Get my home ready to recover after surgery
A practical home setup, supply list, and support schedule for recovering after a procedure.
The prompt
Help me prepare my home and routine for recovery after a surgery or procedure.
Procedure and date: [TYPE AND DATE]
What my care team has told me so far: [e.g. "no lifting over 10 lb for 6 weeks", "crutches for 2 weeks", "no stairs"]
My home: [e.g. "second-floor apartment, bathroom upstairs", "pets", "live alone"]
People who can help and when: [NAMES, AVAILABILITY]
Responsibilities to cover: [e.g. "school pickups", "dog walking", "work"]
Give me:
1. A home setup checklist: a recovery spot with essentials in reach, clear walkways, bathroom safety, and moving things I'll need to waist height.
2. A supply list (comfort, hygiene, easy meals, anything my care team mentioned), marked by priority.
3. A meal plan for the first week using freezer-friendly or no-cook options.
4. A helper schedule template covering rides, meals, and chores, plus a message I can send to friends asking for specific help.
5. A list of questions to ask my surgical team before discharge (activity limits, wound care, pain management, driving, when to call).
Base all medical limits on what my care team said; don't add new ones - mark gaps [ASK CARE TEAM]. Remind me to call my care team or emergency services for warning signs they give me, such as fever, increasing pain, or trouble breathing.
Highlighted [brackets] are blanks to replace with your own details.
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What to fill in
- TYPE AND DATE
- NAMES, AVAILABILITY
- e.g. "school pickups", "dog walking", "work"
- ASK CARE TEAM
How this prompt is built
This prompt follows the Few-Shot structure (Few-shot prompting). A few-shot prompt includes one or more worked examples of the input and the output you want, so the model can copy the pattern instead of guessing it.
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