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Nothing wrong with a round about, so they aren't shocked. Even if it's something vague like in December or January I'll be out for a week. It makes absolutely no difference to them and their ability to plan around you, but they'll feel better and be less outraged when you have an actual date.

Do you have a date? I think honesty is the best medicine. If you have to say I'm having surgery on xyz, and they're still working out insurance issues That way if something changes you mentioned all this before

Tell them sooner than later. Best case scenario would be to have told them from the getgo. Next best is to just be honest and sincere while maintaining your desired level of privacy

Lump in throat is a hallmark sign of GERD. When I first got GERD years ago I described it like feeling like there's a golfball in my throat. Could either be new onset (or a bad flare up of) GERD, or possibly acid damage/swelling related to being under anesthesia

Pre surgical testing is usually with the facility not your PCP no? And what results? Regardless unless it's for insurance approval (it's probably not) they should be able to get whatever results the day of surgery and be fine with it. Unless your provider is nitpicking but getting results that day happens often enough

Honestly the lifestyle changes are a much bigger factor than the surgery. I've been doing these surgeries as a nurse for years easily having done north of 1000 surgeries. I've never had anything bad happened to a patient. Yes sometimes they have scars and adhesions from a previous surgery and it takes a little longer. But that's not a problem. Heck even bleeding (outside of the expected minimal) is incredibly rare. You're a young healthy person, you're a prime candidate for surgery. The people who should be worried are likely very old, very sick, or having very serious surgeries. While there's a risk for anybody, it's incredibly unlikely honestly. I'd say your chances of getting hurt in a bad car crash are comparable (if not more likely) than something bad happening during surgery. That's not to suggest that issues after surgery are non existent, but that's a different story

Well the pills are just going to reduce acid, so throwing up should be less painful. And result in less acid burn/reflux overall. If you threw up that is much more likely to do with the surgery and what you ate.

Little confused with the way you worded things. But Omeprazole is a PPI and you should be taking those first thing in the morning (preferably on an empty stomach) I dont see what anything would have to do with the pill though

If you had 5 hernias that's very different (and not the norm). And by having them repaired you probably saved yourself from complications down the road such as having them become incarcerated and getting bowel caught in there which is extremely painful (and potentially dangerous)

Fluid balance, stool, glycogen are all going to be out of wack the first few weeks after surgery. As long as you're doing the right things diet wise you should be fine. If you're truly concerned track calories diligently and this could help you figure out if you're doing what needs to be done

Hiatal hernia and GERD/ acid reflux are not usually comorbidities (but are often addressed via surgery) Hypertension sleep apnea and diabetes are frequently the big ones

Yes but it's different with the bypass your anatomy is reconfigured so it's not in a natural state. Meaning if you had complications down the road and went to someone who wasn't a bariatric surgeon (or your surgeon even) they could easily get confused and end up looking in the new stomach or remnant of the old. That's why ulcers are incredibly dangerous in bypass patients, as they can be difficult to find and identify, and could lead to major complications (which I've personally seen before). With the sleeve all of the anatomy is left intact in its natural state, just the stomach is reduced

I mean would you feel differently? Would anybody? Honest question, why did you have the surgery? Was it 100% because it would improve your health and nothing else? Or was it also because you wanted to lose weight and look and feel more confident and attractive? Just reading the posts on here you'll notice many people want to lose weight and look more attractive, so I don't think it's unreasonable to fault a spouse for appreciating that fact as well. Plus I mean there's all other kinds of stuff that could do the same thing in a relationship. A new hair style/color tattoo etc etc. I think his behavior is perfectly acceptable and normal

Same date as my bypass, cant wait !

I mean 65g of protein a day is basically two protein shakes, hell I know of some that have 50. Protein shakes is an easy cheap way to get to your number, and is especially cheap if you use powders at home

What's the verdict on lipton soup post op, assuming you don't eat the noodles? I know thst stuff nutritionally is basically pure salt, but it's simple and sodium has never been a problem for me

I dont think most surgeons test for smoking, I know ive never heard of it done at my hospital although im sure some actually do. But its not about cheating your test, its really about your health. Ive personally seen severe complications from smoking and bariatric surgery and its not pretty. You could seriously ruin your life, kill yourself or worse. Leaks, DVTs, and ulcers are all real and smoking drastically increases the risk. Not just the risk during and immediately after, but smoking ever again.

Open surgery means its not laparscopic. As in instead of making several tiny little cuts in you the size of a quarter or smaller using cameras and scopes (Laparscopic) they do it open instead. Open as in they cut you completely open (youre talking a huge scar like 1 feet give or take) and perform the surgery that way without cameras or scopes. Its rare for bariatric surgery to be performed that way, I imagine its done only under the most complicated of circumstances. Ive only seen it once, and its not pretty.

Kind of shocking that they had to do a lap band removal open (I get doing the port open, but the whole band?) Ive seen severely corroded and eroded lap bands where the stomach was strangulated and they were still removed laparoscopic, while repairing the stomach (also laparoscopic) all in one shot. If youre going to get an open sleeve, I would make sure you are going to somebody who specializes in them and does them fairly often. Just for reference I work in a hospital that does 1000 + bariatric cases a year and have never seen one go open. So its not common, so I strongly encourage you to go to someone who does these often, and isnt doing one open for the first time in 5 years. Also doing an open band removal is much more simple than an open bariatric case. Matter of fact the only open bariatric case ive ever seen was an open gastric bypass revision (more of an emergency kind of thing) and I would never want to have that

Additional surgery shouldn't even be in the conversation unless there's ongoing complications that need to be addressed, especially for 35 pounds. I think habits need to be looked at, and understanding your situation and what's happening wrong.

Not to mention im willing to bet this gimmick isnt covered by insurance, and more importantly neither would complications of it. If a sleeve doesnt work talk to your doctor about converting to a bypass. If a bypass doesnt work either revisit therapy/nutritionist and discuss with your surgeon if youre a candidate for band over bypass. And as for the reason that theres so many recent posts about it, I would bet on it being targeted spam (and possibly people reading about it and asking questions). Even googling it theres so very little about it out there which means its likely not performed often with good reason. Regardless probably a bad idea and I think people would be far better off sticking with main stream solutions

Depends what kind of hernia youre talking about. Presumably a hiatal hernia (which is most common) and is no big deal. Other kinds of hernia repairs could be more painful, a hiatal really isnt unless its a MAJOR one

Sleep Apnea is a lifetime disease, you dont "treat" it and have it go away. You manage it so it doesnt cause a problem. Bariatric Surgery should only help it as itll improve when you lose weight. As for treatments to manage it CPAP and oral devices are your best bet. Regardless your pulmonolgist should be helping you make this deision

I have empire bcbs and I'm expecting my approval any day now. 3 months of weights is all I was told I needed. I'm curious where were you looking at going?

Your size and weight are irrelevant, it's almost completely surgeon preference. Some will use steri strips and bandaids, other glue, and some staples. I think staples are by far the least likely and rarest, and I have no idea why any surgeon would use them on a laparscopic patient. They're ugly and annoying. But it comes down to whatever your surgeon likes, and odds are they use the exact same thing on every patient they do.