Introduction!!
Annie congrats on your appointment.. I feel totaly great!!!
RI Hospital doesn't allow you to bring any bags. So if your having a husband or whatever come along, have them bring the bag... On check in day don't have the person bringing you stay. It takes a really long time for you to get a room and get you settled. So they won't be able to see you till then anyways. So have them go home and wait for ya. Dr. Roye will call them when your done and let them know how the surgery went.
I was the first surgery of the morning and I got wheeled in for 8:10 am. and I was done in the recovery room and awake by 11:30 am.. Now I didn't get a room till around 5:30 pm. And that's when I was able to see my family. But it's totaly up to you.
He's also going to have you take Magnesium Citrate the day before to flush out your insides of stool. So make sure you don't make any plans to go out that day. Cause trust me you'll be visiting the bathroom alot!!
Also the hospital doesn't allow you to bring in anything electronic like cell phones and computers.. But you can have a family member charge them daily. I had my wife charge them in the car while she was visiting.. The room also had a phone to use and it didn't cost me anything.
Chapstick.. Make sure you bring chapstick. Your lips will be sooo so dry and the chapstick will be your best friend.
On the day you get released the roads from the hospital suck. So make sure right before they release you, you have them give you an extra dose of the liquid Vicodin. Oh in the recovery day you'll have a self server Morphine pump.. Don't be affraid to use it.. ;)
Any other questions feel free to ask it..
Oh I wanted to mention.. Dr. Roye is a great surgeon.. I know three other people that have had this surgery done and they where all done by him.. Me and my wife as well.. My wife had hers done in Nov. of 2008...
RI Hospital doesn't allow you to bring any bags. So if your having a husband or whatever come along, have them bring the bag... On check in day don't have the person bringing you stay. It takes a really long time for you to get a room and get you settled. So they won't be able to see you till then anyways. So have them go home and wait for ya. Dr. Roye will call them when your done and let them know how the surgery went.
I was the first surgery of the morning and I got wheeled in for 8:10 am. and I was done in the recovery room and awake by 11:30 am.. Now I didn't get a room till around 5:30 pm. And that's when I was able to see my family. But it's totaly up to you.
He's also going to have you take Magnesium Citrate the day before to flush out your insides of stool. So make sure you don't make any plans to go out that day. Cause trust me you'll be visiting the bathroom alot!!
Also the hospital doesn't allow you to bring in anything electronic like cell phones and computers.. But you can have a family member charge them daily. I had my wife charge them in the car while she was visiting.. The room also had a phone to use and it didn't cost me anything.
Chapstick.. Make sure you bring chapstick. Your lips will be sooo so dry and the chapstick will be your best friend.
On the day you get released the roads from the hospital suck. So make sure right before they release you, you have them give you an extra dose of the liquid Vicodin. Oh in the recovery day you'll have a self server Morphine pump.. Don't be affraid to use it.. ;)
Any other questions feel free to ask it..
Oh I wanted to mention.. Dr. Roye is a great surgeon.. I know three other people that have had this surgery done and they where all done by him.. Me and my wife as well.. My wife had hers done in Nov. of 2008...
Hey Gene!
Welcome to the forum!
You had your surgery exactly 1 year to the day after I had mine! Woo Hoo!
Congrats on the 148 lbs lost! Wow! You're doing great!
Do you go to the RIH support group the 1st Wednesday of the month? I'll be there for their xmas party this Wednesday! Hope to see you there!
Jules
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wow gene...
148lb since june??? what r u doing that i am not??? lol
that is awesome, keep up the great work.
welcome to the forum. this is the next best thing then the meetings... everyone here is helpful, and i consider them my backbone...
btw: bristol is my hometown...
take good care
linda
148lb since june??? what r u doing that i am not??? lol
that is awesome, keep up the great work.
welcome to the forum. this is the next best thing then the meetings... everyone here is helpful, and i consider them my backbone...
btw: bristol is my hometown...
take good care
linda
"The only thing I have to LOSE is weight,
after that I have everything to GAIN....."
starting weight =272
pre op =256
surgery date = 240
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