Hi everyone. I am heading to Perth (live regionally) in a week for double mastectomy and stage one of reconstruction (lat dorsi and tissue expanders inserted). I won't have the luxury of anyone 'poppi...
Take a thermo cup and tea or coffee bags of your choice--shitty beverages in styrofoam are no way acceptable in stressful times.
When you are admitted you will probably see a sheet of patient identifier stickers which are supposed to be stuck to your files. Use them shamelessly for your own purposes. Stick them on your phone, charger, baggage, glasses...anything you may become separated from in the seemingly relentless rotation to through wards. If you use them all, they will print more.