You’re going to be sitting and lying down (a lot) the day of surgery. Day after too, if you can swing it from work. So start collecting books, magazines, and hand-held games. Backlog your Netflix discs, and beef up your Instant Queue selection.
Be sure to let your job know (in advance, especially if your work is physically active) you will not be the Queen of Lifting Things for a while after surgery. (I nearly fainted trying to hang up too many wedding gowns at one time. Those things are HEAVY. I wasn’t thinking. What a boob.)
Do a grocery trip and stockpile easy-to-make meals and healthy snacks. I say healthy because of all the sitting and watching television you’ll be doing. I say easy-to-make because odds are someone else will be making them, and you will not earn sympathy points by asking for overly complicated recipes.
Some of my favorite items:
- Couscous (flavored)
- Oatmeal (whole oats, not instant)
- Premade soup (low sodium)
- Morningstar Farms Chik’n Nuggets (microwavable, so awesome)
- Pears (self-explanatory)
If you have a pet, make sure their necessities are stocked up, and maybe treat them to a new toy. They’re going to be worried by how weird Mommy acts and smells. Hospital scents (iodine, antiseptics) linger on skin and bandages. For my cat, this meant refilling his anti-anxiety medication. (Yes, my cat has anxiety. He has tail issues.) (Don’t we all.)
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Question: What is your favorite, easy-to-prepare meal? Snack?
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