Craniotomy Preparation Tips
My husband and I did not do all of the things I list here, but we realized after the fact that they would have been helpful. 1. Cleaning. a. Do all your laundry as close to your surgery date as possible. Make sure that your comfy, lounge-y recovery clothes are ready for you. b. Clean your house, especially the bathrooms, and change your bedsheets the night before leaving for the hospital. c. Take out the garbage! d. If you live in a house, do all or as much of the seasonally appropriate yardwork as you can. 2. Pay any outstanding bills. You probably have a stack of medical bills sitting around. If you are able, pay off everything you can before surgery because you are liable to forget such things afterward—and you don’t want to pile up overdue charges just because you’re recovering from surgery. This will also ...