Surgical Consult

[ElizabethNYC 1]

Hey all. Today (5 PM) going for my surgical consult. Very excited to finally have a sit down with the surgeon. Also excited that I'm getting things rolling to get closer to my surgery date.

Right now I have some questions that I want to ask her but if anyone could give me some questions that they asked or wished they asked, I don't want to forget anything and then have to call to ask again. Thanks all!!

[ParrotheadCathy 0]

Ask if you will be given WRITTEN eating guidelines for each stage of post-op. There are lot of people on here who apparently didn't get that and they suffer from a lot of confusion. Ask when he will do your first fill and how aggressively he pursues fills .... some docs are very conservative and give the first fill months after surgery and then only give .5cc per fill, etc. It's best to know in advance what you are getting into. Ask if he stitches the band into place to prevent slipping. My doc anchors the band with a fold of the stomach stitched over it so that it cannot slip. Ask any little thing that comes to mind as you read posts here! Ask for precriptions for nausea and for pain BEFORE surgery so that you can get them filled and have them on hand. liquid Lortab is probably your best bet for pain...remember it tastes kind of nasty but you can request your pharmacist to add a flavor to it and they have plenty to choose from. I never needed either prescription but you may need them and it's best to be prepared.

The better informed you are, the better you know what to expect, the better your recovery and weight loss will go.

[ElizabethNYC 1]

Thanks so much Cathy. I'm leaving work in 8 minutes and now have some fresh questions in my mind. I'll tell you how it goes when I get back!