Gift Ideas After Surgery
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Gifts That Are Fun, Thoughtful and Tasteful for Patients in Recovery
Surgery can range in seriousness from a simple out-patient procedure to a life-altering event that can put the patient out of commission for weeks or months afterward.
Similarly, surgery patients variously experience a huge range in terms of the depth of their pain and discomfort, as well as how limited they are in their physical activities after surgery.
If you know and care about someone who has been through surgery recently, you no doubt want to comfort them in any way you can. You know the power of a kind word, visit, phone call or letter while in recovery after surgery.
One of the best ways to show someone you care is through the selection of just the right surgery recovery gift. This lens explores different types of gifts for you to consider.
Similarly, surgery patients variously experience a huge range in terms of the depth of their pain and discomfort, as well as how limited they are in their physical activities after surgery.
If you know and care about someone who has been through surgery recently, you no doubt want to comfort them in any way you can. You know the power of a kind word, visit, phone call or letter while in recovery after surgery.
One of the best ways to show someone you care is through the selection of just the right surgery recovery gift. This lens explores different types of gifts for you to consider.
Main Categories of Surgery Recovery Gifts
There is a huge range of possible after-surgery gift ideas to choose from. To simplify things a bit, the following gift categories can be helpful:
- Healing: this is anything that can help them physically heal and maintain their health during the days and weeks after surgery
- Helpful: these are gifts that can help simplify the person's life while they make their way around the home or around time while in recovery
- Useful: a useful gift would be something practical that helps the person get through the day; it may not be directly related to surgery but is something they would have to go out and buy on their own anyway
- Comforting: these are gifts that can give the person physical comfort, easing the aches and pains and soothing the body during recovery
- Time-Passers: surgery recovery can be a bit boring at times, and these gifts can help the person in recovery make the time pass more quickly
- Humorous & Entertaining: anybody in the middle of recovery after surgery can appreciate a little something to lift the spirit, and humorous and/or entertaining items can do just that
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Examples of Gifts in Each Category
Healing: squishy micro bead pillow, lavender room spray, organic lotions, vitamin E oil for minimizing scars, special loose-fitting clothing, supportive head pillow, hot packs, cold packs, ergonomic office chair
Helpful: soft chenille throw, cans of soup, packages of crackers, small bottles of juice, steel cut oatmeal, dried or fresh blueberries
Useful: manicure kit, electric razor, dry shampoo, pre-wrapped facial wipes, a "reacher" is a handy tool that helps retrieve things from the floor without having to bend or stoop, gym membership
Comforting: stuffed animals, blankets, comfort foods, heart-healthy cookbook, massage gift certificate
Time-Passers: audio books, magazines, paperback novels, coffee table books full of pictures, DVDs, music, spoken word tapes, activity sets (for kids)
Humorous: funny books, humorous MP3 files or CDs, movies, sayings, book of jokes
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“Surgery Recovery Gifts Can Be Healing, Helpful, Useful, Comforting, Time-Passers, or Humorous.”
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CareGifter
Apr 8, 2012 @ 7:14 pm | delete
- Everything noted above is available here http://www.caregifting.com/after-surgery-gifts1.html .
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CareGifting
Oct 7, 2011 @ 8:45 pm | delete
- If you are looking for a great, thoughtful after surgery gift got to www.caregifting.com. They have healthy, all natural and 100% organic products. They offer amazing bright and cheery "squish" pillows for propping body parts that lend to proper healing. If anyone is looking for a lot of great healthy choices to give to someone who is recovering check out CareGifting.
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johnbro00ownee
Jul 31, 2011 @ 3:49 am | delete
- furniture assembly have its great idea gifts.
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Keep Their Situation In Mind As You Choose A Gift
While certainly there are many things for the person to be thankful for - like receiving the advanced medical care that they needed or elected to have done - they are going through a lot of adjustments.
As you choose your surgery recovery gift(s) for this person, be sure to choose gifts that are appropriate to their physical and emotional condition. For example, avoid anything that will cause them to strain themselves in order to use it.
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