Preparing for Surgery Contents

Here's what you'll learn in this book.....

1 So You're Having Surgery

My Story

Your Story

It's Your Responsibility

2 Preparing for Your Surgery

Learn About YOUR Surgery

Get All Your Questions Answered

Get Fit -- Physically and Mentally

Imagine Your Ideal Surgery and Recovery

Educate Your Family

Plan Child Care

Plan the Family Meals

What To Do Before You go

Set Up Your Recovery Room

Pack for the Hospital

Relax on the Night Before Surgery

3 Your Hospital Stay

Pre-Op Tests and Evaluation

Herbs and Supplements

Questions for the Anesthetist

Surgery Day

Hospital Admitting

The Surgery Prep Area

About Shaving

About the IV

About the Sedative

Waiting

Anesthesia

The Operating Room

Getting a Catheter

The Recovery Room

Settling into Your Hospital Room

Should Your Husband Stay Overnight?

Visitors?

Fluids and Hospital Food

Getting Mobile Again

Neck Pain

More Pillow Talk

Stitches, Staples and Glue

Drains

Peeing for the First Time

Nausea and Vomiting

Fever

Breathing

Controlling Your Pain

Patient-Controlled Analgesia

Side-Effects of Pain Medication

"Ouch, that hurts!" ... the Dreaded Gas Attack

Please Release Me!

The 9 Tests You'll Need to Pass Before They Let You Go Home

Clothes to Wear Home

The Discharge Process

The Car Ride Home

Making the Transition from Hospital to Home

4 Home Again

There's No Place Like Home

How to See This Time As A Gift

The 3 Most Important Things to Do, Post-Op

You Gotta LOOK sick

"Help, I Gained 10 Pounds"

"Oh, My Aching Back"

5 On the Road to Recovery

Your Body is Healing Itself

Taking Care of Your Incision

"My Scar is Lumpy!"

The Dreaded "Swelly Belly" .. and What to Do About It

"Doctor, When Can I ...?"

"What Counts as Heavy Lifting?"

Housework

"I'm So Tired"

Shop Till You Drop ... But Not Yet

Driving

Exercise

Your Follow-up Appointment

"Hi, Ho, Hi, Ho ... It's Off to Work We Go"

The Blues

Getting Back to Normal Life

"You have such a comforting writing style..."

“It's like a long, reassuring (and funny) letter from a best girlfriend.”

Diana Sparks

Plus, you'll also receive, at no extra charge, the famous

The Official Pre-Op Planning Tool Kit

A collection of gotta-have forms and checklists ... to help you get organized, FAST!

Plus:

The Meditation Audio
The "Extras" page

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