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My specialist said that my endometriosis is stage IV and my last surgeon didn't even touch or excise some of it (which I wasn't even told). Long story short, I'm having surgery on August 18 and I'm going to be staying overnight. What have other ladies packed? I have a good general idea, but I don't want to miss anything important. Second questions is for those of you that have had excision with stage IV, how long is your recovery? My last two surgeries varied greatly and I know it will depend on… read more
Something to pack for the hospital stay is definitely a pillow, mainly so you can place it on your belly, between you and the seatbelt for the drive home. Others things to pack include pads, comfy pjs, some peppermint oil/Tea to relieve nausea if you need and some thing for your entertainment. Best of luck xx
My must haves for a lap are: heat pads for gas pain in shoulders, chap stick, lozenges from sore throat after tube, comfy pjs and underwear that have a band that won't lie across the incisions or are loose enough that it won't matter, my own pads opposed to hospital ones, and things to keep me occupied like magazines.
I have bad reactions to anasthetic so my hospital stay and recovery generally takes longer than what doctors suggest, but it takes about 3 weeks before I can even think about going to work or standing for longer than 10 minutes.
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