I am also making Christmas cookies today and plan to bring them to the hospital for my family and friends to munch on, while I am in surgery. Because of the anesthesia, the surgery will be over in the blink of an eye for me - but for them, they have a very long 6-8 hour wait, until surgery is complete.
Bring to Hospital: - One bag - Open front pajamas - underwear or boxers for comfort - slippers - ipod or cell phone for music - earbuds for listening to music - chapstick (intubation tube might chap your lips) - throat lozenges (intubation tube might cause sore throat) - Health care proxy - Boobie folder with all medical info List of items you will need at home after surgery: - Funky foam pillow - open front pj's - xxx large - wet wipes to clean yourself - dry shampoo | I asked my girlfriend to create a playlist of songs in her phone, specifically for my hospital stay. After surgery and after family and friends have gone for the day, I am looking forward to just relaxing with comforting songs I have picked out. Music relaxes me. Some of the songs on my playlist: One Direction - Little Things Jason Mraz - I won't give up Aaron Lewis - Tangled up in you Christina Perri - A Thousand Years Ed Sheeran - The A Team Matchbox 20 - I will Mazzy Star - Into Dust Jo Dee Messina - Bring on the rain Shinedown - I'll Follow you Matt Maher - Hold Us Together |