@Nurse3: I'm so glad your home! And I'm so glad she had you there. I'm learning that different facilities do things so differently from one another! You just never know what to expect.
I may need some post appendectomy advice from you after you get some rest.
@Mahm:
Well one thing i can think of right off the bat is to press on the surgical area if he has to cough or sneeze. That can really hurt if you arent splinting the site.
As far as your mom, make sure they give her an incintive spirometer and have them teach her how to use it post surgery. She needs to use it about five times every hour or a couple of times whenever she sees a commercial on tv. It will help exercise her lungs so she doesnt get pneumonia after her surgery. 4951