(May want to give it to your person in need before they go for surgery)
Two separate people, dear to me, needed extra support in the past few months because they each underwent a double mastectomy. Then another friend knew a coworker having surgery and asked what I did for my people. Here are pictures of things I made that I know both women have been grateful for.
Post-surgery, you are stuck with these drain tube thingies hanging from the surgical sites. They are there for 1-2 weeks give or take. So, I saw some expensive options on the internet but made my own versions, rather cheaply or for free.
These are pouches, I made from the sleeves of some old kid clothes I had. The BC survivor can put the drain tubes inside a pouch and pin to an undershirt or the back of their main shirt. I also think you could use size 3T-4T kid socks- the less stretchy the better, I assume. I like the convenience of using large diaper pins versus small safety pins, but your choice.
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| A lanyard from an old convention I attended a few years ago. I added 2 pieces of the Velcro you wrap around cables to the lanyard. This is used to tie the drain pumps together when you are in the shower. (The 2nd picture is from Amazon.com) |
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| This is a small kid's waist apron with a pocket. Cut a slit into the bottom to let the water drain out. I added extra ribbon to the original ties so that it could go around an adult. This was used by one friend in the shower who found it's convenience of dropping her drain tubes in it easy for the shower. She put her drain tubes in the pocket for her shower then afterwards just hung it on the shower rod to dry. |
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| This last item is a scarf which I bought and sewed pockets into. I picked a pretty scarf but the BC Survivor wore it under her clothes & put her drain tubes in the pockets. But who says you have to wear an ugly scarf? Beat the ugly cancer with beauty and you will win. The pocket is made with some white felt I had. |
Lastly, in case you don't feel comfortable giving the above supplies to your BC survivor person, you could always give a funny card about a "fast recovery" or "speedy recovery" and a funny DVD.
"Laughter is the Best Medicine" ~unknown
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