Question:
How about a list of questions.

I saw my doctor already and don't you know as soon as I got home I had more questions to ask him. Do we have a basic list? You all are helping with my questions. What are some good questions that you should ask before surgery?    — [Anonymous] (posted on March 20, 2000)

March 20, 2000
Hi there! Well, you are on your way! Yes there will be a multitude of questions that you will forget to ask. Write them down as you go and then also, take a look at this website for it was a Godsend to me. When I went for my first visit, the doctor held a sortof "class" for all of us considering surgery. This was great and gave us an idea of what type we were meant for (each person has a reason for choosing a particular type) but, the information had not been updated to include BPD post op foods as the surgeon had done many more "ring" surgeries at that time than BPD. so, I was under the impression that I would never again eat certain foods ie: steak, hamburger, bread....that was false at the time and I subsequently learned that not from the class but from on here actually. Now they have updated everything but, a few weeks before "my" surgery, I went crazy eating steak and hamburger which now, I enjoy to this day. My biggest question would have to be mortality rates and how many surgeries the doctor has done. I would find out more about the doctor and hospital (will i be in intensive care, do the nurses know how to deal with patients going through this surgery and are they compassionate ect.) than I would worry about the other things. Those things you can find answers to here. just wanted to jot down my thoughts and hopefully they will help alittle bit. Good luck, Barb
   — BARBARA R.