This is the one I got here but it's like 85 bucks. I do like it a lot though!
I'd like to add 2 items I have loved having:
- an adjustable bed tray - shifts angles - there are tons I just happen to get this one: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07K8FH7QB/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o03_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
- a pillow wedge system which allows for multiple reclining positions - https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B085W5DXB3/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o09_s01?ie=UTF8&psc=1 (again there are other items, but this one allowed me to be in a lying down and sitting up position comfortably)
This is the one I bought Lunix LX6 3pcs Orthopedic Bed... https://www.amazon.com/dp/B085W5DXB3?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share
I had the same procedures done.
Before surgery, I was going to PT to build up some strength in areas where I would need it. I also started doing a lot more upper body workouts as I realized I would need more upper body strength to get in out of the bed (has come in handy). I also tried to shave off a few pounds to try to help post-op. I think those were all things I thought would be helpful to me. But I did go into surgery fairly fit overall.
Honestly, find a surgeon that does a lot of hips. I got the nerve block and it reduced postop pain for 24-36 hours and I didn't need any pain killers just naproxen. But again that might have just been me.
Buy the things you need ahead of time - grabber, ice machine (if insurance isn't covering it), walker, spring for the better crutches if offered as it was far more comfortable, etc...this subreddit has been an awesome resource. I bought a wedge pillow set (https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B085W5DXB3/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o09_s01?ie=UTF8&psc=1) and saved my life in terms of comfort. It helped sleeping on my back, being in the CPM machine, sitting up to ice, etc...
I did mine 11/2 as I figured I'd be more mobile by the holidays, but at this point I'd probably wait. But also my pain was really bad so I was already limited in mobility.
I wish you the best of luck when you get it done!
I bought this pillow Lunix LX6 3pcs Orthopedic Bed... https://www.amazon.com/dp/B085W5DXB3?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share. I really like it and it allows me to sleep on my back and during the day I lean up further and watch tv.
Other than a wedge pillow I’d get a mastectomy pillow for the car and extra support especially one you can have buckled around you in case you try to roll over in your sleep. I have the big wedge pillow for my head then a pillow by the side of my bed propped up against some side table, two pillows propped up by the other side on my wall, and a pillow under my back or I’d use it under my legs. Long silicone straws you can get a 3 pack off Amazon for cheap. A long charging cord. Some slip on shoes and button ups in case you got to go anywhere. And then I bought myself a Nintendo switch but really just been watching movies instead.