AFTER PRE-OP APPROVAL

AS I SAID, I WAS WALKIN' 10 FEET OFF THE GROUND FROM MY PRE-OP APPOINTMENT TO MY CAR. I CALLED NICKY & TOLD HIM THE GOOD NEWS ; THEN I CALLED MY FOLKS ... EVERYONE IS ECSTATIC! I'M WOUND SO TIGHT WITH EXCITEMENT THAT I DRIVE DOWN 1-26 IN A "FOG" . I THINK I GOT HOME ABOUT 10 MINUTES BEFORE MY CAR , I WAS "FLYIN' SO HIGH". I RAN TO THE PC, TURNED IT ON READY FOR MY FINGERS TO FLYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY ... &&&&&&&&&& ... ALL THE AIR WENT OUT & I C-R-A-S-H-E-D BIG TIME. I CALLED NICK & SAID THAT I THOUGHT I MIGHT TAKE A "LITTLE" NAP . HE CALLED ME WHEN HE GOT OFF WORK & I KINDA REMEMBER SAYING, "I CAN DO THAT" WHEN HE SAID HE NEEDED ME TO PICK HIM UP. ABOUT 25 MINUTES LATER I JUMP OUT OF BED LIKE I HAD BEEN SHOT OUT BY A CANNON ... CALLED NICKY APOLOGIZING PROFUSELY THAT I HAD FALLEN BACK TO SLEEP . THANK GOODNESS HE WAS YAKKIN' WITH HIS BUDDIES SO NO HARM-NO FOUL. I DASH OFF TO PICK UP MY TIRED HUBBY ... BACK HOME FOR HIM TO SHOWER & OFF TO LA HACIENDA FOR A "CELEBRATION DINNER" ... RAN SOME ERRANDS & HERE IIIIIIIIIIIII AMMMMMMMMMMM , C-R-A-S-H-I-N-G AGAINNNNNNNNNNNNN ... NIGHTY NIGHT DAWN & NICK PS ... WILL TELL YOU TOMORROW WHAT NEW INFO I FOUND OUT AT MY PRE-OP ........................

New Info??? I thought you knew everything that there was to know about this!! Please tell!!!

NOT EVEN CLOSE !!!!!!!!! I KNOW YOU WERE JOKING WITH ME, BUT SOME FOOD FOR THOUGHT ... ... 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 WAS 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 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 BEFORE SURGERY. 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