Revision - VBG to RNY July 16, 2012
Post Date: 7/13/12 7:22 pm
I visited with Dr. Glas**** today and was told I will wake up with a drainage taupe and a feeding tube. I will come home with both and I could stay in the hospital up to 5 days. It all depends on what they find like scar tissue that will make the surgery more involved and take several hours For two weeks after surgery I am to have nothing by Mouth only the feeding tube and then the next 2 weeks back to liquid before going to the soft food. I will also come home with a drainage tube. They are allowing 8 hours for my surgery but it could take 3 to 8 hours he said. My first two weeks after surgery I am to have nothing by mouth everything is to go through the feeding tube. I've not read of anyone else that had to have all this but I believe Dr. Glas**** is being prepared and trying to prevent any problems by doing all of this. He really seems to know his stuff and was very down to earth and made sure I knew what I was. Tomorrow I drink my Bowel prep of Citroma, 12 oz and I also start my two different antibiotics on Sunday - they are one days worth. I was given a liquid pain medicine but that scares me as I take 200 mg morphine every 12 hours for chronic back pain and I sure the heck hope this isn't what he plans on me using at home after surgery as it isn't anywhere as strong as what I take on a daily dose - which I've been taking for 5 years now. I might have to go back to the pain patches as they will be the only medicine that will work for me after the bypass. My next concern is the patches didn't work when they decided to try the morphine. I lived on Oxycontin 40 mg every 12 houris when I switched to several different forms of pain meds till morphine helped the most. I have to go into the hospital anytime Sunday to have my blood drawn for Type and Screen/cross match blood test. Dr. Glas**** also asked me if I had been informed that my blood work taken for the past couple years point to the start of diabetes for which My family Doctor did not mention. That was a shocker but hopefully with this surgery I won't even have to begin treatment. I am also to bring my BiPaP machine with me to the hospital even though I have been unable to use it but he said they would keep me doped up enough at first that maybe I will be able to keep it on and the air blowing past the mask won't keep me awake or wake me up.
Only two days left then I will be starting a new life. I'll post again when I'm home. I was told to wash with antibacterial soap for the next few days leading up to surgery.
If there is anyone else having a revision on the same day I'd like to compare our experiences so contact me please.
I visited with Dr. Glas**** today and was told I will wake up with a drainage taupe and a feeding tube. I will come home with both and I could stay in the hospital up to 5 days. It all depends on what they find like scar tissue that will make the surgery more involved and take several hours For two weeks after surgery I am to have nothing by Mouth only the feeding tube and then the next 2 weeks back to liquid before going to the soft food. I will also come home with a drainage tube. They are allowing 8 hours for my surgery but it could take 3 to 8 hours he said. My first two weeks after surgery I am to have nothing by mouth everything is to go through the feeding tube. I've not read of anyone else that had to have all this but I believe Dr. Glas**** is being prepared and trying to prevent any problems by doing all of this. He really seems to know his stuff and was very down to earth and made sure I knew what I was. Tomorrow I drink my Bowel prep of Citroma, 12 oz and I also start my two different antibiotics on Sunday - they are one days worth. I was given a liquid pain medicine but that scares me as I take 200 mg morphine every 12 hours for chronic back pain and I sure the heck hope this isn't what he plans on me using at home after surgery as it isn't anywhere as strong as what I take on a daily dose - which I've been taking for 5 years now. I might have to go back to the pain patches as they will be the only medicine that will work for me after the bypass. My next concern is the patches didn't work when they decided to try the morphine. I lived on Oxycontin 40 mg every 12 houris when I switched to several different forms of pain meds till morphine helped the most. I have to go into the hospital anytime Sunday to have my blood drawn for Type and Screen/cross match blood test. Dr. Glas**** also asked me if I had been informed that my blood work taken for the past couple years point to the start of diabetes for which My family Doctor did not mention. That was a shocker but hopefully with this surgery I won't even have to begin treatment. I am also to bring my BiPaP machine with me to the hospital even though I have been unable to use it but he said they would keep me doped up enough at first that maybe I will be able to keep it on and the air blowing past the mask won't keep me awake or wake me up.
Only two days left then I will be starting a new life. I'll post again when I'm home. I was told to wash with antibacterial soap for the next few days leading up to surgery.
If there is anyone else having a revision on the same day I'd like to compare our experiences so contact me please.
Rowrena Tichy
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