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Helpful Tips to Make Post-Surgery Recovery Easier
- 15:25, 28th February 2022
- Curedit
- General Health and Happiness
- Abdominal Pain
Millions of surgeries are performed each year in the US. This means the chances are high that either you or someone you know will experience some kind of operation in their lifetime. Those who have already experienced surgery on a personal level will know that the recovery process can be difficult.
Fortunately, there are many ways to prepare your home to make the recovery process a calmer, more positive experience. Check out these tips from Curedit.
Clean Out the Clutter
Coming home to a made bed can make a terrible day a little brighter. The same principle applies to a patient coming home from surgery. Imagine returning home after surgery and walking into your bedroom, feeling sore, and wanting nothing more than to lie down and sleep. Would you feel better seeing a clean, made bed waiting for you, or a bed with wrinkled sheets, a dirty comforter, and pillows scattered all over the floor?
Now apply this to the rest of your home. Complete all those chores and tasks you’ve been meaning to do now before your operation.
A clean home can inject positivity and remove stress in your recovery, giving you less to worry about and letting you focus on the most important task at hand: getting well.
Make It Easy On Yourself
During recovery, even the simplest tasks become difficult to complete. Making a meal, doing the dishes, and going up and down stairs can prove to be a challenge, especially if your operation limits your mobility and range of motion. Now is the time to plan out day-to-day life for once you’ve returned home post-op. If you plan on spending most of your recovery alone, buy some easy-to-make single-serve meals, and stock up on disposable plates and cutlery to avoid having to overexert yourself with cleaning.
If your home has multiple floors, move all of your necessities onto one floor (preferably on the same floor as your bedroom) to limit your trips up and down the stairs. Gather books, device chargers, notebooks, pens, a lap desk or anything else you might need to use. If your operation reduces your ability to reach or bend over, you’ll also want to have household items in places that offer easy accessibility.
The Power of Aesthetic
Ever notice how many hospitals have a similar design? This is no accident and goes far beyond a simple trend. Hospitals go to great lengths to ensure that their buildings present the best environment for their patients. There is even a special academy for healthcare interior designers, who are solely dedicated to creating such environments. Is it a good idea to completely redesign your home for your upcoming surgery? Probably not, but there are some little things you can do to brighten up your home and your recovery.
Being confined to a bed for several days or even longer can really put a damper on a patient’s recovery. A good way to ease this bed-lock is by letting more of the outside into the room. This can be done several ways: bringing in flowers, or even a small plant, or simply hanging up a picture of an outdoor scene to take your mind off the situation. Extra sunlight is also known to be a good way to literally brighten up your recovery, so make sure the rooms you will be confined to are well lit and have plenty of windows to reconnect you with the outside world.
Preparing for an upcoming surgery can be a stressful time, and can bring lots of new worry and anxiety. Focusing now on your recovery can help take your mind off the operation itself, and it will leave you in a great position to expedite your healing.
Phillip Carr
YourYearlyCheckup.com
Bio:
If there’s one thing you can relate to Phillip Carr on it’s his love-hate relationship with the doctor. He absolutely hates having to go, but those yearly checkups are important if you want to ensure you’re as healthy as possible.
