Essentials for recovery and comfort, according to a survivor
Photo: Courtesy of retailers Last September, at 28 years old, I was weeks into an MBA program when I got the phone call that would turn my world upside down: I had breast cancer. I had no family history of the disease and felt the healthiest I ever had — to say I was shocked would be the world’s greatest understatement.
Pillows Abco Tech Bed Wedge Pillow With Memory-Foam Top $41 The various pillows I used during recovery are perhaps the most important items on this list . A wedge pillow reduces the strain of getting up because it positions you at a steep angle. I recommend this one because its memory-foam body is comfortable against you while still managing to stay very firm. I liked it so much I hung on to it; now I use it when I’m vegging out and watching TV in bed.
$45 at Amazon Buy $45 at Amazon Buy Therapedic U-Neck Pillow The last and final pillow is the most important one for back sleepers like me. I found the only way to not feel like I was lying ramrod-straight on my back post-surgery was to put a travel pillow around my neck in addition to the pillows under my head. But not just any travel pillow — the fancier ones I had lying around from previous trips had design details that rendered them unusable.
$20 at Amazon Buy $20 at Amazon Buy Moleskine Classic Notebook I took more than 20 different pills a day after my reconstruction surgery. As you can imagine, that regimen can get confusing very fast, which is why I recommend patients or caretakers get a notebook they can use specifically to track doses. I’m a Moleskine fan , but any kind will do.
$22 at Amazon Buy $22 at Amazon Buy Drunk Elephant Lala Retro™ Whipped Moisturizer with Ceramides One of the unfortunate after-effects of general anesthesia is uncomfortably dry skin , making a robust facial moisturizer an essential. This one is my personal favorite — post-diagnosis, I’ve gone through a bit of a “clean beauty” journey to eliminate toxins from my daily routine, and this moisturizer really takes the cake when it comes to being clean and effective.
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