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Thank you Connie! I will do whatever they tell me. I'm so excited for this change! 6 months+ can't pass soon enough!
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And the catheter depends on the Doctor. My surgeon said he doesn't use them but if you wake up you have a day to pee and if you don't they will put one in. You'll have to ask your surgeon if he uses catheters or not it's all up to them.
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I haven't had my surgery yet this is just all from asking questions and research.
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And I have done a lot of research to pre pare for my surgery and if you have a drain in again it all depends on if they need it. Sometimes people just wake up with IV, no drain needed. It's case to case on that one too.
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My current/highest weight is 335 and I am 6"0
My BMI is 45ish
I don't know if I will have to lose any weight within my 6 month pre op. I'll have to be 300+ to stay qualified and above 40 BMI but I won't mind dropping 20-30 pounds if they need me to.
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Well, I can give you a run-down of what I experienced the day of surgery. Of course, everyone will be a little different.
I arrived 2 hours before my surgery time and checked into the hospital. This involved about 20 minutes of answering questions about my medical history. A nice elderly gentleman then showed up to take me to holding area of the operating room. Here, I was required to pee in a cup to ensure that I was not pregnant. In a curtained room, I put on the hospital gown, removed my contacts, and tagged the personal items I brought for my hospital stay. Right after that, my surgeon came in to say hello and told me that he was running ahead of schedule, so I could have surgery ASAP!
Everything moved very quickly after this point. Numerous nurses confirmed my medical history, took my blood pressure, and inserted my IV, etc. A few moments later the OR people arrived and I got wheeled into the OR on a bed. In the OR, I was placed on the operating table and they placed my mask. Just like that I was out and next thing I knew, I was waking up in recovery. I felt quite a bit of pain and nausea, but that was quickly remedied with medications. After that I drifted in and out of sleep and was taken to my hospital room.
In my room, I rested, but didn't really feel like watching TV or chatting with my family. I got up to walk a few times. I used my pain pump when I felt pain, but didn't really feel any more nausea. Overall, not too bad. Nurses came in regularly to check on me and my surgeon even stopped by to see how I was doing. The hardest part was the fact that I'm a stomach sleeper, so never feel really comfortable in the hospital bed.
Hope that helps! Good luck to you! You can do this!