Let us know how ur doing
dawn

Cathy...I took a book, lotion, lip balm and my pillow!!!!! It was almost like a c-section as far as needing to hold that abdomen still! I also had some butterfly bandaids to help hold the incisions after your steri strips come off! They work well in the shower yet allow air and Neosporin to be applied without taking them off everytime! Good Luck!!!!

I didn't need a whole lot, didn't feel like reading even though I took a book, I wore the hospital gowns, mainly because my incision broke loose once and poured the blood, etc,
2 things I wish I had of took, was a bigger pair of pants, where my tummy was swelled, and gas-x strips, other than that I didn't need much, some shampoo, stuff like that