If you or a loved one is facing a long recuperation time from a surgery, a chronic illness or an injury, you have to be prepared. The kind of equipment, medical or otherwise, you'll require will of course depend on your condition, your specific health needs, and the orders given to you by your doctor. For instance, you may need to do dressing changes several times a day and special soaks for the area, but other than that you don't really need anything. Others will have specialized needs for every aspect of their lives from their nutrition, to their sleeping arrangements, and mobility. Every situation is different and every person's requirements will differ. As the patient recovers, he or she will find need things to be done differently. In the first few days, you may find that you need to have more equipment, medical devices and assistance than you would have imagined necessary.