Hospital needs question

[cin1aka]

Ok I know I read it someplace but Ill be darned if I can find it, so Ill ask. I am approved for a RnY to DS and they have me scheduled for 11/6. What are some of the things you found most useful while in the hospital or that you wished you had?
What about at home...my better half will be working a lot after I get home so I'm mostly on my own. What made your time recovering easier? Oh one last question...I'm supposed to be on chewable vitamins after surgery, is there such a thing as an iron chewable that doesn't taste like a tire rim? Geez they make me sick just thinking about it.
Thanks for your help,
Cin

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Lip balm, ear plugs, eye mask, small battery powered fan.

Nope, I don't know of any palatable chewables. So wait on the ones that gag you until you're healed enough to take pills and tablets.

[maggiesara]

Just got out of the hospital, where my endless stay was made INFINITELY easier by a good fan (the hospital does something like turning the A/C way up at night, and it was unbearably stuffy, to my taste; the fan worked wonders). Also, once I was on clears, having somebody bring me really good chicken soup -- instead of that gross powdered stuff that the hospital offered -- was a great thing.

[bboop]

You won't need half of the stuff you think you will need. I didn't ever wear a regular gown...so forget that...I didn't even wear a robe...I just put on a hospital gown backwards. Take toothpaste and brush...the ones they give you are lame. If you want to you can take lotion, but I never used it. Find a long handled spoon or thongs to put paper on for wiping in the bathroom...you will need that. What EN said and really a fan is so nice...I had two in Minnesota...in February...they kept the hospital so damn hot.