RE: consult questions

I have my consult on Oct. 4th as I said before. I am making my list of questions for the doctor so I can be well informed. here is my so far list: 1. Do you do any kind of bowel prep or pre-op diets? 2. How does the Post-op diet progress? 3. Do you do the post-op leak test? 4. Proximal or distal? ( the bariatric coordinator answered this as proximal) 5. Does the hospital provide a binder? 6. What is the incision size you use? I have seen this vary greatly. 7. Will I have an NG tube? 8. Any visitor restrictions in the hospital? 9. Length of surgery time? 10. How long usual hospital stay? ( coordinator- usually surgery on Monday and home on Wednesday) 11. Will I be put on a ventilator? 12. What kind of blood clot prevention do you do? 13. How soon are you gotten up after surgery? 14. Is actigall prescribed to prevent gall stones? 15. Will I go home with drainage tubes still in? 16. How long will I not be able to drive? 17. At what post-op stages are the follow ups? Can anyone suggest any other questions I should ask? THANKS and Blessings!! Katie

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