Riding Home From The Surgical Center
Comfortable, loose-fitting clothes for the ride home. You do NOT want to be constricted and remember if you have a compression garment on your clothes should fit comfortably over the garment and your swelling.
Towels to lay across the seat - old, dark towels are the best because the tumescent fluid, small amounts of blood or Betadine will more than likely stain the seats.
Pillows to prop up against you, just be sure they are older or pillowcased in something water or stain "proof". Alternatively, you may wrap them in a trash bag and then place them inside two pillowcases for comfort and stain protection.
A bucket or pail with a lid - essential if you become nauseated.
Bottled water - to stave off nausea and cleanse your mouth if you do vomit.
Packets of low sodium crackers to help with nausea.
Paper towels or baby wipes in case you DO get sick or "leak" on anything other than your intended towels.
Have pain medications close in case you need them on the way home
Sunglasses, you may be very photosensitive due to the medications or anesthesia. You will more than likely want to sleep or be left alone and not seen during the ride home.
If you are coherent you may want to bring a MP3 player.Or maybe a book - whatever to pass the time if you do not plan on sleeping.
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