What are some good meals for folks recovering at home from surgery? I want to bring some food to my friend, but he is too polite to say, "I want this, but none of that," etc. If you have had surgery, what were you able to eat? What did you absolutely not want? This is for a person who normally likes everything. The surgery isn't related to the mouth or GI tract. Thanks!
posted by Knowyournuts on Oct 20, 2009 - 18 answers

I have a friend (in Los Angeles) recovering from serious surgery. What can I send her instead of flowers that's actually useful? [more inside]
posted by dersins on Aug 3, 2009 - 23 answers

I'm going under the knife for a full abdominal hysterectomy (due to massive fibroids) in a month. What will my recovery be like? [more inside]
posted by cereselle on Apr 21, 2009 - 31 answers

I was just diagnosed with an inguinal hernia, which I've apparently had for almost 2 years now. I know next to nothing about hernias, let alone inguinal hernias, and it looks like it'll be 6-12 weeks before I can get into surgery, and at least 3 weeks before I get a proper consult with the surgeon. I exercise frequently with weight training, cardio, and flexibility training in the gym, and am wondering what if any exercises are safe to continue in the interim, or what exercises definitely need to be avoided. Can I still stay in shape without making this thing worse? [more inside]
posted by skechada on Jun 20, 2007 - 11 answers

EtiquetteFilter: I had surgery last week and my lovely, sweet friends have signed up to bring a home cooked meal each night until the 29th of December. How do I get them to stop? [more inside]
posted by LoriFLA on Dec 20, 2006 - 34 answers

My fiance is having septoplasty to correct his deviated septum on Monday. What can we expect in terms of how he'll feel and what he'll be able to do after the procedure? [more inside]
posted by catfood on Sep 21, 2006 - 13 answers

Do you have ideas for things I can do while recovering from surgery and confined to bed for 10 days? [more inside]
posted by muse on Sep 11, 2006 - 32 answers

Help me make my cat's broken bone recovery as comfortable as possible. Also, help me make her sister less of a bitch. [more inside]
posted by liet on Sep 3, 2006 - 16 answers

Please tell about your degree of recovery from an abdominal hernia. [more inside]
posted by rudster on Jun 30, 2006 - 13 answers

Talk to me about yr lipo experiences. [more inside]
posted by mykescipark on May 6, 2006 - 1 answer

Grade 4 Spondylolisthesis: your experiences, please. [more inside]
posted by Space Kitty on Jan 3, 2006 - 9 answers

On Tuesday, my boyfriend is having an anterior cervical fusion of C5 and C6 as a result of being on the weak end of a car-bicycle collision. He's in Los Angeles. I'm in Boston. I'm worried, and I have lots of questions. How can I help? [more inside]
posted by fuzzbean on Oct 8, 2005 - 14 answers