What did she say after <| sep |> i find it funny how the top of this sub is filled with legitly dank christian memes and the rest are just snarky antichristian ones <| sep |> I ' ve been reading the emails and it mattered to me . <| sep |> I was basically independent from the getgo , but my mom insisted on babying me . I did need help getting the compression vest and all the padding that went under it back on after showering , but that was it . If you plan ahead , you could feasibly take care of yourself as long as you have a ride home from the hospital . You ' d want to put everything you ' re going to need on lower surfaces ahead of time , though , as you won ' t be able to life your arms above your head for a while . Having another person around is a big help , especially during the first week , but not an absolute necessity .