Clothing for hospital and after surgery
I am trying to keep busy in my waiting period till the surgeons reopen. There are sales on at the moment, and I wondered what sort of night attire and tops am I going to need when I go into hospital,...
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The above link to "reclaim your curves" had some good advice. I wore hospital gowns which were good for leakage that occured, even though minor. The best advice was a terry towelling gown which took up half my suitcase but came in handy when one nurse refused to help dry areas on my back I couldn't reach-so i made her get it out of my bag instead. Most nurses were good but a couple not so. I have been nursing for 38 years and know how important the little things are to make patients feel comfortable.
Only other problem was getting onto laxatives early and regularly but wasn't shy asking anaesthetic registrar to fix the order, and even asking for enema before i went home- the junior doctor said she had never had that request before but it made such a difference.
Also read somewhere to make sure microwave was low enough to use safely so reorganised my kitchen before hospitalisation and it has been great for independence since going home.
Was lucky to have nieces who waited until i came back to ward with my iPad, iPod and mobile safe for me as used them all in hospital. My sister suggested downloading some shows on iPad to watch and used iPod for music with headphones. Mobile kept me in touch with family and friends.
Only other problem was getting onto laxatives early and regularly but wasn't shy asking anaesthetic registrar to fix the order, and even asking for enema before i went home- the junior doctor said she had never had that request before but it made such a difference.
Also read somewhere to make sure microwave was low enough to use safely so reorganised my kitchen before hospitalisation and it has been great for independence since going home.
Was lucky to have nieces who waited until i came back to ward with my iPad, iPod and mobile safe for me as used them all in hospital. My sister suggested downloading some shows on iPad to watch and used iPod for music with headphones. Mobile kept me in touch with family and friends.