Pre-op Done!
What's up fellas!!
My pre-op was yesterday, here are the highlights...
1) The appointment was six hours. Four hours of it was sitting in waiting rooms, forced to watch Rachel Ray's talk show.
Thank god my cell phone has full internet access.
2) No pre-op liquid diet; surgeon just told to make sure to eat six times a day and really chew my food to get "used to" the new way of eating. I was shocked. I thought for sure I would be on liquids for the next two weeks, but guess not!
3) Ton of blood work, ultrasounds, and x-rays; the sleep apnea blood work in the wrist was particularly painful.
4) My iron is below normal, need to start a supplement in addition to multi vitamin. Kind of a bummer.
5) The length of my roux limb will be 150cm. Apparently the same length as a DS (according to surgeon). He said 150cm yields the best weight loss while balancing vitamin and mineral malabsorbtion.
6) Had to sit through another nutritional class. Which is fine, except she spoke like the female version of Ben Stein from Ferris Bueller's Day Off.
7) Height: 6' 0"; Weight: 367; BMI: 49.8 according to the nurse.
8) I will be in the hospital for two full days. The recovery room is semi-private, but the showers are more or less in a community area. Not too happy about that. But I am glad I asked to tour the facility, atleast I know what to expect.
9) Was told that I cannot drive or lift anything heavier than ten pounds for two weeks. With a 2 1/2 year old and 3 month old, that is going to flat out suck, for me and my wife.
... 12 days to the Loser's bench!
My pre-op was yesterday, here are the highlights...
1) The appointment was six hours. Four hours of it was sitting in waiting rooms, forced to watch Rachel Ray's talk show.
Thank god my cell phone has full internet access.2) No pre-op liquid diet; surgeon just told to make sure to eat six times a day and really chew my food to get "used to" the new way of eating. I was shocked. I thought for sure I would be on liquids for the next two weeks, but guess not!
3) Ton of blood work, ultrasounds, and x-rays; the sleep apnea blood work in the wrist was particularly painful.
4) My iron is below normal, need to start a supplement in addition to multi vitamin. Kind of a bummer.
5) The length of my roux limb will be 150cm. Apparently the same length as a DS (according to surgeon). He said 150cm yields the best weight loss while balancing vitamin and mineral malabsorbtion.
6) Had to sit through another nutritional class. Which is fine, except she spoke like the female version of Ben Stein from Ferris Bueller's Day Off.
7) Height: 6' 0"; Weight: 367; BMI: 49.8 according to the nurse.
8) I will be in the hospital for two full days. The recovery room is semi-private, but the showers are more or less in a community area. Not too happy about that. But I am glad I asked to tour the facility, atleast I know what to expect.
9) Was told that I cannot drive or lift anything heavier than ten pounds for two weeks. With a 2 1/2 year old and 3 month old, that is going to flat out suck, for me and my wife.
... 12 days to the Loser's bench!
Take Care & Good Luck,
Jason
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SW: 375 / HW: 375 I'm down 173 lbs!
CW: 202 / GW: 200 I'm at my goal... I'm good!!!!!!
On October 1, 2009 at 10:32 AM Pacific Time, thinjay2010 wrote:
What's up fellas!!My pre-op was yesterday, here are the highlights...
1) The appointment was six hours. Four hours of it was sitting in waiting rooms, forced to watch Rachel Ray's talk show.
Thank god my cell phone has full internet access.2) No pre-op liquid diet; surgeon just told to make sure to eat six times a day and really chew my food to get "used to" the new way of eating. I was shocked. I thought for sure I would be on liquids for the next two weeks, but guess not!
3) Ton of blood work, ultrasounds, and x-rays; the sleep apnea blood work in the wrist was particularly painful.
4) My iron is below normal, need to start a supplement in addition to multi vitamin. Kind of a bummer.
5) The length of my roux limb will be 150cm. Apparently the same length as a DS (according to surgeon). He said 150cm yields the best weight loss while balancing vitamin and mineral malabsorbtion.
