More Comfortable Hospital Stays

"A Comfortable Hospital Stay" may seem like anfashion crimes committed by a hospital gown,
oxymoronic title: no one can truly be comfortableleave those at home and instead only bring
in a place where pans are used as toilets. But, forcomfortable clothing. Sweat pants, flannel pajama
most of us, hospital stays are unavoidable. Frombottoms and boxer shorts are great hospital
the appendix that erupted to the birth of a child,clothes. In addition, bringing your own socks,
chances are people will find themselves in theslippers and bathrobe might make your outfits
hospital at some point in their lives. Whilefeel more comfortable in more ways than one.
sometimes these stays aren't planned, many
instances involve knowing ahead of time, grantingBring Insurance Information
the patient with the ability to bring along a fewSome people may think forgetting an insurance
items to make the hospital more hospitable.card will cause them to be placed in the hospital
basement, tended by a nurse who has an
Pack Toiletriesuncanny resemblance to the Grim Reaper. But, in
Packing for a stay at the hospital is similar toactuality, it will just cause a lot of delays, and a lot
packing for a stay in a hotel, only you don't needof extra work. Be sure to bring your insurance
to bring your swimsuit. The toiletries you typicallyinformation, a photo ID, and any copays you owe.
use - a toothbrush, eye contact cleaner, theTake care of all of this right when you arrive,
retainer you wear when no one is looking - shouldallowing the hospital to take care of you the rest
all be packed. While you might be tempted toof the time.
bring hair dryers and curling irons, you won't need
them, nor will you need to tote in your entireMiscellaneous
makeup line. The hospital gowns, in themselves,Bringing extra items that remind you of home
are enough to keep everyone radiant andmay increase the comfort of your hospital stay.
beautiful.This doesn't mean a person should carry their
plasma television into their room, yelling, "I CAN'T
Bring BooksLIVE WITHOUT IT," but bringing things such as
There's not a lot to do in a hospital. There's nopictures of loved ones, plants, and stuffed animals
live band to watch, no sports team to cheer on,can provide a sense of solace, and a sense of
and when the nurse asks if she can bring youhome.
anything, she will never come back with the beer
you've requested. While some people might findHospitals aren't fun. From the needles to the
this lack of activity boring, others find it as acatheters, there's a whole lot of poking and
welcomed rest from the hustle and bustle ofprodding of all the wrong kind. Then, there are the
every day life. Still, for those who want to escapehospital beds. They may be adjustable and have
the confines of the hospital walls, they can alwaysprotective railings on the side, but they aren't
use books as means to get away. Trading theirmade with a whole lot of comfort in mind. The
IV for imagination, a hospital stay is one of thepolar opposite of a Natural Latex mattress, they
best ways to catch up on all the books you'vemake for nights of tossing and turning. While the
never got around to reading.hospital staff will probably frown on you admitting
yourself with a Natural Latex mattress tucked
Pack Comfortable Clothingunderneath your arm, sleeping on a hospital
While there will be times during your hospital staymattress can only make you appreciate the
when you will be forced to don a hospital gown,comfort of a latex mattress even more, giving
for a lot of your stay you will be able to wearyou even more reason to get well and do it
some of your own clothing. While you might besoon.Jennifer Jordan is a senior editor for When
tempted to bring your Armani suit or Pradashe isn't sleeping on a FoamSource mattress, she
evening dress, just in an attempt to offset theconcentrates on living as comfortably as possible.