October Surgery Dates

[kisersassy 369]

I haven't received a surgery date yet. But I am calling them tomorrow to see if we can fast track this as my husband can get laid of any day now and I am not sure if I will have insurance. The 24th of this month is last weigh in its just the psych evaluation that will be holding things up it is scheduled for October 3rd and it takes months to get an appointment with her so no upping it

[tp100 25]

Clairpooh.....Oct 1st

Mizzlaw.....Oct 3rd

Tp100........Oct 3rd

Immagetitdown12.....Oct 4th

Laurie.....Oct 4th

sewalker30.....Oct 5th

ANUME.....Oct 8th

cooksie.....Oct 9th

EmpresssLizBunny.....Oct 10th

FinerWoman.....Oct 15th

Musicalwonder.....Oct 15th

Sharroncarrie.....Oct 15th

L Belle.....Oct 15th

soontobehealthymom.....Oct 15th

kat.....Oct 16th

JPrez10706.....Oct 18th

DrMomFlrs.....Oct 18th

melonpie05.....Oct 23rd

kisersassy.....Oct 24th

[tp100 25]

I haven't received a surgery date yet. But I am calling them tomorrow to see if we can fast track this as my husband can get laid of any day now and I am not sure if I will have insurance. The 24th of this month is last weigh in its just the psych evaluation that will be holding things up it is scheduled for October 3rd and it takes months to get an appointment with her so no upping it

Wow very stressful! I hope it works out! My fingers are crossed for you :/

[mizzlaw 130]

Just got off the phone with the Dr's office and my date is Oct. 3rd! My nerves just kicked in! I'm so excited! I can't wait to feel like doing everything I don't feel like doing now!

Yay we have same date!!!

[mslady 9]

October 4th!!!!! Two weeks!!!!!

[tp100 25]

Yay we have same date!!!

Yay! Where are you from? I'm in Southern CA.

[Clairpooh 53]

Today is Pre-op appointment at 2pm..... I am SUPER EXCITED, but a bit nervous. I will be leaving work at 1pm so i can get their on time .

[aNuMe 59]

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Congrats

[soontobehealthymom 104]

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Good luck!!!

[Immagetitdown12 21]

October 4th!!!!! Two weeks!!!!!

we have the same date yay

[hajones5891 133]

Fml.....I thought I was going to have an October surgery date.....but when I went to see the nut today she said she wants to see me back in two weeks with an improved food diary!!!! OMG I wanna scream! As if a 6 mo supervised diet wasn't long enough? I wanted to shank her! So, now everything gets pushed back 2 weeks and I am looking at a November surgery date. Grrrrrrr

[Jilllorraine 62]

Finally got a date! Oct 12th.. after long discussions about how I did not want to wait until Nov 27th.. I had to "ok" that I would be discharged by a diff. surgeon.

[sharoncarrie 49]

Today is Pre-op appointment at 2pm..... I am SUPER EXCITED, but a bit nervous. I will be leaving work at 1pm so i can get their on time .

Hello Clairpooh! How did your pre-op appointment go? Mine is tomorrow. I'm also super excited but nervous at the same time. Surgery date will be here soon!

[mizzlaw 130]

Yay! Where are you from? I'm in Southern CA.

Im from sunny nyc!! Im so nervous... Already did final preop... No liquid diet except for 3days before surgery.......

[Clairpooh 53]

Sorry for the delay…

So when I got to the doctor’s office today first they did my final weigh-in which was not good because I gained 8 pounds and as a result they told me that I needed to start the liquid diet ASAP. I asked would it be Okay to start on Friday so I can prepare mentally. He said Friday was okay . I then had to take a little quiz (true or false) about gastric bypass. I got 100%

The doctor and nurse practitioner went over everything I need to start/stop doing and what to expect up until the moment I’m discharged. They also went over the possibility of complications and made sure I understood them, though they are highly unlikely to happen.

So here is my run down: Start liquid diet on 9/21, nothing by mouth after midnight the night before surgery, stop aspirin and all aspirin products as of today, get blood work done by the admission testing center 5 days before surgery (they will call me to schedule the appointment at the hospital), pre-registration (which is done 2-3 days) before surgery which is done by the hospital via phone.

What to bring to the hospital (this is for me) every patient is different:

Lip balm

Clean comfortable clothes to go home in

Something to read if I want, everything else will be provided (gowns, slippers, toiletries etc).

*Patients who use CPAP machine have to bring it with them along with their medication, bring walker/canes/wheelchair or any other assistive devices. None of this applies to me personally that’s why I said every patient is different.

On the day of, I have to be at the hospital by 6am and the surgery starts at 7:30am. I will be in the hospital for 2 night and 3 days. I have to buy a product call “Hibiclens” soap which has to be used the night before and morning of my surgery only on my stomach and under my breast. Hibiclens removes surface bacteria from the skin in preparation for my surgery. The procedure will take one and a half hours. By that afternoon they will try to get me out of the bed and active (moving) as soon as possible. This is to prevent blood clots.

On the morning of post operative day #1 I will be taken to radiology for a modified swallow study. The purpose of the study is to evaluate my new pouch via x-ray and determine if there are any leaks. They are leaving in some drain tube (I forgot what it’s called) for one week. It will be removed during my one week follow up visit. The purpose of the tube is to make sure they are no leakage after i leave. I guess they want to really make sure which I am very pleased with!!!! Once I am cleared by radiology I will be advance to a liquid diet. Before I am discharged I will be given one week worth of instructions to follow which I am happy about because I was becoming a bit overwhelmed. They assured me that they will be there to guide me step by step so it won’t feel so overwhelming.

The doctor also give my pain meds prescription which they suggest I get filled now, so I won’t have to worry about it when I get home after the surgery.

If you have any question, please ask…. I am sure I forgot something, but If I remember I will be sure to share when it comes back to me….. J