11/27/06

I went to Madison and finished my Christmas shopping. Then went to UW to the Learning Center first. They just confimred my insurance information and then I talked to an RN C.J. about getting ready for surgery and what I needed to do. I bought the prep before surgery and she gave me two packets of antibacterial wash to use the night before surgery and the morning of surgery. Everyone was nice.

Then went to 3rd floor and Susan RN took my bp and wght 267.6. I then met Gretchen Beverstein NP. she was very nice and I asked her my questions I had written down. Dr. Garren came in next and asked me why I wanted to have the surgery and talked to me about what to expect. I asked him about a couple questions that he said those were "game day" decisions such as how long I wiill stay in the hospital and what size band. I aksed him about celebrex and he wasn't thrilled with that but said if I must take it then I can with prilosec. Both were nice. Then I had to go get a chest x-ray.

Gretchen called Tues am wanting to know if I had a current chest xray for comparison. I told her I didn't remember my last chest xray but if I did it would be at Skiff in Newton.