Difference between surgeons???

A friend had her surgery 1 month ago,  Dr. Looser,   she couldn`t shower and she didn`t get sent home with blood thinner shots? I have Dr. Gens and i already know i`m going home with the needles.

I had Dr. Kim at Tufts.  I showered before I left the hospital and came home with no needles, just some percusset (sp?) for the pain and pepcid. 

Hi Jen,     Good to hear from you.  It is ...interesting.... to me that these differences exist between docs in the same practice, even.  But I guess the most important question is how you feel about this difference?  Does it add or detract from your confidence in the doc?  And I guess the other question would be if you have a real aversion to the idea of giving yourself shots?  Thinking about you - Treading

Hi Jenn, I met with Dr. Looser today and I'm going home with shots. He told me it's something fairly new. He did say that he does not require a bowel prep the day befor surgery but Drs. Gens and Pacculi do. I'll be thinking of you next week. You're 3 days ahead of me :)

Dr. L is mistaken.  The only bowl prep Dr. G asks is that you don't eat the day before surgery, which is the same for everyone.  In fact, pretty much anyone having any surgery doesn't eat at least past midnight the night before.  Since it's surgery on your intestines the day before is no solid (real) food.  You can do broth, jello, popsicles, ect. though and you can drink but no dairy.  That's the extent of his "bowel prep".  They USED to do an extensive regiment years ago, but then, both Dr. L & G did the same one back then, Nancy used to give out the paperwork for it.   From midnight the night before on, no water.  That's also the same for any major surgery.  So if the anestetic makes you vomit, you won't aspire food into your lungs.  I had that same requirement when I had my sinuses done, which was just minor same day surgery. 

A bowel prep with Dr. Gens ??????????????  That's it, I'm changing programs !!!!   Just kidding but I didn't know this.  Hmmm... shots and a bowel prep.  Geesh, takes the fun right out of it for me.  Treading

ODD,    no bowel prep for me and I have Dr. Gens

I did not have a bowl prep with gens. But you do go home with a blood thinner needles for 1 week.  you may want to ask for youe prescriptions before the surgery. The pharmacy i went to had to order the blood thinner.

More good info, groundsmgr!  Thanks for the heads up on the pharmacy call.  Treading

No Bowel Prep for me either with DR P.  I did have two weeks of blood thinner shots though.