Surgery day details (lengthy)
Hey Sunny,
Isn't Dr Neville lovely? I also adore Aspen, the nurse practioner and really the whole team is so good. I had a similarly great experience with the nursing staff except for one or two but then I was in over the weekend. I had a couple of veritable Florence Nightingales too.
I am so delighted for you and look forward to watching you shrink!
Nerak
on 12/9/13 8:00 am - Brampton, Canada
Thank you for this! I will be having surgery at OWMC on February 3 and I really love to hear about others' accounts of how it all happens. It sounds like you did extremely well and I am glad you're home and recovering. (Wow, I hope I can 'pee like a rock star' like you when I get out!)
... on another note, thanks for the reminder; I have to call Nurse Aspen today to discuss something about starting Opti so I'd better get right on that. It had slipped my mind!
Welcome to the bench! One day at a time, and you'll do great!
OTTAWA -- 2011 - Contemplated WLS Feb. 15, 2013 - GP Feb. 20 - lung functioning Feb. 22 - blood work Feb. 27 - Referral April 19 - orientation, bloodwork July 10 - nurse July 23 - rheumatologist (VSG) Sept. 12 - Behaviourist & Dietician Oct. 23 - Echocardiogram Nov. 6 - Pre-surgery Class Nov. 12 - Surgeon Jan 13, 2014 - Optifast (3 wks) Jan. 27 - PATTS Feb. 3, 2014 - Surgery (VSG)
HEIGHT: 5'5" HW 303 Pre-Opti 297 SW 271 GW 170 CW 200 (Feb. 8, 2018 - damn the regain!) VSG with Dr. Yelle