KLASSYK
SURGERY DAY!!
Mar 21, 2010
OK...MARCH 15TH (2:30 PM)I WENT TO THE HOSPITAL...CHECKED IN AT PREADMISSION...HAD TO TAKE A PREGNANCY TEST BEFORE SURGERY PER DOCTOR...OF COURSE IT CAME BACK NEGATIVE...BECAUSE I WAS NOT LETTING ANYTHING STOP ME FROM GETTING THIS SURGERY!!!
PROCEDED TO PREOPERATION...THEY INSTRUCTED ME TO REMOVE ALL CLOTHING AND PUT ON A GOWN AND RELAX.....VITAL SIGNS WERE TAKEN...IV INSERTED ALONG WITH ANTIBIOTICS...A SHOT WAS GIVEN IN THE BELLY...TO PREVENT BLOOD CLOTS...AND SOME TYPE OF AIR BOOTS WERE PUT ON MY LEGS...I WAS SCHEDULED FOR SURGERY AT 4:30 BUT DID NOT START UNTIL 6-6:30 CANT REMEMBER ( I DO REMEMBER MY DAD ASKING THE DOCTOR F HE WAS TIRED BEING THAT I WAS THE LAST ONE...LOL..OF COURSE HE SAID NO HE HAD ALOT OF REST FROM THE WEKEND! I REMEMBER THEM TELLING MY FAMILY THAT THEY CAN CHECK THE STATUS ON THE MONITOR IN THE WAITING ROOM AND I WAS WHEELED TO THE COLD OPERATING ROOM THEY ASKED IF I WS OK AND THEY WERE HERE TO MONITOR ME AND MAKE ME COMFORTABLE....THEY PUT A MASK ON MY FACE AND TOLD ME TO TAKE DEEP BREATHS AND TO LA LA LAND I WENT.
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PROCEDED TO PREOPERATION...THEY INSTRUCTED ME TO REMOVE ALL CLOTHING AND PUT ON A GOWN AND RELAX.....VITAL SIGNS WERE TAKEN...IV INSERTED ALONG WITH ANTIBIOTICS...A SHOT WAS GIVEN IN THE BELLY...TO PREVENT BLOOD CLOTS...AND SOME TYPE OF AIR BOOTS WERE PUT ON MY LEGS...I WAS SCHEDULED FOR SURGERY AT 4:30 BUT DID NOT START UNTIL 6-6:30 CANT REMEMBER ( I DO REMEMBER MY DAD ASKING THE DOCTOR F HE WAS TIRED BEING THAT I WAS THE LAST ONE...LOL..OF COURSE HE SAID NO HE HAD ALOT OF REST FROM THE WEKEND! I REMEMBER THEM TELLING MY FAMILY THAT THEY CAN CHECK THE STATUS ON THE MONITOR IN THE WAITING ROOM AND I WAS WHEELED TO THE COLD OPERATING ROOM THEY ASKED IF I WS OK AND THEY WERE HERE TO MONITOR ME AND MAKE ME COMFORTABLE....THEY PUT A MASK ON MY FACE AND TOLD ME TO TAKE DEEP BREATHS AND TO LA LA LAND I WENT.
Sooo Excited!!!
Mar 06, 2010
Yes!!!! It is official....I am approved after they denied me thursday...but wednesday they had a peer to peer meeting and overturned the decision! I will be having my surgery March 15th! This is going to be a crazy week...I did my barrium swallow friday...and then I do my lab work monday morning....I also have to do preadmission testing Friday and then Monday is the day! I cannot wait!
excited and nervous
Jan 15, 2010
This has been a long 6months....I have one more Dr visit Feb 9....and then I will be able to submit everything to Aetna for the lapband....I am so excited as well as nervous...Praying everything goes well...
