Any "Must-Haves"?
I'm not a gadget person, but I did use my blender. I am with Aaron about the pill crusher and then I couldn't have lived without my S/F popsicles and S/F fudgesicles. They were a staple. Also, remember to take your pillow with you on the ride home from the hospital to press against your stomach for those car bumps.
Lisa Z.
When we believe, all things are possible!
I loved my heating pad the first several days home. My back was a wreck from the hospital bed and it also eased my gassy, achy tummy.
I love my off brand magic bullet thing (got at CVS)--hated the real magic bullet--mixed weird or something. Every morning is my chocolate shake with 1/4 banana and ice and the cup it is blended in becomes the cup you drink it in--less mess!
I got a little heatable gel pack (like the first aid kind) that I heat up to put my bowls or plates on to keep my food warm while I eat sslllllooooooooowwwly. It is so nice not to have to try to reheat 2oz every 10 minutes.
A kitchen timer. I was told to only eat 1 oz every 10 minutes and drink no more than 8 oz an hour for those first couple weeks. So I would set my timer for the amount of time I should eat and it helped me slow down. It really did help change my perception of how quickly I was eating. Then as soon as it rang, I'd reset it for 30 minutes more to tell me when I could drink again. My daughter joked that I sounded like a bomb because I was always ticking. Thankfully now just a couple weeks out they have eased the restriction about how slow to eat, but I still will use it to keep me honest about the 30 minutes of no drink.
Oh, they may offer you a binder in the hospital--take it if they do. It made a world of difference in how comfortable I was when I was up walking--awesome support. Not so comfortable to sit in, but it helped a ton with walking early out.
Hope this helps!
Denise
I love my off brand magic bullet thing (got at CVS)--hated the real magic bullet--mixed weird or something. Every morning is my chocolate shake with 1/4 banana and ice and the cup it is blended in becomes the cup you drink it in--less mess!
I got a little heatable gel pack (like the first aid kind) that I heat up to put my bowls or plates on to keep my food warm while I eat sslllllooooooooowwwly. It is so nice not to have to try to reheat 2oz every 10 minutes.
A kitchen timer. I was told to only eat 1 oz every 10 minutes and drink no more than 8 oz an hour for those first couple weeks. So I would set my timer for the amount of time I should eat and it helped me slow down. It really did help change my perception of how quickly I was eating. Then as soon as it rang, I'd reset it for 30 minutes more to tell me when I could drink again. My daughter joked that I sounded like a bomb because I was always ticking. Thankfully now just a couple weeks out they have eased the restriction about how slow to eat, but I still will use it to keep me honest about the 30 minutes of no drink.
Oh, they may offer you a binder in the hospital--take it if they do. It made a world of difference in how comfortable I was when I was up walking--awesome support. Not so comfortable to sit in, but it helped a ton with walking early out.
Hope this helps!
Denise
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RNY 2/3/09, LBL/BL w/Augmentation 9/16/11
Start weight: 335 Current weight: 185 Goal weight: Whatever the hell I can maintain without driving myself insane!
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