Guest guest Posted August 12, 2000 Report Share Posted August 12, 2000 Hey, Sherry, You were able to go to with a previous abdominal surgery? I thought you have to be under 40 years of age and scar free to have the out patient at ! Please let me know...I didn't even ask because I have a previous appendectomy scar and am 41 years old. But, I am very healthy and would love to go there if there's a chance! Let me know what you think! Tami Stauffer Re: August 10th MGB's Dear Kathie, was very nice indeed. It is very quiet there. I think there were only 5 patient rooms on the hall is was on. The room itself was very nice. It had a private bath, book shelves with books, a window, and a large double bed. My husband stayed the night with me, and he was able to sleep in the bed with me even though they have one of those big chairs that unfold to make a bed. They catered dinner for him form a restaurant. It looked delicious. He said it was. He had grilled or baked chicken, green beans, a large baked potato, a large crescent roll, and a huge chunck of cheese cake. I, of course had jello and juice. But it tasted great. I had to keep reminding myself to slow down my eating. It did hurt a little when the food, even liquid, hit my stomach. The nurses and anesthetist, and everyone else could not have been nicer. They were very helpful, watched me constantly, and were very pleasant to be around. The anesthetist I had, Dr. , was wonderful. I'm what they call a hard stick. My veins are deep and small. They tend to roll away. But he got a vein in my hand on the first try. He didn't hurt at all. In fact, he made me feel very confident and relaxed. Once I got to the operating room (could walk there), a nurse asked me what procedure I was having done. This was the second time a doctor or nurse asked me this question, and I thought, my God, don't they know why I'm here. What if they have the wrong person for the preocedure they were planning. Later, when I remembered this, I realized that they were asking me in order to make sure that I was coherent enough to know what I was going to have done. Did I feel stupid! I arrived at 6:30 and my surgery was to begin at 7:30. Everything went pretty quickly. They kept me busy filling out more paper work for Dr. R. It is the same as in the back of the education manual. Had to read a lot and write what I thought the paragraph was about. I did get pretty scared though. I kept thinking, what am I doing? Life is going to be forever changed. Then I remembered why I was doing this. I want to be rid of diabetes and live a good life. If not just for myself, for my husband and children. The night was a little tough (the surgery night). My mouth and sinuses were so dry, and I wasn't pressing the pain med. button hard enough. I thought I was getting it when I really wasn't. The nurses figured that out pretty quickly and gave me a shot, then showed me how to press hard on the button for a couple of seconds, then release. If I did it correctly, I'd hear a beep, meaning I was getting the med. The machine only lets you have so much every eight minutes, so there is no risk of overdose (I was punching it so much and getting no results, that I was afraid of over dosing - not possible). Dr. R. said that I'd had more pain than most because I'd had a large gallbladder removal scar with lots of adhesions. My surgery lasted about one hour and twenty minutes. He still only needed to use the usual 5 ports. Check out was pretty quick. closes at 7 am, so as soon as the doctor arrives and talks to you, you'll sign a paper, they'll give you a packet of info., and you are out of there. Oh yeah, the rooms were carpeted, wallpapered, and had art on the walls - all private rooms, too. If I can answer any more questions for you, please don't hesitate to ask. I check my emails about 2 times a day. If you'd like to call me, my number is . I live in Cary, NC (just outside of Raleigh) Good luck, Sherry ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ This message is from the Mini-Gastric Bypass Mailing List at Onelist.com Please visit our web site at http://clos.net Get the Patient Manual at http://clos.net/get_patient_manual.htm To Unsubscribe Send and Email to: MiniGastricBypass-unsubscribe (AT) egroups (DOT) com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 12, 2000 Report Share Posted August 12, 2000 Hi Tami, I have not heard the qualifications for that you mentioned. All I know is that if you are self-pay, Dr. R. tries to schedule you at . I am self-pay, and yes I had scar tissue, and I am over 40. In fact, 44 on Monday. from SC mentioned a few days ago that she couldn't go to because " only the healthiest ones are taken there. " That did make me wonder why I was going since I also have Type II diabetes. But I do not smoke and I do not drink. I know that anesthesia, and recovery are harder if you smoke. But, honestly I don't know all the criteria for having the procedure at . You may want to ask Dr. R. Good luck. Sherry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 12, 2000 Report Share Posted August 12, 2000 Right after Dr.R made mention of I scheduled with Debbie for surgery there . She just said fine when I asked for , didn't see why not. I hope it is not a problem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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