Hi Sam - I'll second what Mandy says - not as bad as you think it's going to be... I found the worst bit being the complexity of getting in and out of bed with the drains (I had them on both sides but I would think it's still the same problem whether one side or both)... things to take - Indispensable for me - a 3 metre phone charger cable, a couple of carabiner clips, and a couple of bag-clips (the ones like big bulldog clips) to keep things at hand, and attach them to the bed/ bedsheets/ me... and then in hospital they gave me a carrier bag for my drains and it was the best gift ever. You can buy a special bag for drains that hangs round your neck but I found a carrier bag worked fine. I also had a padded thing that went on the car seatbelt for coming home... you could just use a pillow but I found it gave me peace of mind and helped make it easier when I started driving again. I'd also agree with Mandy - I took pjs/ tracksuit etc. in and never wore any of it -- just needed clothes to go home in... but I did take a super lightweight cotton dressing gown (3/4 length) and wore it over my hospital gown almost all the time... it meant I could easily get out of bed and had hands free to carry the drains rather than holding the back of the gown together. Good luck - there is hope on the other side xxx

Hi Sam - I'll second what Mandy says - not as bad as you think it's going to be... I found the worst bit being the complexity of getting in and out of bed with the drains (I had them on both sides but I would think it's still the same problem whether one side or both)... things to take - Indispensable for me - a 3 metre phone charger cable, a couple of carabiner clips, and a couple of bag-clips (the ones like big bulldog clips) to keep things at hand, and attach them to the bed/ bedsheets/ me... and then in hospital they gave me a carrier bag for my drains and it was the best gift ever. You can buy a special bag for drains that hangs round your neck but I found a carrier bag worked fine. I also had a padded thing that went on the car seatbelt for coming home... you could just use a pillow but I found it gave me peace of mind and helped make it easier when I started driving again. I'd also agree with Mandy - I took pjs/ tracksuit etc. in and never wore any of it -- just needed clothes to go home in... but I did take a super lightweight cotton dressing gown (3/4 length) and wore it over my hospital gown almost all the time... it meant I could easily get out of bed and had hands free to carry the drains rather than holding the back of the gown together. Good luck - there is hope on the other side xxx