| • 'Boobitizing'
your house:
Take all the necessary things down to counter level, so you don't
have to stretch up to open cupboards.
Do a clothes wash prior to your ba, so you don't have to worry about
it later and you'll have clean
clothes to wear for a while.
Set-up your bed with the pillows in place (on an angle, so that
you're on a nice, smooth incline).
Make sure you have 4 soft pillows on hand (3 for your bed and 1
for the couch). You might want to
invest in a lavender pillow as well.
Buy yourself a bath pillow to make bath-time more comfortable.
Purchase a shower mat (for inside the tub), to prevent slippage
while in the shower
• To wear deoderant or not to wear deoderant?
It doesn't really matter if you wear deoderant. your PS will wash
you down (including your under arms
before he begins). This is done while you are under, so you are
not aware of it... I could tell because
my deoderant was washed off.
• How to wear your hair on the day of: If it's long, I would
recommend putting it in a French braid, so you
don't have to worry about it getting in your way (as well, your
hair will stay less oily if it is up in a braid).
Obviously a French braid will only last a day or two, but the less
you have to worry about your hair,
the better.
• The best possible BA threads: I would suggest wearing "comfy"
clothes ie. warm draw string sweatpants with a loose, zip-up sweatshirt.
As well, I would suggest wearing slip on shoes, so
you don't have to bend down at all (the nurses are very helpful
as they help you with everything, but it
will just make things easier for you). Nice warm socks too. When
you awake from the anesthetic
you may feel cold and have a slight shiver, so wearing warm comfy
clothes would be highly recommended!
• Less pain the better! Since I'm a wuss for pain, I bought
myself this cream that numbs the skin for
where the IV is placed. The cream is called Emla Cream and you can
purchase it from Shopper's
Drug Mart through the pharmacist. There are two options with this
cream: a patch and the cream in
a tube. I would recommend the patch as you just put it on 1 hour
before and forget about it (the
anesthesiologist will take it off you). It costs around $12
Victoria, 2 months post
• I found that I didn't feel like eating at all for the first
few days. Since your body needs fuel to heal itself
(esp. protein), I drank Nestle's "Breakfast Anytime".
It's an excellent source of protein, calcium, Iron and
Vitamin C which promotes healing. I also drank V-8 vegetable cocktail.
It gives you 2 serving of veggies
per glass (fibre!). "Boost" and "Ensure" are
other types of nutritious prepared drinks that are available.
Kathleen, 3 months post
• I found using a travel pillow in the night prevented me
from having my neck flop around while I was
sleeping in an upright position. I learned this after about 3 nights
and having a stiff neck every
morning....
Grace, 5 months post
• GRAVOL, GRAVOL coffee cup with lid (in case of you know
what! GRAVOL) oh, and did I mention GRAVOL. Along with prescription
pain meds, make sure you have acetemetophin (Tylenol),
(ibuprofen[Advil] is not usually advised after surgery) because
you may want to get off the presription
pain meds because they make you constipated and sick to your stomach,
hence the GRAVOL!
and fibre fibre fibre.
Becks, 5 months post
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