Preparing for FTM Top Surgery, Part 2 - At the Hospital

A video with some tips on what might come in handy when you go to the hospital for top surgery. Again, this is by no means a complete overview, but it's stuff that I found came in handy when I got my surgery.
Sorry about the slow start (I was ill when I did the first part), but the pace picks up as soon as Alan Rickman steals the show as Severus Snape (post-Potterdämmerung).

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[UrMomWatchesThis]

Hmm I hear of a lot of people having it done as outpatient, about how long did you have to stay?

[JJFanshawe]

@UrMomWatchesThis I stayed in the hospital for two days. The last day was only the morning, to check whether the drains had really stopped filling up and to remove them. The drains they use at that hospital are pretty clumsy, big 1L bottles. In the past, they used to send people home with them, but someone had to be rushed back once, so now this hospital prefers to keep patients in until the drains can be removed.

[lukeukm81]

great vid...thank you for your tips. My surgery is on Monday... arrrrrrggggghhhhhh

[JJFanshawe]

@lukeukm81 Oooh! Good luck!

[picnicfacefan]

ok, see now I'm really thinking I should do this because my hospital experiances were totally different as I had out-pateint surgery

[JJFanshawe]

@picnicfacefan Do it! Make that video. It's been too long anyway. ;)

[TheSingingNathan]

"Rich buffet of pain" is one of the most glorious things I have ever heard.

[Tahni]

"There was nothing. In that wing of the hospital. There was ONLY JAM. And I ate all of it." I laughed. Really hard. I don't know why. xD Thanks for the tips! Surgery is a long time off for me but I'm sure it'll help a bunch of guys.

[UrMomWatchesThis]

@JJFanshawe Ah. Thank you very much =] This video was really helpful. I wouldn't even have thought to make sure everything is in reach

[FTMDaniel]

Firstly...the Snape impression...amazing! Secondly...the jam..oh the jam!! Thanks for the video, really helpful :)

[JJFanshawe]

@TheSingingNathan Yay!

[JJFanshawe]

@FutileObsession Lol. I really appreciate your comment. So it's all good. ;)