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Reply to "Notes on the recovery process (like walking after waking up from surgery)"

Almost forgot. Could I add that stocking up your fridge and pantry before you leave for each surgery will give you good, nutritious food when you come home. Stock up with good high protein food so that your tissues and wounds can begin the healing process as soon as you get home. Frozen vegetables can be turned into a puréed soup, frozen chicken into broth, put bread in the freezer for peanut butter snacks. Egg, hard cheeses, tofu, pasta and jar sauces all keep for a time.

Also, after my takedown, the nurse put a commode next to my bed in case I could not reach the bathroom in time. You can always ask for one so you don't have an accident especially if your sphincter muscles can't hold tight yet. (A commode is a potty set in a chair; the chair has wheels. I was grateful for it especially when I was still hooked up to the IV and morphine pump. A commode meant I didn't have to ring for a nurse to unplug my morphine. Sometimes you can't wait!)

Stock up on a few inexpensive white towels (Dollar Store or discount stores) to sleep on in case of nighttime incontinence, or spread on the sofa. White towels because they be easily bleached clean.

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