Surgery Monday

My surgery is monday and i am so nervous and so excited!!!  How sick are you usually post op? Worried about pain and nausea/vomiting.  Also what should i take to hospital?  Should i take PJ's or just wear theirs? 

I just had my surgery this last monday and my doctor sent me home with pain and nausea medicine.  I was very nervous and excited also  you will do fine it will be over before you know it.  The main thing you need at the hospital is lip balm and maybe a pair of slip on shoes. I took PJ's but only wore them home from the hospital.  Praying for you.

thanks for prayers and info.

I only stayed over night so I didn't pack much.  Good walking shoes/slippers cuz you WILL be walking a lot. I wore my own jammies-bright purple silk gown, matching robe and matching PURPLE reading glasses.  Of course I wore their gown during surgery and changed afterward.  The nurses got a kick out of me, all dresssed up like I had a late night date, lol.  I wore loose clothes home cuz I refused to leave in my jammies.  (I'm a nurse and just think that's tacky).  Take a pillow for the ride home, your cell phone, toothbrush, hairbrush, Gas-X and chapstick.  That's about it.  No need for books or magazines.  When your not sleeping, you'll be walking.

Don't sweat the pain or nausea.  Your doc should have plenty of stuff ordered to cover it.

I am very excited for your 

I had very little pain; I was on a patient controlled pain pump.  I wore the hospital's gowns because of IVs and pain pump I could not have put my own on. I had no nausea in the hospital (was given meds for that) and was only sent home w/pain med.  I used it the first night only to help me sleep and then 1 week later on Thanksgiving day because I was 1 week out and did too much that day.

You will do fine.  I will pray for you.

Monday's are great days to have surgery. I had mine on 12/28. I was so excited I did not sleep a wink the night before. I had no nausea at all. Just soreness. I would wear their PJ's however bring something to wear home. Fair waring you cannot tie your shoes. Good luck.

I just had surgery on 12/28/09. I just took loose clothes to the hospital with me to wear home.  I had taken along my own PJs, but with all of the IVs and everything, I just stayed in the hospital gown.  I did take along some slippers for when I had to go walking.  I also took along basic necessities (toothbrush, toothpaste, etc) and a couple of my own pillows, which I highly recommend if you toss and turn a lot like I do at night.  Post op I didn't have any nausea or vomiting.  I was also lucky in that I didn't have much pain, just some discomfort at times.  Congratulations on the surgery!

Prayers will be going up for you tomorrow. I too, was worried about nausea and pain but that didn't start until I got home. lol! In the hospital you are covered for all of that. Seriously I had no nausea and the pain of my hysterectomy was much worse than that. You will have IV and stuff so you really can't waer your own gown but I wore something really loose to the hospital and wore the same thing home. You will do fine! Good luck and I am so execited for you!! I would do it again in a heartbeat!

thanks so much for the info.   bags are packed my surgery is at 1200 tomorrow and i am ready!!! Can't say i enjoy mag citrate however... :(
I do not have a lot of support from my family  except my husband and friends.  Wish they were encouraging.  Oh well i am excited.

I started out at about your weight and now I wear a size 8/10~ how's that for encouragement, lol?  You're gonna do just fine.  Post when you can and let us know you're OK cuz we really DO care.