INFO FROM PRE-OP
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REMEMBER, THIS SURGERY IS ONLY ABOUT 25 YEARS OF BEING TAKEN SERIOUSLY AS AN ANSWER TO OUR WEIGHT/HEALTH ISSUES. WE ARE THE "LAB RATS" SO TO SPEAK, SO ANYTHING ANYONE LEARNS ... BE SURE TO SHARE WITH THE REST OF US!!!!! IF YOU GET THE DAILY E-MAIL FROM OBESITYHELP.COM, THEN YOU WILL SEE JUST HOW MUCH THE MEDICAL COMMUNITY DOES 
NOT, NOT, NOT KNOW ABOUT THE LONG-TERM EFFECTS OF WLS ON THE HUMAN BODY ... ESPECIALLY IN REGARDS TO DEFICIENCIES DOWN THE ROAD ... SO, "MOM'S WORDS OF WISDOM" ... PAY ATTENTION TO YOUR BODY'S SIGNALS & FOLLOW UP WITH YOUR SURGEON & DOCTORS REGULARLY. ~~ END OF TODAY'S LESSON ~~
INFO FROM PRE-OP APPOINTMENT ...
... IF YOU ARE ON THE ANTI-INFLAMMATORY, VOLTAREN, IT IS ALSO CALLED DICLOFENAC SODIUM. ADD IT TO YOUR "DO NOT TAKE" LIST NEXT TO "VOLTAREN" BECAUSE YOU NEED TO STOP TAKING IT ABOUT 3 WEEKS BEFORE SURGERY & CAN'T TAKE IT AGAIN. I JUST FOUND THIS OUT A WEEK BEFORE MY SURGERY & AM NOT TOO HAPPY AS IT REALLY HELPS WITH MY JOINT PAIN, BUT IT'S A NO-NO FOR MR/MS GROUCHY POUCHY. 
I WAS TOLD THAT I DIDN'T NEED ANY SPECIAL VITAMINS/MINERAL OTHER THAN WHAT I AM ALREADY TAKING (CENTRUM SILVER/CENTRUM PERFORMANCE =1 ONE DAY, THE OTHER THE NEXT DAY ... CITRACAL, CALCIUM CITRATE +D FOR BONES & TEETH ... SUBLINGUAL (MELTS UNDER YOUR TONGUE FOR BETTER ABSORBTION) B-12 - AT LEAST 2,000mcg DAILY FOR ENERGY, CELL PRODUCTION & NERVE CONDUCTION ... & BIOTIN FOR HAIR & NAILS. NOW, HERE'S A SIDE NOTE ... IF YOU FIND YOU JUST CANNOT GAIN ANY ENERGY, I HAVE HEARD MANY LADIES SAY THAT THEY HAVE GOTTEN THE CHELATED VITAMINS/MINERALS FROM www.bariatriceating.com & BEGAN FEELING SO MUCH BETTER IN A SHORT TIME PERIOD, SO KEEP THAT IN THE BACK OF YOUR MINDS.
IF YOU ARE ON A MEDICATION THAT SAYS, "DO NOT CRUSH OR CHEW", BRING THIS TO YOUR SURGEON'S ATTENTION AS THEY WILL HAVE TO GIVE YOU A DIFFERENT VERSION OF THOSE MEDS UNTIL YOUR POUCH WILL ALLOW YOU TO SWALLOW THEM WHOLE. MINE IS TOPROL XL WHICH IS TIME RELEASED FOR MY HEART SO I ONLY HAVE TO TAKE IT ONCE A DAY; THEY WILL GIVE ME THE REGULAR TOPROL TWICE A DAY SO I CAN CRU****
DURING THE LAP RNY VIDEO ON http://www.pennhealth.com/vitalsigns/april04-2/video1.html YOU WILL SEE THAT THEY USE BLUE DYE DURING THE SURGERY TO MAKE SURE THERE ARE NO LEAKS IN THE POUCH. DR BYRNE AT MUSC GOES ONE STEP FURTHER. HE USES A SCOPE (CAMERA) DOWN YOUR THROAT TO LOOK AT THE STAPLES FROM THE INSIDE OF THE POUCH WHILE THEY FILL YOUR POUCH WITH WATER & AIR SO THAT THE CAMERA IN YOUR ABDOMEN THAT THEY USE DURING SURGERY CAN WATCH FROM THE OUTSIDE OF YOUR POUCH FOR "BUBBLES" WHICH WOULD INDICATE A LEAK. DOUBLE SAFE THIS WAY.
