Andy! Re: Pre Op Shopping List - Any MUST HAVES?

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Hi Andy!

I've been a bit behind on the posts. When's your surgery date?

Ok, if I had to pick just one thing (boy, that's a challenge), one

thing that I didn't anticipate needing but used a bunch of is the

Ocean saline spray for your nose. Ocean is the brand name ... there

are others. But it is a spray that you would use in your nose

instead of Afrin, as Afrin will rebound the congestion with a

vengeance after a few days of use. The saline spray is just that ...

not a medication, just intense salty moisture. As I was instructed

not to blow my nose for 6 long miserable weeks, I used tons of the

spray to loosen nose gunk that I could then allow to drip out or

*gently* extract with a q-tip.

Hope it helps!

Irish!

> Hi Everyone,

>

> After reading backposts and what not, I have a good idea of what to

> buy, but I just want to make sure I'm covering all the bases. Is

> there one thing that you just couldn't have lived without after

> surgery (and off the top of your head you would never thought that

> you would have needed that thing)? (Does that make sense..? )

>

> I'm buying a blender, other food supplies, have Z'N'S, and a few

> other things. Has anyone tried Yoplait smoothies or the " Nouriche "

> things? I tried them and they taste pretty good, I'm just not sure

if

> they'd be easy to eat (or shall I say slurp/attempt to eat? )

after

> surgery.

>

> Any advice is greatly appreciated!

>

> Thanks,

> Andy