Well, if she has a hyst then her recovery will be a lot worse than mine, but when I had my lap, my godsends were:
- pillows to keep me mostly propped up
- comfy blankie (or two) to snuggle on the couch with
- small sugary nibbly things (helped w/ nausea) -- jelly beans, gummy candies, fruity stuff
- hot soups, hot beverages
- movies/TV shows
- books (caveat on this one -- I couldn't quite sit up nor quite lie down, so it was actually somewhat tough to read the first couple days because of the awkward position)
- limited-effort busywork for hands (I did embroidery)
One thing I didn't have but would've loved was some kind of bed tray so that I could've done stuff like write or at least more easily eat soup. If I had known beforehand what it would be like, I also would've gotten a DVD set, something like the first season of "Grey's Anatomy" or "House".
The word puzzles are a good idea -- she probably won't be up for them the first couple days, but they should come in really handy when she's feeling better mentally but still needs to stay inactive. Does she already have plenty of pillows/blankets? I always love getting blankets -- I don't think you can ever have too many. I am pretty sentimental about mine. 
Hope your friend's surgery went well, that her recovery is speedy, and that she feels a million times better!!
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jen
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