ESPECIALLY IF YOU HAVE A BMI UP AROUND 50 & YOU ARE VERY SEDENTARY, BE SURE TO ASK YOUR SURGEON ABOUT AFTER-SURGERY, HOME INJECTIONS OF LOVENOX TO STOP THE FORMATION OF BLOOD CLOTS.
IF YOU USE A CPAP ... DEFINITELY BRING YOURS & YOUR MASK TO THE HOSPITAL! IT IS IMPARATIVE THAT YOU KEEP YOUR BREATHING REGULATED PROPERLY AFTER SURGERY & YOUR CPAP IS DIALED IN TO YOUR NEEDS.
&, FOR THE 
"OH MY GOSH, I CAN'T BELIEVE THIS" CATAGORY. ON THE INSTRUCTION SHEET FROM MUSC, THERE ARE THE FOLLOWING NOTATIONS ...
... "BATHE OR SHOWER THE NIGHT BEFORE OR MORNING OF SURGERY."
... "BRUSH YOUR TEETH THE MORNING OF SURGERY."
I JOKED WITH THE NURSE ABOUT ... YOU DON'T REALLY HAVE TO REMIND PEOPLE TO SHOWER & BRUSH THEIR TEETH, DO YOU? ... OH MY GOSHHHHHHHHHH, PEOPLE ACTUALLY DO ARRIVE FILTHY-DIRTY FOR SURGERY & THE NURSES HAVE TO BATHE THEM BEFOREHAND. NOW, IF IT WERE ME ... I WOULDN'T WANT TO IRK THE NURSE THAT WAS GOING TO TAKE CARE OF ME AFTER SURGERY BUT MAKING HER GIVE ME A BATH BEFORE SURGERY!!!!!!!!!!!! SO FOR THOSE TRYING TO CONSERVE WATER, THIS IS A BIGGGGGGGGGGGGG NO-NO SQUEEKY CLEAN FOR THE NURSES, PLEASE! 
GOD BLESS Y'ALL DAWN & NICK
REMEMBER, THIS SURGERY IS ONLY ABOUT 25 YEARS OF BEING TAKEN SERIOUSLY AS AN ANSWER TO OUR WEIGHT/HEALTH ISSUES. WE ARE THE "LAB RATS" SO TO SPEAK, SO ANYTHING ANYONE LEARNS ... BE SURE TO SHARE WITH THE REST OF US!!!!! IF YOU GET THE DAILY E-MAIL FROM OBESITYHELP.COM, THEN YOU WILL SEE JUST HOW MUCH THE MEDICAL COMMUNITY DOES NOT, NOT, NOT KNOW ABOUT THE LONG-TERM EFFECTS OF WLS ON THE HUMAN BODY ... ESPECIALLY IN REGARDS TO DEFICIENCIES DOWN THE ROAD ... SO, "MOM'S WORDS OF WISDOM" ... PAY ATTENTION TO YOUR BODY'S SIGNALS & FOLLOW UP WITH YOUR SURGEON & DOCTORS REGULARLY. ~~ END OF TODAY'S LESSON ~~
INFO FROM PRE-OP APPOINTMENT ...