6) Had to sit through another nutritional class. Which is fine, except she spoke like the female version of Ben Stein from Ferris Bueller's Day Off.
7) Height: 6' 0"; Weight: 367; BMI: 49.8 according to the nurse.
8) I will be in the hospital for two full days. The recovery room is semi-private, but the showers are more or less in a community area. Not too happy about that. But I am glad I asked to tour the facility, atleast I know what to expect.
9) Was told that I cannot drive or lift anything heavier than ten pounds for two weeks. With a 2 1/2 year old and 3 month old, that is going to flat out suck, for me and my wife.
... 12 days to the Loser's bench!
Great Jay,
hey, can you tell me what the the sleep apnea blood work was?
I have sleep apnea........and was not aware there was a specific test?
The main difference is this: They need to hit an artery, not a vein. Arteries are much deeper in the "flesh", thus the needle goes in deep. Hopefully, you get a nurse that can hit the artery on the first try; I was not as lucky, it took her four tries.
The test is interesting though, the measure O2 saturation and the level of CO2 present in the blood amongst other things. They were able to tell me from the results that my CPAP was working for me and the setting is correct! Not too high or low... Pretty cool.
The test is interesting though, the measure O2 saturation and the level of CO2 present in the blood amongst other things. They were able to tell me from the results that my CPAP was working for me and the setting is correct! Not too high or low... Pretty cool.
Take Care & Good Luck,
Jason
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SW: 375 / HW: 375 I'm down 173 lbs!
CW: 202 / GW: 200 I'm at my goal... I'm good!!!!!!
On October 1, 2009 at 7:58 PM Pacific Time, thinjay2010 wrote:
The main difference is this: They need to hit an artery, not a vein. Arteries are much deeper in the "flesh", thus the needle goes in deep. Hopefully, you get a nurse that can hit the artery on the first try; I was not as lucky, it took her four tries.The test is interesting though, the measure O2 saturation and the level of CO2 present in the blood amongst other things. They were able to tell me from the results that my CPAP was working for me and the setting is correct! Not too high or low... Pretty cool.
I was never sent a sleep apnea test in the mail. I was only asked at the begining of the pre-op appointment if I was diagnosed with it, and if so, was I on CPAP and what was my setting. I hope this helps?
If you have any other questions, shoot!
If you have any other questions, shoot!
Take Care & Good Luck,
Jason
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SW: 375 / HW: 375 I'm down 173 lbs!
CW: 202 / GW: 200 I'm at my goal... I'm good!!!!!!
wow, the sleep center sent me this fancy machine that recorded my sleep for 3 nights. it was uncomfortable, but nothing like what you had to endure! just tubes and meters everywhere. pre-op is thursday but it's actually in my surgeon's office and not the hospital. i can't wait to share my 'experiences' like yours. and of course mine is at 1:30 - thirty minutes before rachel ray comes on. gag. 
Sounds like you are well on your way. Thanks for providing all of this information. I have my pre-op tests on the 16th. Wife-E-Pooh is telling me that this doc will have me do a barium test. YUCK!
Can sort of relate to the post-op restrictions with kids. I had back surgery in 2006. My girls were almost 2 years old and 2 of them were in the hospital with some issues. I walked everywhere with horrible pain and using a cane. Just be careful. Also, do your best to avoid reaching down to pick them up to give hugs and kisses. What I did was sit on the couch and have them come to me. They get what they want and I don't get hurt.
Keep us posted.
Can sort of relate to the post-op restrictions with kids. I had back surgery in 2006. My girls were almost 2 years old and 2 of them were in the hospital with some issues. I walked everywhere with horrible pain and using a cane. Just be careful. Also, do your best to avoid reaching down to pick them up to give hugs and kisses. What I did was sit on the couch and have them come to me. They get what they want and I don't get hurt.
Keep us posted.
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