I too vomit without fail on anesthesia. Tell them upfront and keep reminding them. I got given a medication I took a certain number of hours before surgery and then right before surgery and had another anti nausea medication given to me via IV. And yet another anti nausea pill given to me (zofran) under my tongue once I became more coherent and off the IV. I had a dose of IV anti nausea once I woke up too since I told them I felt like I was going to vomit.
I've also had a form of anti nausea that was applied transdermal with a sticker like application that was stuck behind my ear when I had my hysterectomy and all kidney surgeries. It worked very well.
So long as you let them know about nausea issues they treat it very aggressively. Tell them you will vomit and keep reminding them so they give you the meds.
Onto the other questions now...
Figure out your general expense budget (food, bills, gas and so on) for six/eight weeks and save that plus some change. Try and get all your after care stuff ahead of time. I used sterile bandage gauze pads for all the cleaning post op so that was an extra expense but worth it in my opinion, plus the paper tape, and prescriptions plus some money saved in case of refills.
My advice for bathroom stuff is move very....very slowly...and have someone around to help you there and back to bed if possible. I was more dizzy than anything thanks to the anesthesia and medications, and nauseated. Pain...not so much. Put everything you want/need to reach for the first four weeks down within your easy reach. And....prepare to be bored out of your mind.
