Questions About Packing for Surgery and After Surgery!
So, I am having surgery this month, July 30th! I am extremely excited, and I haven't hit the nervous part yet.. But I am sure thats coming soon. I was just wondering what you guys packed for surgery. Also what types of things did you buy for after surgery that helped you a lot? I know some people buy small containers for meals, smaller cups, plates, bowls, etc. But I was wondering if there was anything else that would be useful to me.
Thanks ahead of time!
BTW my starting weight is 235lbs and I am 5'4. If there is anyone who is close to my height or weight that has had RNY, if you could tell me how your weight loss has been, that'd be wonderful encouragement! (OF course I know that everyone is different but still =P)
Digital food scale with Tare, oz, gram settings. Use it ALL THE TIME!
I also bought a lot of the Glad 1/2 cup serving containers and use them frequently.
Packing for surgery--wore home the clothes I wore in. Sonicare toothbrush was used a LOT!!
Lip balm was SO critical, I thought my poor lips were going to fall off my face from dryness.
My husband and I eat off the salad plates instead of the dinner plates, we did not buy new plates though. I also use the smallest salad forks of our flatware. I just cannot bring myself to eat with a baby fork/spoon.
HW333--SW 289--GW of 160 5' 11" woman. I only know the way I know & when you ask for input/advice, you'll get the way I've been successful through my surgeon & nutritionist. Please consult your surgeon & nutritionist for how to do it their way. Biggest regret? Not doing this 10 years ago! Every day is better than the day before...and it was a pretty great day!
You really don't need much for surgery... personal toiletries, cell phone and charger, most people want lip balm (but I didn;t need it), and a change of underwear if you want. You will spend almost all of your time napping/sleeping or walking. I was in the hospital 4 days (open surgery) and the above things are pretty much all I used. I wore in a loose t-shirt, sports bra (since my incision came up to my breastbone), a pair of soft lightweight cotton pants, and slip-on shoes. I had my surgery at 7:30 am, so because I had only worn my underwear for an hour, and didn't wear any while in the hospital, I just wore those home, too. I discourage people from taking their own pajamas since they create a hassle with IV tubing and they may get ruined with iodine (or whatever) or blood stains. Some hospitals will let you wear your own slippers or shoes if they have non-skid soles, but ours insisted that you wear their ugly, uncomfortable no-skid socks.
I did not buy any special containers or utensils or dishes. I just used salad plates instead of dinner plates and used regular bowls. You will need to be measuring your portions, anyway, so it isn't like you need smaller plates or bowls to help you judge portion size. I personally think that seeing the smaller portions on a mostly regular sized plate or bowl helps you in the long run (rather than having to rely on measuring portions forever.) A food scale, however, is very helpful as is a "blender bottle" if you plan to shake up your protein shakes rather than deal with the foam if you make them in the blender.
I am 5'4" (if I stretch as much as I can, LOL... I am actually 5'3.5"), but I started at 100 pounds heaver than you (332 was my highest recorded weight). I lost 190 pounds and am maintaining that loss (I will be 6 years out next month).
Lora
14 years out; 190 pounds lost, 165 pound loss maintained
You don't drown by falling in the water. You drown by staying there.
The most important for me was my chapstick, cell phone charger, and my own pillow with my own pillowcase that smelled so good. I wore the same clothes home I wore to the hospital. A change of underwear.
Before surgery I collected my protein shakes and cleaned out my cupboards of all the junk that I used to graze on.
Lori 
