My husband is having lumbar decompression surgery Friday, what do we bring to th!


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My husband is having lumbar decompression surgery Friday, what do we bring to the hospital?

What should we pack with us in our hospital suitcase? Also, he is a fairly heavy smoker. He wants to quit, and we have ordered an herbal remedy to help him quit that is supposed to arrive the same day as the surgery. He is going to wake up from surgery feinding for a ciggarette, but I don't think it will be wise for him to get up, go outside and smoke, especially since he is trying to quit b/c his back won't heal well if he is still smoking (as the physical therapist has told us). He hates the patch (has used it before and we have some left), but should I bring it with us to the hospital and (with Dr.'s approval, of course), slap it on him before he wakes up? Or maybe when he wakes up?


Answers:

from my expieriance, i had lower lumbar surgery, but i had a fusion. i brought some comfortable clothes, puzzles to keep me busy, books, things of that nature to keep me busy. i also am a heavy smoker, and i quit a day or two before i went into my surgery.

kinda a different surgery, but i was in so much pain i didn't care about smoking, changing clothes, reading a book or anything. lol i was in 5 days and actually was asleep most of the time.

his surgery will be different im sure, but i would just bring something that he likes to do to pass the time, and bring comfortable clothes. as far as the smoking goes, i dont think he will want to smoke after the surgery, and if he does, isn't the majority of hospitals smoke free campus style nowadays? its a good time for him to try to quit, and yes, he needs to or his back will not heal properly(same thing i was told). anyways, i would say if the doc is ok with a prescrip drug or the patch, whatever i would go with that.

good luck




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