... IF YOU ARE ON THE ANTI-INFLAMMATORY, VOLTAREN, IT IS ALSO CALLED DICLOFENAC SODIUM. ADD IT TO YOUR "DO NOT TAKE" LIST NEXT TO "VOLTAREN" BECAUSE YOU NEED TO STOP TAKING IT ABOUT 3 WEEKS BEFORE SURGERY & CAN'T TAKE IT AGAIN. I JUST FOUND THIS OUT A WEEK BEFORE MY SURGERY & AM NOT TOO HAPPY AS IT REALLY HELPS WITH MY JOINT PAIN, BUT IT'S A NO-NO FOR MR/MS GROUCHY POUCHY.
I WAS TOLD THAT I DIDN'T NEED ANY SPECIAL VITAMINS/MINERAL OTHER THAN WHAT I AM ALREADY TAKING (CENTRUM SILVER/CENTRUM PERFORMANCE =1 ONE DAY, THE OTHER THE NEXT DAY ... CITRACAL, CALCIUM CITRATE +D FOR BONES & TEETH ... SUBLINGUAL (MELTS UNDER YOUR TONGUE FOR BETTER ABSORBTION) B-12 - AT LEAST 2,000mcg DAILY FOR ENERGY, CELL PRODUCTION & NERVE CONDUCTION ... & BIOTIN FOR HAIR & NAILS. NOW, HERE'S A SIDE NOTE ... IF YOU FIND YOU JUST CANNOT GAIN ANY ENERGY, I HAVE HEARD MANY LADIES SAY THAT THEY HAVE GOTTEN THE CHELATED VITAMINS/MINERALS FROM www.bariatriceating.com & BEGAN FEELING SO MUCH BETTER IN A SHORT TIME PERIOD, SO KEEP THAT IN THE BACK OF YOUR MINDS.
IF YOU ARE ON A MEDICATION THAT SAYS, "DO NOT CRUSH OR CHEW", BRING THIS TO YOUR SURGEON'S ATTENTION AS THEY WILL HAVE TO GIVE YOU A DIFFERENT VERSION OF THOSE MEDS UNTIL YOUR POUCH WILL ALLOW YOU TO SWALLOW THEM WHOLE. MINE IS TOPROL XL WHICH IS TIME RELEASED FOR MY HEART SO I ONLY HAVE TO TAKE IT ONCE A DAY; THEY WILL GIVE ME THE REGULAR TOPROL TWICE A DAY SO I CAN CRU****
DURING THE LAP RNY VIDEO ON http://www.pennhealth.com/vitalsigns/april04-2/video1.html YOU WILL SEE THAT THEY USE BLUE DYE DURING THE SURGERY TO MAKE SURE THERE ARE NO LEAKS IN THE POUCH. DR BYRNE AT MUSC GOES ONE STEP FURTHER. HE USES A SCOPE (CAMERA) DOWN YOUR THROAT TO LOOK AT THE STAPLES FROM THE INSIDE OF THE POUCH WHILE THEY FILL YOUR POUCH WITH WATER & AIR SO THAT THE CAMERA IN YOUR ABDOMEN THAT THEY USE DURING SURGERY CAN WATCH FROM THE OUTSIDE OF YOUR POUCH FOR "BUBBLES" WHICH WOULD INDICATE A LEAK. DOUBLE SAFE THIS WAY.
ESPECIALLY IF YOU HAVE A BMI UP AROUND 50 & YOU ARE VERY SEDENTARY, BE SURE TO ASK YOUR SURGEON ABOUT AFTER-SURGERY, HOME INJECTIONS OF LOVENOX TO STOP THE FORMATION OF BLOOD CLOTS.
IF YOU USE A CPAP ... DEFINITELY BRING YOURS & YOUR MASK TO THE HOSPITAL! IT IS IMPARATIVE THAT YOU KEEP YOUR BREATHING REGULATED PROPERLY AFTER SURGERY & YOUR CPAP IS DIALED IN TO YOUR NEEDS.
&, FOR THE "OH MY GOSH, I CAN'T BELIEVE THIS" CATAGORY. ON THE INSTRUCTION SHEET FROM MUSC, THERE ARE THE FOLLOWING NOTATIONS ...
