Re: Re Post op care

[Guest guest]

chris, have your daughter bring 4-5 bed pillows with her when she

comes to get you from the hospital. then sit in the back seat and

make a pillow " nest " around you. hold one over your belly while the

car is moving. that will insulate you from alot of the road shocks

and bumps and makes a big difference in how comfortable you will be

and how you will tolerate the ride home. i had a 12 hour drive home

so i know of what i speak.

mary y

> Thank you everyone for responding to my Q's about whether to have

> someone with me in the hospital or at home for an extended period.

I

> think I will go with having my daughter with me at the hospital, as

> she is the only one who can be there for me, and CPMC has a mixed

> reputation regarding patient care. Then she can spend about a week

at

> home, and by the time she leaves I should be able to hobble around

my

> 400 sq ft cottage pretty well.

>

> It sounds like the hardest part will be the 2 hour drive home over

> bad roads in a pickup with crummy shocks. EEWWW!! Maybe I will look

> into a limo. I'd stay in a hotel but they are SO expensive in SF!

>

> Chris

[Guest guest]

> It sounds like the hardest part will be the 2 hour drive home over

> bad roads in a pickup with crummy shocks. EEWWW!! Maybe I will look

> into a limo. I'd stay in a hotel but they are SO expensive in SF!

>

- have you thought about putting new shocks on the pickup

instead of spending money on a hotel or limo? If it's your

daughter's truck, it would be a nice " thank you " gift :-) AND would

last longer than a two hour drive :-)

Be sure to have a pillow no matter what for the drive home!

Just a thought! Wanda