Question:
Please exlain what they do when you have to be ventalated

I was approved for WlS and was told that i might have to be ventalated for 12-36 hours after surgery,,please let me know what they do to you and is it uncompforable    — Elizabeth A. (posted on September 17, 2003)

September 17, 2003
This is unusual unless you have severe breathing problems going in. Even though I was on bipap and on high settings I was told I could end up in ICU on a ventilator for like a day or so but it would be determined based on how I was doing. I did great and the vent was gone before I awoke and I went to my room about 45 minutes later. <p>Ask the surgeon why. The problem with this is they won't get you up and walking and there ends up being increased risk for a blood clot. Granted they will give you blood thinners etc., but the sooner you get moving the sooner you get to go home. If he is just saying it might happen then that's normal. Find out more so you understand and are in agreement with it. Most people do not end up in ICU on a vent.
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