Living Will Before Surgery

[RaleighGal 4]

The nurse I am working with through United Healthcare suggested that I prepare a living will before surgery incase anything goes wrong, my husband can make any medical decisions necessary. Has anyone prepared one before surgery? If so, did you find a website that you used as a template, or did you see a lawyer? My surgery is 2 weeks away so this is something I am going to need to do very soon. Thank you for your help!

[Corrigan 75]

If a living will gives you peace of mind, why not. I'm sure you know the odds of a fatality in band surgery

are about like winning the lottery, it just doesn't happen (assuming you choose a competent hospital

and surgeon). This is a very safe surgery with very few complications.

[RaleighGal 4]

I agree...and I did make sure I am having my surgery at a Center of Excelence...but the nurse had me so freaked out, I just wanted to get some opinions. What was your recovery time like after surgery?

[foundmywaist 0]

The nurse I am working with through United Healthcare suggested that I prepare a living will before surgery incase anything goes wrong, my husband can make any medical decisions necessary. Has anyone prepared one before surgery? If so, did you find a website that you used as a template, or did you see a lawyer? My surgery is 2 weeks away so this is something I am going to need to do very soon. Thank you for your help!

Do you have any friends who work at a hospital? If so ask them to bring you a LW from the hospital. You will need two witnesses and a notary(in Texas) and that should take care of it! Good luck and so you know without the LW your next of kin would legally make your decisions anyway I work in a ICU in Houston Texas...Suegery on thursday back to work monday!

[kll724 3,055]

Yes, I did make a living will, I found a template, and tweaked it some. I did not make a new one when I had my latest surgery for a revision, but the hospital asked if I had one. You do what makes you feel comfortable, but remember, this is major surgery, and they put you all the way under with life support. Good luck, Karen

[thebandedman 3]

I updated my medical directives and my will before surgery. I did not want any headaches for my wife in case something happened during surgery or immediately afterwards. Peace of mind on my part and of course I'm still here . It's good to have those documents in order when you have a family.

TBM

[JustDoIt130 369]

Hi Raleighgal- not to go off topic, but I'm in Raleigh also, what surgeon arou you using? I'm using Dr Moran- just curious...

[Corrigan 75]

I agree...and I did make sure I am having my surgery at a Center of Excelence...but the nurse had me so freaked out, I just wanted to get some opinions. What was your recovery time like after surgery?

I had a very boring recovery, no pain, no gas, walked two miles the next day. Couldn't have been better

and I attrubute it to going to a Center of Excellence. I know I say this a lot, but I believe it is a certain

way to a successful WLS surgery.

[RaleighGal 4]

Thank you to everyone for your replies :-) I appreciate the feedback and information.

JustDoIt130...I am seeing Dr. Bruce at Bariatric Specialist of NC. He is fantastic, just had my what I thought was pre-op today, but it was my results visit. I have my Pre-op at Rex on11/14, then surgery on 11/17.

[LB4Me 35]

You can Google Living Will. It is a simple one page document that states your desire as far as life support s/anything go wrong and it names a executor of your wishes. It needs to be signed by 2 witnesses. In NYC it did not need to be notorized. I almost did not do it, but I did it at the last moment and brought it with me to the hospital because I realized I did not want to burden my husband s/anything go wrong.