@Deemarie - I can’t find your surgery date on my calendar. When are you having your surgery & with whom? I’ll put you on it so I can pray for you then.
I don’t know if this is the post you found, but it’s pretty thorough:
The only thing I’d disagree with is the Mederma which you won’t need until your incision is pretty well healed.
We recommend having soft foods you enjoy handy because you will have a sore throat & you may have a sore jaw for a week or two post op. Hot cereals, soups, smoothies w/ protein powder, fruit & veggie sauces, mashed potatoes, mac & cheese, yogurt, etc. Popsicles or ice chips are soothing for a sore throat.
You can take pull over shirts/pjs if the neck opening is loose. I wore pull over t-shirts w/o a problem after surgery.
Bring anything with you that will help your home-away-from-home feel more like home (Teddy bear, cuddly blanket, fuzzy slippers…). My family accuses me of having an accidental sense of humor so I’m sorry I’m not good at being funny 
Hopefully someone with a more active “funny bone” than mine will contribute some light humor here. 