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WHAT CLOTHES TO TAKE IN HOSPITAL

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paula96157
paula96157

Hi,

You know how vain us females are - what's the best clothes to pack for a replacement hip operation.

Is it nightgown or pj's?

Is it trousers or skirt/dress for daytime?

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  • helen92423
    helen92423 paula96157

    Posted

    They said we had to get up and fully dressed on the day after the op. So I  took lots of different clothes, as advised - shorts to do physio in; joggy bottoms; dresing gown and slippers with backs etc. But the only thing I ended up wearing was a short nightdress at night and a short dress during the day. Much easier to put on than even joggy bottoms.  It was warm in hospital, so I didn't need jumpers and I even did physio in a dress.  I never wore the dressing gown or slippers but that could be because I had my own room with bathroom. Shoes were the slip-on I wore before the op  - impossible to bend down to do laces/socks. We had to wear white elastic stockings after the op for 6 weeks - not a good look. Next time,  I'd get some black ones to take into hospital (a bit more groovy).  When I unpacked all these clothes before the op I didn't tthink about not being able to bend down afterwards to reach them in the little chest of drawers they provided so then I needed help to get to my clean underwear. The main thing I wish I had taken in was the grabber stick - to help with putting on undewear or picking anything up from the floor...oh and take in plenty of spare nighties/underwear!  Good luck!

     

    • lynnsfave
      lynnsfave helen92423

      Posted

      We get hip kits in my town when you go into the hospital.  It includes the grabber, something to help you pull on socks (a plastic half tube with ropes ... you put the sock on it, put your foot into it and pull the sock on by the ropes), and a long handled shoe horn to help put on shoes.
    • eileen64__UK
      eileen64__UK lynnsfave

      Posted

      Hi

      I was given a grabber {loan of} while in hospital. I already had 2 sent to my home by physio dept, along with toilet seats, "thingey to pull socks on with" long shoe horn, trolly, high perch stool.

      Love

      Eileen   UK

       

  • barbara17317
    barbara17317 paula96157

    Posted

    I went in wearing jogging bottoms, a t-shirt and cardigan.  I took shortie pyjamas but a t-shirt nightie, as long as its knee length, would be fine.  I also took a short dressing gown.  Also some not slip slippers. I did not need to get dressed while I was in hospital, so went home in what I arrived in.  If you have a grabber take that with you as it is useful for getting dressed.  Make sure all your clothing is fairly loose as you will probably have a bit of swelling round your hip area.
  • ginger47520
    ginger47520 paula96157

    Posted

    I took long patio dress.But boy was I wrong. I was at a rehab hospital within 24 hrs.physical therapy was awful laying down scootting my opp leg up to a bent knee.So I felt exposed. Never again will I go without jogging pants or summer shorts.lol
  • eileen64__UK
    eileen64__UK paula96157

    Posted

    Hi

    I went in, had my first op in the morning. Was in a nightie that day. Next day I was in jogging bottoms and a loose T shirt, 2nd day, same joggers different loose top and the thrid day going home......same thing.....same jogging bottoms a different loose top/T shirt and the jacket matching the jogging bottoms......Of course clean underwear etc.

    I didnt wear slippers.....I have a pair of very comfortable "hotter" sandals and they were quite happy for me to wear those around the hospital for the couple of days i was there.

    Whatever you are comfortable in

    Love

    Eileen   UK

  • jane92347
    jane92347 paula96157

    Posted

    I must be lucky then. Because I was given a grabber In the hospital I was in. That was how I managed to get trousers, pjs and underwear on. I took in suede moccasins with good non slip soles to wear. I also wore them home. I had to wear green stocking/socks.
    • DawnDedee
      DawnDedee jane92347

      Posted

      Green? I wish I could have green. We are only given bordering white ones!

      Dawn, US

    • eileen64__UK
      eileen64__UK DawnDedee

      Posted

      Hi

      Yes....all we had were the "bog standard"wink white passion killerscheesygrin

      We had no choice....that was it for 6 weeks

      Lucky you.

      I think it was this thread that someone mentioned black ones as well???

      Love

      Eileen     UK

    • helen92423
      helen92423 eileen64__UK

      Posted

      Yes I did find some black ones on the internet but without actually being able to see them first I wasn;t sure that they were long enough. I did think of dying my white ones black or painting designs on them with fabric paint, but never managed to get round to it...... 
    • eileen64__UK
      eileen64__UK helen92423

      Posted

      Hi Helen

      I was told I had to wear the NHS ones.....even when the district nurse came to check my wound I said they were very tight, she measured them and my leg then rang the hospital and they said I had to keep that size otherwise they would do no goodeek

      As for the colour....it didnt really matter to me.....while I had them on I had jogging trousers on at the beginning the jeans with an elasticated waist as I felt more comfortable....so the colour wouldnt have been seen

      I probably would have done something with them if you could have seen themcheesygrin

      I'm on crutches permanently.....before I knew that ....they wereNHS ones....I sat and painted them with different colour nailpolish  cheesygrin

      Then when I realised I had to use them all the time.....I sent away for a new pair ....online.....The are pink and black.

      At Christmas they were festooned with fairy lights wrapped all around them......had a battery taped to just below the hand gripcheesygrin

      The older you get the dafter you get

      Love

      Eileen  UK

    • eileen64__UK
      eileen64__UK ginger47520

      Posted

      Hi Ginger

      What I liked about them was when I went in to our Shopping Centre.....which is a very large one.....people running around like headless chickens getting last minute presents. They looked really stressed then they would see the lights and smile and say something like I like those, or thats very festive......it was lovely to see stressed people smiling...

      I went into shops in there thios month....coffee shops etc and loads of people said...."Aww you've taken your lights off"

      One actually saide {quite seriously} whats the next thing.....little chickens or rabbits running up the crutch {for Easter}  wink

      Love

      Eileen   UK

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