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🧚🏼♂️ braid your hair before surgery to keep it out of your face, your arms will hurt to lift due to the gas pain
🌺bring a pillow in the car to put between your belly and the seatbelt for the car ride home
🦋walk...
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medication
the gas pain is the worst! take this to help but don’t only rely on it. walk as much as you can, every hour, after every meal too! being up and moving will help the gas move around and out of you.
sitting still will trap the gas and worsen pain
Buy De Gas 48 Capsules online at Chemist Warehouse
gas pain 🩷
Twinings Pure Peppermint Infusions Tea Bags | 160g
paracetamol for pain
Buy Panadol online at Chemist Warehouse
for pain 🩷
Naprogesic 275mg Tablets 24 Pack
heat
saved me. either this or someone will have to heat ur weat pack every hour because you WILL NEED CONSTANT HEAT! this is soft too, can mould to your body which i loved. and has heat settings and timers. literally my saviour.
VIBOOS Electric Heating Pad for Back Pain
HAVE NOT TRIED but this was what i regretted not buying 😭 was tossing up if i was being too dramatic and over buying recovery products and id actually
be fine … i was not fine and i would have DIED FOR THIS for the shoulder gas pain. just do it. if ...
UTK Electric Heating Pad Neck & Shoulders 24x20
my savour. wear this at home walking around the house because it’s cordless. saves me everytime
Ailia Electric Hot Water Bottle + Body Strap (Green)
this is perfect for going out, work, events !!! anything where i can’t wear my big heat pack. it slips into any clothes and is rechargeable !
Scarlet Period rae Heat Pad
underwear
THEE best period underwear i have tried. better than all the expensive brands. padding goes fully to the front and fully up the back. highly highly recommend - kmart sizing is bigger than you’d normally be so keep that in mind !
Kmart Period Underwear
BRILLIANT for big giant swollen belly!!! i got the all black ones coz….. bleeding…. but omg these were great. popped them away in a little box for whenever i need them again. got them a size bigger than me normally.
3 Pack Maternity Briefs
compression
i have pots so i needed these, but if your prone to swelling in your feet i’d highly recommend compression socks. especially since you won’t be leaving bed for a while. these are my fave brand i own about 15 pairs now!
Sweetheart Bamboo Compression Socks
comfort
yes aliexpress but 😭 it works and they’re all from here anyway i reckon :/ don’t bother with more expensive brands as i think lots are just drop shipping this exact product. it’s such a simple design that it doesn’t need to be ‘well made’ to work, m...
Acupressure Yoga Mat Kuznetsov's Applicator Cushion Sensi Massage ...
have not tried also but my next wish list product. other option is just take a regular bed pillow in the car with you for the ride home as the seatbelt goes right where your incisions are and ur big swollen belly!!
wasn’t sure if i’d use this again ...
Post-Surgery Seat Belt Pillow - Australian Physiotherapy Equipment
hygiene
i wasn’t able to shower for about a week, these helped me keep clean. including in the toilet when peeing as it burned a lot and this helped cool me down. also just keeping downstairs fresh !
WaterWipes Baby & Newborn Sensitive Wipes 360 Pack
with the maternity undies while you’re still swollen, then move to period undies
Overnight Extra Ultimate Pads with Wings