• My Hospital Go Bag

    Date: 2024.10.09 | Category: Articles, Health | Tags: ,,,,,,,,,

    I’ve been unfortunate to be an in-patient twice in 2024 at RVH – my local hospital. And I’m at the top of the kidney transplant list. So I created a hospital go-bag that I can just grab when the call comes or in the unfortunate circumstance that I have to call 9-1-1. Please note this post does contain affiliate links.

    So what’s in it?

    The bag itself is a black bag with silver handles not dissimilar to this one.

    1. A change of underwear for a week.
    2. Toiletries including tooth brush/tooth paste. (I use the one my dentist gives me but you can buy small ones at Dollar Tree.) The bag itself is a pencil case I bought at Dollar Tree that fits everything.
    3. Nail clipper.
    4. A hallowe’en sized bag of Skittles with smaller bags in it. Please note I am not diabetic.
    5. A list of my medications.
    6. A “No Needles/No BP” bracelet. As a dialysis patient, this is important.
    7. A bottle of lotion.
    8. Headphones from the dollar store. Just like at dialysis, it never hurts to be polite to your roomate(s).
    9. Back up charging cable & USB/USB C plug.
    10. Adult colouring book from Dollarama
    11. Coloured pencil’s from Walmart
    12. A box of scotties facial tissues. (The hospital ones are the pits IMHO.)
    13. A blanket from home.
    14. A light bath robe. Not all units have those hospital robes.
    15. A notebook & pen to write down questions and answers when talking to doctors.
    16. A good pair of slippers.
    17. A lux bar of soap from The Rocky Mountain Soap Company. The holder I got from Dollar Tree.
    18. Lip balm.
    19. Organizer for my charging cables.
    20. A book light. Not because I want to read but because it’s a light I guarantee I can control from bed.

    Where did I get everything?