I'm so freakin excited!!!!

Tomorrow at 9:30am I will have my surgery date!!!!! So many things are rushing through my head right now. I've researched this for almost 3 years and now that it's almost here I don't know what to ask! I have learned so much about the surgery there isn't much I don't know about it. I still feel I should be asking questions tomorrow. I don't want my surgeon to think I'm a Miss know it all with what I have learned but on the other end I don't want to hold back and have him think I have no clue what I am about to embark on. I have two family members and two friends who have had this surgery and I have drove them nuts asking them questions about everything imaginable and have learned a lot from them just by observing them. I'm so ready for this and I want to be sure that I can relay that to him the best way I can. #1 Ok what were the first five questions YOU asked your surgeon? #2 What was that ONE question you remembered on the way home that you wished you had remembered to ask while you was at surgeons office?? Thanks for the input!!!! NaDene

oh NaDene..........I wish I'd seen your post yesterday. I wrote a LONG list of questions as I was researching because I wanted Dr. Roye's take on what I "thought" I knew. Last year when I talked to Dr. Pohl, I didn't have one question. I was scared out of my mind. They know that. You'll do fine. Keep us posted. Best of luck. Shelli

I have Dr Harrington, Dr Royes Partner and there is a couple of things that have been bothering ME that I didnt ask! Can ya ask them for me?? I want to know specifically what THEIR complication rate after surgery is. And by complication- I dont mean it has to be life threatening, like how often does he see strictures, etc???? I think this is an important question I forgot to ask. ALSO....how often does he see vitamin deficiencies or definciencies in general at 1 yr + post op? How common?? ALSO- has he ever had anyone ask and FOLLOW THROUGH with a reversal??? Why??? These questions have been haunting me and now that my surgery is on 4/12 and I have no more appt's, I dont know what to do! What ya think??? Kerry