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Felicitas!

Felicitas!

Felicitas! "Insurane"?! Is that like "insurance?"

Felicitas!

Felicitas!

And how does it do a better job at decreasing weight than diet and exercise?

We are true band twins! I was banded 7/8 and my 1st fill is 8/21!:cursing:

Do you have a copy of their bariatric surgery guidelines? After my denial, my surgeon wrote a letter outlining how I fit their guidelines. My appeal was approved!

The brand of glue we use where I work (outpatient surgery) is called Indermil. The directions from the company says that it is okay to shower after 48 hrs (our docs say 24 is okay). Do not apply creams, medications or ointments to the incsions. Do not rub or scrub the area, and pat dry after showering. Report to your doctor if you have redness, warmth, drainage or fever. The glue generally peels off on it's own in 7-10 days. Do not pull or pick at the wound or the adhesive. HTH.

They have started doing spinal anesthesia for laparoscopic surgery at some hospitals (not the one I work at). They need to use Nitrous oxide gas instead of carbon dioxide. You can request an Anethesia consult. Call your surgeons office or call the hospitals Pre Admission Testing (PAT) department (sometimes called Pre Anethesia Testing). If all else fails ask to speak to the anethesia scheduling secretary and they can tell you have to schedule an appt with an Anethesiologist (although it may not be the one that ends up doing your surgery). At our hospital, all patients having anethesia have to speak with a PAT nurse the week before their surgery, and that nurse can request that anethesia speak with you. HTH. I would not recommend IV sedation (i don't think surgeon would approve it either). You have to be absolutely still...remember they use VERY sharp objects inside you....if you move... OOPS, there goes the liver. Not what you want to hear in recovery.... JMHO.

Jan-I sent you a PM. Shawn