Nessa And Brian's List of Tests and Meetings

David von Rueden     the Bariatric Doctor/surgeon.

Thanks, it's lunchtime so my brain has shut itself off!

Oh, geez!!!  I knew that was gonna freak you out.  See my response to Julie.  It hurts, but it's not unbearable.  It's just....different, I guess, because the needle has to go deeper.  I had it done at the pulmonary function lab at Franklin Square Hospital during my pulmonary function test. 

Trust me, it's not like you're gonna be writhing in pain on the floor, but you WILL be saying, "Dammit, Tia, I HATE it when you're right!!"

Again, Nessa, A MEANS TO AN END!!!  I find it hurts less if you don'****ch!!!!  Seriously.

Tia

ya know what Tia.

I survived metal implanted into my ankle which as far as I know is the absolute worst pain I have ever had and I've had 2 kids by c-section and my tonsils out as an adult.   


I'm not a pain wuss after I had the metal removed from my ankle I WALKED out of the recovery room and 3 days later had 17 for thanksgiving.

i am having my excrise test and arterial blood dades done at the same time!! they say with the blood gases all the do is take a little bit of blood from me and they can check for all that kind of stuff!!!

as far as i knew you had to have the excrise test first!!!! at least thats what i am doing TODAY!!! the excrise test all i have to do is walk the halls for 6 mins and then they will take my blood!!!!

Thanks Tia I remember my hubby having an arterial line put in for chest surgery and he said it was painful I was wondering was this the same test. I to am like nessa I guess you can say a high pain tolerence. I dont mind tests its just the worry of having them done and not knowing how they are done.I guess we shouldnt ??? what the docs want but I just cant help it...


                                                                            Julie

Nessa, Is Brian your husband?  Are you guys both have surgery?
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yes brian is my (much younger) husband.
and yes we both are going to have the surgery.
sadly brian needs it more than I do and he has asked to go first because he's afraid if he sees me sick afterwards he will back out...

That's cool
I'll be sure to watch your posts to see how things are going for you both!
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