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not2big42long · March 7, 2004

Hi,

Speaking as someone who works in the operating room. The catheter thing is a surgeon preference but usually the pre-op nurse, like Anne said, will ask you to go to the bathroom before. If you do get a catheter, it is usually what we call an in and out, where they just wait for the patient to be asleep, insert the catheter, empty your bladder and take the catheter right back out. How long did the surgeon say the procedure was going to take? At the hospital I work at they take an average of around 45 minutes to an hour, depending on whether the patient has previously had surgery. I'm not scheduled until 3/24 but so far I have had to have blood work, a full physical, EKG, a psych evaluation(which I must say was interesting), a meeting with a nutritionist(where I found out it is true, I do overeat ),and the consult with the surgeon. I am 41 and can't wait to get it done.

Good luck with your research.

Debra · March 7, 2004

Hi BaileyM

Dr. Deol said the surgery would take aprox. 2 hours and she just has you go to the bathroom before surgery and doesn't use a catheter. I had one in before for an outpatient surgery and I didn't even know it had been put in and taken out until they told me!

Debra

Oh, I went for my Upper GI on Friday. Piece of cake! Funny thing, usually I worry excessively about testings. I would normally have looked up the procedure on WebMD, and been a nervous wreck, but I was as calm as could be. This is just one more step out of the way of my becoming a healthy, energetic person! Just can't wait!

baileymb · March 9, 2004

Hmmm, For some REALLY silly reason I thought it only took 50 minutes to do the procedure.. Wonder how my little mind came up wtih that one! LoL

8 days till first appointment, marked off at work and can't wait!

Called Dr. Deol wondering where my 14 page packet is and Rebecca said it will be mailed today or tomorrow!

What kind of stuff is in the packet??

It is NOT STOP in my head 24/7 and I am having trouble concentrating, sleep, and just relaxing!

OH HOW I WISH IT COULD GO FASTER!!!!!

Keep in touch!

Baileym

sassaay · March 9, 2004

Hi Baileym,

I was in and out of the OR in 1.5 hours and if you think about the fact that they put me under, changed the location of my IV, prepped me for surgery, etc. the actual operation probably did only take 50 mins.

My experience in the recovery room was a different story... They had no bed for me and I stayed there for 6 hours. You want to talk about freaking my family out. I had to finally ask them to go get my mom and let her stay with me in recovery because I knew she was going crazy trying to figure out what was going on... And to top that off, they called 2 code blues and were also paging my surgeon. She was a wreck!

Anyway, just sharing my experience.

baileymb · March 9, 2004

OMG!!! My mother would be freaking out too!

Thanks for your story!

EVERY little bit helps!

Baileym

Ginger2120 · March 10, 2004

Hi Baileymb

Dr Deol operated on me, and my Mother is also a very worried mother. My surgery took about 2 hours because I had a lot of scar tissue for Dr. Deol to go through. I didn't have a cathader, they just kept having me go to the bathroom in pre-op. It was nerve wracking sitting in the pre-op area, but they let my parents sit with me, and as soon as the guy with the needle full of happy stuff came, I didn't care what they did with me! I remember going into the OR and Dr. Deol was talking to me and the next thing I knew Dr. Deol was telling me that my surgery was overwith and it went fabulous! Honestly the hardest part of this surgery is the waiting and worrying! At least for me it was. I think I was in such excellent hands during surgery and my hospital stay my whole experience was a breeze! I have faith that Dr. Deol and her staff will make your surgery just as easy.

GOod Luck! Email me if you have any questions about surgery with Dr. Deol, I think I'm her biggest fan!

Janel

baileymb · March 10, 2004

Those words are Music to my... Eyes?? LoL

Anyway, thanks for you first hand experience about Dr. Deol, I have heard so many nice things about her.. 1 week from today I will find out myself.... The wait is killing me!

Thank you sooo much!

Baileym:)