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What to wear after op and once home?

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kel40
kel40

What is the best nighwear to wear once the op has been done (i'm female) and in hospital, also what about once home? am i best to stay in the nighwear or wear joggers etc??

Thankyou

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  • judith12644
    judith12644 kel40

    Posted

    Hi Kel, like most of the others I wore a nightie in hospital at night, and during the day a t shirt dress. Once at home I wore dresses, much easier to put on, but it was July, so warmer. Wishing you all the best.
  • lors23
    lors23 kel40

    Posted

    Defo nighties for hispital and a dressing gown as fir 1st night or 2 you might need to use a bedpan. When l got home idd was joggies and stuff l wire if going out as l could not wear anything tight round the wound at home l wore lose pjs for comfort.

    Laura x

    • kel40
      kel40 lors23

      Posted

      A bed pan?? I thought they got you up and walking quickly?? arghh....
    • debbie28087
      debbie28087 kel40

      Posted

      After your op your leg feels that heavy it's hard to get out of bed so u need to use a bed pan

    • brendahis
      brendahis kel40

      Posted

      Hi Kel,

      I had my op 9am for rest of that day/nt I had to use bed pan. (Had been using one for 2 days before op, thank goodness only for wees, because I had fallen andbroken my hip. Was so glad to use Zimmer frame to get to the loo. Dont forget the staff do it every day xx

    • kel40
      kel40 brendahis

      Posted

      how long after the op is it before you can walk to the toilet etc?
    • elaine23679
      elaine23679 kel40

      Posted

      I was up 2days after op... but had a catheter fitted on day of operation.   They removed this on 4th day after op but only beause i hadboth  done  at  sametime.
    • lors23
      lors23 kel40

      Posted

      Yeah unfortunatly my hodpital used a bedpan for 1st 2 nights its horrid l have to say but after that you are able to get up and go to toilet. Although l have heard other hospital fits a cathater which l would have prefered lol x
    • Rocketman_SG6UK
      Rocketman_SG6UK kel40

      Posted

      I was up the next day, with a walker and some care.  

      I was amazed, but it felt so good to be independant - especially as I was going to wee every hour all through the night, bad enough for a bloke needing a bottle every hour, but it must be horrible to have to use a bedpan all night long.

  • judith12644
    judith12644 kel40

    Posted

    Hi Kel,

    I had my op in the morning, spinal block, with sedative. Lunch an hour later, up in the afternoon, using a frame, bathroom on my own. Crutches on day 1, out on day 2. No one on my little ward had a bed pan. I didn't have trouble getting out of bed. Maybe because I'm in my fifties, and it was a straight forward op. Maybe it also depends where you have the op.

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