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I am so sorry you are going through this. As I have a ton of medication I take dailly, I keep all of it in a travel bag that comes with me everywhere. I take it on planes when necessary and keep it beside me on a road trip--not that I travel often anymore. Because we can be put on pain medication and other controlled substances, it can be nearly impossible to get them replaced if we lose them. Take something with you that you like to do. I paint so I used to take coloring books and colored pencils when there was too much alone time.

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@jesicastorms Thank you. I love your coloring idea! Yes, I'm pretty careful with my meds, too. I'll be having surgery at Mayo Phx and plan to stay down there for the important weeks of recovery. Trying to anticipate and plan everything. Keeping lists from the 3 am waking up with "Don't forget this!" stuff. 🙂