... "BATHE OR SHOWER THE NIGHT BEFORE OR MORNING OF SURGERY."
... "BRUSH YOUR TEETH THE MORNING OF SURGERY."
I JOKED WITH THE NURSE ABOUT ... YOU DON'T REALLY HAVE TO REMIND PEOPLE TO SHOWER & BRUSH THEIR TEETH, DO YOU? ... OH MY GOSHHHHHHHHHH, PEOPLE ACTUALLY DO ARRIVE FILTHY-DIRTY FOR SURGERY & THE NURSES HAVE TO BATHE THEM BEFOREHAND. NOW, IF IT WERE ME ... I WOULDN'T WANT TO IRK THE NURSE THAT WAS GOING TO TAKE CARE OF ME AFTER SURGERY BUT MAKING HER GIVE ME A BATH BEFORE SURGERY!!!!!!!!!!!! SO FOR THOSE TRYING TO CONSERVE WATER, THIS IS A BIGGGGGGGGGGGGG NO-NO SQUEEKY CLEAN FOR THE NURSES, PLEASE!
GOD BLESS Y'ALL DAWN & NICK 
Dawn,
You are the best, thanks so much for all this valuable information, I've just printed it out, I didnt know about the medication for the prevention of blood clots, thank you, I'll make sure I mention that to my surgeon....
I just came from my very long pre-op appt. I'm excited again, and a little nervouse, glad the surgery was moved from Tuesday to Friday, I just found out that the surgery was supposed to be Tuesday at 4pm or so, now its on for Friday at 7:30a approx. -- I'd much rather be the first pt. than the last, for many many reasons....
I met some wonderful people at my pre-op appt. al four of us are having the surgery next week, one young lady {Kim} recognized me from OH, I felt so special, we struck up a great conversation, exchanged email addresses and phone numbers, she was so kind and nice, she was accompanied by her husband and her aunt, whom had the surgery recently and has lost alot of weight, and who looks great I might add, it was a pleasure meeting them, God bless them all....
By the way Dawn, the beautiful poem you sent me the other day when I was feeling like throwing in the towel, really really lifted my spirits, you are such a sweet person, I cannot thank you enough, I will be taking it with me to the hospital next week, thank you again....
I feel really great today, I found out that I am still loosing a bit of weight, that's cool....
YOU ARE MOST WELCOMED, SWEETHEART; WE ARE ALL IN THIS TOGETHER!
WHAT A WONDERFUL THING ABOUT MEETING KIM & THE OTHER PEOPLE - NOW YOU HAVE WLS FRIENDS CLOSE TO YOU GOING THROUGH WHAT YOU ARE GOING THROUGH AT THE SAME TIME. Y'ALL CAN SUPPORT & ENCOURAGE ONE ANOTHER ... HEY, START YOURSELF A LITTLE SUPPORT GROUP. MEET A COUPLE TIMES A MONTH TO KEEP THE TIES BETWEEN YOU STRONG & JUST ENJOY ONE ANOTHER'S COMPANY. WE HAVE ONE HERE THAT STARTED WITH 2 LADIES ... NOW, WE'RE UP TO ABOUT 15, INCLUDING SOME AMAZINGLY SUPPORTIVE HUSBANDS. WE HAVE A GREAT TIME TOGETHER.
THIS IS THE BEST THING YOU COULD DO FOR YOURSELF, MS LATRICIA. LOSING WEIGHT IS NICE BUT REGAINING YOUR HEALTH & LIFESTYLE IS FANTASTIC!!!!!!!!!
GOD BLESS YOU 
DAWN & NICK
DAWN & NICK 
MY DEAR, SWEET HUSBAND, NICK, CALLS ME "HIS LADY" & I'VE ALWAYS LOVED THE WAY THAT MAKES ME FEEL!
YOUR PRAYERS ARE SO APPRECIATED ... THAT IS ALL I REALLY NEED!
BACK AT YA WHEN WE'RE ON THE "HEALTHY" SIDE!
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