@Cynthia777 - More great ideas! Thanks so much, my hippie friend!
I'd been thinking about the advantages of comfy, long stretchy dresses and bought a few online, thinking they'd be a better option for recovery than yoga pants - hadn't even considered the added benefit of more air circulation to the incision! I already take 400 Magnesium for its other benefits - it'll be so easy to just up the dose for the possibility of "plumbing issues!" (I've already got reading glasses in every single room of the house -
) You are SO sweet - so appreciative of every single prayer!!! <3
@Sommers16 - I can't explain how much it helps to hear from the voice of experience! Thank you!!! Your kindness in listing the things that helped you will be added to my list of things to put together! In fact, I'm going to take a look at the ice pack on Amazon as soon as I'm finished here!
@Nana2-8 - It's getting real, isn't it!? How are you feeling as surgery gets closer and closer?
A few questions I'd love everyone's input on (and I'm sure there'll be plenty more in the coming few weeks!) -
* Pillows!
Please share the specifics of how many you needed and how you used them. I saw a picture of stacked pillows on someone's thread here - apparently leg elevation is going to important, correct? (For how long?) Someone on BS even suggested a foam leg elevator device she found online - I checked it out, but I just don't know that I want to spend $130 on something that I'll be using for what I'd assume is a short time.
@Sommers16, you mentioned wedge cushions. Can you tell me how you used them? I'm reading that I'd better be ready for a few weeks of sleeping on my back, and people have mentioned having a pillow between the legs while doing do. Any sort or sice of pillow?
What about pillows for the car? What did you use? I looked at hip replacement needs on Amazon and found a big square foam pillow (quite thick) - would something like that be helpful? I'm concerned about the ride home, as my husband's car (mine as well, for that matter) has low seats. (Hips will almost be lower than knees.) How propped up should I be?
My apologies for jumping on here,
@Nana2-8!
(I wonder if this is the time when I'm supposed to start a new thread?
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