Consult With Surgeon Tomorrow!

[breekahouse 2]

Hi all!

My first surgical consult is tomorrow. I am super excited! I am sitting here at work trying to come up with some questions to ask the doctor but i am drawing a blank. A lot of my questions have been answered simply from doing research and perusing the boards. Can you guys help me come up with question that I must ask tomorrow?

Thanks bunches!

[thinoneday 445]

Hi Girl! All i did was ask the questions of interest that i learned from the forum and made sure that the doctor was going to do them . . . if not i'd ask why? I'd ask how many surgeries he had done, how many of his surgeries had complications, how many assistants did he have and how long have they been doing these surgeries with him? How long the hospital stay would be, how long i'd be on Clear Liquids after surgery, I asked what size boughie he would be using. . and so on. . . I really grilled my physician. . . don't get shy on the doctor, this is not the time. . . good luck hope all goes well! keep us posted

[Tiffykins 673]

These are the questions I asked:

What size boughie do you use?

Do you oversew the stable line?

Can we discuss my goal weight should be?

How many sleeves have you performed?

Complication/leak stats?

What post-op labs are done, and when?

How many leak tests do you perform?

How many nights in the hospital?

What type of anesthesia do you use? (he referred to the anesthesiologist, and he answered my questions)

What is the post-op diet?

When and how often can I meet with the nutritionist?

[breekahouse 2]

thanks ladies, for the info. as soon as i get home i am going to compile all of the questins so that i am organized. My appointment is for 3pm tomorrow. i will be that much closer to getting sleeved. i am so excited!