Surgery Consult Questions.

[Losingitforgood! 50]

So today I got scheduled for my first consult with my surgeon. I'm scheduled for July 10. Does anyone know of a good place to get a list of really good questions? I'm afraid of missing something I should be asking. I was wondering what some things you guys asked when seeing your surgeon for the first time. I tried to search but got no good results. Thanks in advance!

[chitowngirl 885]

When can you exercise? That is the most common ? I see, how soon do you have to wait to have sex? I'm assuming that you've seen the nutritionist already, as they usually answer all the diet questions.

[legal loser 77]

Ask about your surgeon about his success rate and complication rate. Ask how long his patients have to be off work on average. Questions about recovery, how long before you can do things. How long is the hospital stay. His goal weight for you, follow up care....do you see him or a PA. Anything that comes to your mind. Anything you need an answer with to be comfortable with your decision to have surgery. No question is dumb.

[Briannasmom 7]

I kept a piece of paper in my purse and every time I came up with a question, no matter where I was I wrote it down. I never can remember the questions I should ask in my head. It helps to write it down anytime I think of it.

[Pattyhdz 32]

I have an appt Friday , so far on my list I have, leak rate and complications , how well do revisions recover , any preventive post op meds like Prilosec needed. Any other questions are welcomed

[kczar 166]

I know there are a couple of threads here discussing this (there may even be a pinned one somewhere). You can also use the search function in the top right corner to find more threads.

Here's a few of the things I'm going to ask my surgeon on my next visit (I've already had the initial one where we talked about complications and the surgical options available to me.)

What size bougie do you typically use? (This determines the size of your stomach.)

Do you over-stitch the staples?

How long should I expect to be in the hospital?

How long is post-op follow up care typically? Are you seen once or twice or are you monitored for a longer time period?

Is there a support group associated with your practice you can join?

That's a few of them anyway.

[Wheetsin 714]

I don't mean to give you a non-answer, but this topic has come up at least two or three times a week forever. If you search for phrases like "consultation questions" or "surgeon questions" or similar you should be able to find TONS of lists of questions that people have posted. I'll see if I can track some down for you.

[Wheetsin 714]

http://www.verticalsleevetalk.com/topic/5544-questions-to-ask-at-pre-op-consult/page__p__52459__hl__+questions%20+ask%20+surgeon%20+consultation__fromsearch__1#entry52459

http://www.verticalsleevetalk.com/topic/41150-surgeon-questions-the-ever-growing-request/page__hl__%2Bquestions+%2Bask+%2Bsurgeon+%2Bconsultation__fromsearch__1

http://www.verticalsleevetalk.com/topic/35973-questions-to-ask-at-my-consultation/page__hl__%2Bquestions+%2Bask+%2Bsurgeon+%2Bconsultation__fromsearch__1

http://www.verticalsleevetalk.com/topic/26320-consultation-what-should-i-expect/page__hl__%2Bquestions+%2Bask+%2Bsurgeon+%2Bconsultation__fromsearch__1

http://www.verticalsleevetalk.com/topic/23380-consultation-is-tomorrow/page__hl__%2Bquestions+%2Bask+%2Bsurgeon+%2Bconsultation__fromsearch__1

http://www.verticalsleevetalk.com/topic/7847-questions-to-ask-a-surgeon/page__hl__%2Bquestions+%2Bask+%2Bsurgeon+%2Bconsultation__fromsearch__1

There're a few to get you started.

[Pattyhdz 32]

Thank you. This is. New phone so took me a minute to find that search button. Thank you.