I just realized...

[the best me 6]

Okay, this isn't a lap band story but it's kind of funny. When I went in for my second C-section, this one scheduled, they were prepping me in the OR. I had all these nurses setting up things, and then they came to drape me. I had that circular thing over me below my neck but no drape over it yet. And my spinal had kicked in so I couldn't feel anything below the chest. So the nurses start putting tape on my lower belly, the hangy part at the bottom full of fat that covers the "parts". Well, I hear this big ole zip, zip, zip of the tape being pulled out really long, and they secured the tape from my belly up to that circular bar in front of my face. OMG! They were taping back my fat so the doctor could get to my old C-section scar! I was so horrified! But I said, "Oh, that's what you are gonna do with that...it's been getting in my way, too!" and they cracked up laughing. I was so mortified. The only thing that made me feel better was that they did it with such familiarity, I knew I wasn't the first pregger-woman with hanging, flabby, gross, in-the-way-needs-to-be-taped-back fat down there! Geez.

[Paulax 8]

You guyz are killing me. I am going to have nightmares now up til the day it is MY fat ass on the table.

[Jen RN 0]

maybe this will make everyone feel better

i work in a hospital and i have had to take care of obese patients. what we do (if we don't use the air mattress that susan mentioned) is put a slide board under you and 2 people push and the other two pull and honestly it really isn't that bad.

now what is really bad is people not cleaning out their belly buttons before surgery and the OR nurse has to Qtip dig and clean it out and believe me there are some funky things growing in there!! so my tip is don't worry about the heave hoein just make sure your button is clean.:glasses

[karenj 0]

oh jen, i never thought of that! i hope i didn't ruin anyones lunch! yuk, what a visual! Nurses are way underpaid. my best friend is a labor and delivery nurse and she literaly gets crapped on all the time!

[PhotoNut 7]

Oh gosh I love threads like this. I rely on them for my daily dose of laughter!

[CTpaddler 0]

Oh this is great! I'm glad I didn't think about it before Tuesday though. I didn't get any sedation before going into OR and I had to scoot over to the table myself. I have no idea how they got me into the bed in recovery, but I woke up in the OR after they were done and they were playing some great music....Ray Charles I think. The bed I had in recovery was moved right into the room, so I didn't have to move again. Now I'm laughing thinking about it all.

Ellen

[HarleyNana 10]

I didn't think about it before or after, until now. I was on the gurney in the preop room, by the time they turned the first corner I was out, and I woke up in my bed in my room, so I missed it all. I wonder if they have a crane in there, LMAO, doing the visual here, OMG!

[Wheetsin 714]

I was so proud of myself, too. I thought ahead - got a wax b/c I knew I wouldn't feel up to it after surgery. Shaved what should be shaved. Trimmed what should be trimmed. Never even once thought about some poor nurse having to play tug of war with my fat rolls to get me back on the gurney - not one damn time.

Just proves that no matter how hard you work to prepare, you'll always forget something.

[juliek 0]

Oy, the visual - ROTF - this is just too funny!