Question:
Has anyone used Dr. Gorospe? Does he keep you in a drug induced coma for 24hours

Im scheduled for surgery Aug 11th and thought you were kept in a drug induced coma for 24 hours and now i heard you are not...anyone know?    — Eugenia K. (posted on July 30, 2003)

July 30, 2003
i cant help but find the subject of your question shocking, to say the least! why in the world would a dr put a wls patient into a 24 hour drug induced coma??? the only times i have ever heard of this being done was to patients who suffer a brain injury or brain surgery or a patient who's very life is in danger from one thing or another & it is imperative that they be kept from becoming agitated. just hours after wls, we are encouraged, if not forced, to leave the bed & start walking walking walking. in fact, most post op surgical patients are no longer left laying in bed more than 12 hours before they are made to get up & if not walk, at least sit in a chair. laying in bed after most surgeries, for an extended amount of time, is very dangerous. the risk of developing blood clots in the legs and/or pneumonia are high & post op recovery takes longer. if i were you, i would call your doctor's office & ask this question directly to him or his nurse, if he is not available. if this is part of his surgery procedure, i would ask why he does this. good luck.
   — sheryl titone

July 30, 2003
I had surgery with Dr. Gorospe on June 30th, and there was no drug induced coma. The only way I can understand where this idea is coming from is because of the pain meds. I was pretty much out of it from the morphine, but I would wake up every so often, but fall back asleep not too long after waking up. But by no means was I kept in a "drug induced coma." I had a personal pain pump that I controlled, which released the morphine every 20 minutes or so. I was grateful for it! Good luck with your upcoming surgery! Dr.'s Gorospe and Kirk are great! If you have any questions, feel free to e-mail me!
   — enoandemily

July 31, 2003
I had my surgery November 4th with Dr.Gorospe and as one other poster stated I had my own pain pump and was out of it from the morphine. I also would wake up periodically but fall back to sleep not long afterwards. The pain meds are great and you don't much care about anything. I wish you the best of luck with your surgery and a speedy recovery. If you have any more questions just email me I will answer what I can for you. I have lost 118 pounds since my surgery with 20 more to go. Take care!
   — Bonnie C.

July 31, 2003
Hi Eugenia, first of all--of course!--is to ask him outright. Or talk to his clinic staff. Beyond that, it would be a very unlikely thing to do. I think the others are right, that you will have pain meds immediately after coming out of anesthesia, and they really do their stuff, thank heavens! However, your need for heavy pain meds fades pretty quickly, usually after the first day (24 hours). Trust me, you won't be good for much of anything in the first 24 hours immediately after any kind of surgery requiring anesthesia. So...check it out! Ask questions! Good luck!!!
   — Deborah M.