hospital visit

[Hilary Epstein Cohen 3]

good evening this is my first post so here goes

I'm going to the hospital in the morning to mee the Dr and also to get a date when i'm going to the the Sleeve I'm hoping its going

to be ASAP but its a public hospital and here in Israel that can take a while even up to 3months waiting. I've gone trought all the tests etc

Is there anything I need to know or to ask when I see the Dr ? Please anyone thanks Hilary

[ChavaBling 145]

Mah nishmah, achoti?!

It is important to have realistic expectations of what this "tool" can do for you! That's why you may want to ask your surgeon about their goal weight for you, because it may be different than the one you have for yourself.

As someone who had not previously had any kind of surgical procedure, I wanted to know everything about the process- from check-in to waiting room to surgery prep to recovery. Check this site for a great list of things to bring with you to the hospital.

I DEFINITELY wanted to know what, if any, tubes would be coming out of me when I woke up. My surgeon does not typically place a drainage tube or breathing intubator, and I was VERY happy about that.

PAIN MEDS. Ok, I was shocked when in Yerushalayim, I had to explain to the pharmacist (in detail) why I wanted to buy some Immodium (LOL). I know sabras (and olim) are tougher than tough, but you may want to have that frank discussion with your doctor/anesthesiologist to let them know exactly what type of pain relief you expect.

I wish you the best of luck! Please dm me if you have any other questions. Shalom u'vracha!

[Hilary Epstein Cohen 3]

hi there Chava so nice to meet you . i've had operations before so all the tubes etc is fine by me if needed as long as the stay is really overnight thats good too anymore and i'm out of there had staying in for more then one night .. need my hubby sleeping beside me .. <3 PAIN killers etc well i'm well used to pain and i live on Morphine and legal grass for health reasons so i'm well covered there.. I've bben told I'm only allowed to lose 35kils the most.. so heres hoping for a date asap.. How did your operation go

how long were you in hospital how much did u lose the first month etc

thanks so much for your help

Shalom

[ChavaBling 145]

@@Hilary Epstein Cohen I was only in the hospital for one night, a total of about 27 hours. I was ready to leave! Everything went extremely well though, and I had no pain at all- but I also used every single possible push time on my PCA pump. I was flying so high, my husband took my iphone away from me so I would stop sending nonsensical text messages to people (including my boss- whoops!)

I didn't lose much the fist month- maybe 7-8 lbs, but the weight started coming off very quickly after week 4 or 5.