Selena_Sarajevo

Hang on ladies & gents ! My surgeon warned me about feeling depressed after surgery. It can be one of the byproducts initially. This too shall pass & it will. I was on a thread last night on FB & 95% of the people said they’d do the surgery again in a heartbeat. The 1st 2 months can be filled with almost regret but then.... IT PASSES!!!!

Surgery you're under anesthesia with central youre not except for that betadine stuff that really smells

I really hope the doctor know what they're doing with the central line.
if I remember correctly they will tell you not to breathe for a moment while they push through and there might be a sensation as the line goes in

Kills as a "figure of speech" it hurts bad had it done few times before in other procedures

Is that the iv that goes directly into your heart? If so man does it kill when they go through the neck with the scalpel woooooo

Well if my surgeon considers that it should be placed - I won't disagree
I'm worried about possible infection but I won't have it for long so hope for the best
I'll see whether he taught in ordinary iv path or on the central line
Anyway I'll let you know when that happens [emoji4]
Regarding the showering and special antibacterial soap - I don't know what is the protocol in this hospital
We will see what is going to happen [emoji854]

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Thanks [emoji4]
I just haven't seen it often with other patients so it was just curiosity
I guess my doctor has a reason for that decision
I was kind of worried about placing but hope everything goes well with both
I sure will let you guys know what happened with that [emoji854]

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Well if my surgeon considers that it should be placed - I won't disagree
I'm worried about possible infection but I won't have it for long so hope for the best
I'll see whether he taught in ordinary iv path or on the central line
Anyway I'll let you know when that happens [emoji4]
Regarding the showering and special antibacterial soap - I don't know what is the protocol in this hospital
We will see what is going to happen [emoji854]

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They put an extra iv in me after surgery began. It is hard for them to find my veins. Good luck on your surgery!!

My skin is really sensitive to anything but paper tape. It blisters up and peels off with the tape if it's on for more than an hour or two. They probably used the least "sticky" type of dressing that they had and sent me home with others to put over the site when I showered but when I moved my arm, it popped open and Water got in. (Probably operator error). I was just surprised that they had so much trouble starting an IV. I've donated 7 gallons of blood and never had issues. We found out later than my veins and arteries are tiny.

Yep. Every doctor seems to have their own standard practice. I guess I'd rather use the special soap than get an infection. The purpose of it is to clean off as much bacteria as possible. They will still prep you in the OR, paint you with betadine, etc. But an ounce of prevention....
So sorry to hear that. Most central lines that I see have a plastic covering over it to prevent moisture from getting to the insertion site. Have worked with cancer patients, burn patients, catastrophic injury patients. Most have that occlusive dressing.

Same for me

My dressing didn't prevent the cathether from getting soaked and I had to go back to the surgeon to have it re-dressed. Didn't shower again until the d@mn thing came out.

I didn't have one, but as a nurse I can understand why a doctor would want one. If you have bad veins or difficult to access veins, there's some reassurance in having a central line. No worries about infiltrated IV's or blown veins.
My day of surgery, my veins all seemed to go into hiding and they wound up putting mine in the antecubital area (the place in the crook of the elbow where they draw blood. What a pain in the a$$ it was having it there. Every time I bent my arm, my IV machine would alarm. If I got too relaxed during sleep, it would go off and wake me. Miserable. I suppose if I had it to do over again, I'd consider insisting on a different site. If they couldn't, I would have been willing to do a central line.
And I'm not 100% convinced you'd have to wash with special soap. I didn't have to wash with a special soap before my VSG. The only surgery I've ever had to do a skin prep was my hip replacement. Besides, a central line is usually in a vein near your shoulder/neck area and has an occlusive dressing over it, so it wouldn't be an issue when showering. Just my 2 cents.

Nope. I have terrible veins from chemo and radiation, too. And I've never had a central line. Now, maybe they are talking about just getting your iv catheter placed? If so, do what he wants. But it's still weird and more chance of infection cuz they'll want you to shower the night before and morning of with a special soap. I wouldn't want anything in my vein when I'm doing that...

So my surgery is in 9 days
My surgeon wants to apply central venous catheter day before surgery
Did any of you guys had it applied ?

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hey they got the rest of us on that table! And into the hospital bed, too! Don't worry - Dr. Now's patients are all 600+ lbs, and they get them on the table and into the bed, too!

I've had 3 breast and recon surgeries + 2 tummy surgeries + hysterectomy. I'm unlucky or my hospital has a different protocal, cuz I had that special soap I used the night before and morning of..so weird.
Great info on the central line! Thanks. I was stuck a total of 14 times to get an iv placed for my RNY. I know that from the bruise/puncture sites cuz for the last 8 I was out like a light.

I didn't plan for it ahead of time, but I ended up with one. My veins were nowhere to be found on surgery day. It stayed in for a week after. I didn't like it (obviously) but it wasn't the end of the world, either.

My surgery is 30th August and I'm not scared of surgery itself
I'm scared of anaesthetic and not waking up after [emoji28]
Also I'm thinking about how the hell will they put me to surgical table or to bed after [emoji23] I'm heavy and huge [emoji23]
I know it is safe procedure but fear is irrational [emoji4]

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So my surgery is in 9 days
My surgeon wants to apply central venous catheter day before surgery
Did any of you guys had it applied ?

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So my surgery is in 9 days
My surgeon wants to apply central venous catheter day before surgery
Did any of you guys had it applied ?

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you won't die. The mortality rate on RNY is 0.3%. It's even lower for the sleeve. So you have at least a 99.7% chance of coming through surgery just fine - and you will. This is one of the safest surgeries out there, safer than hip replacement surgery, which they do every day. To be honest, I think my plastic surgery might have been more dangerous than my RNY, given I was under anesthesia for six hours with that (and only about 90 minutes for RNY).
complications aren't that common and when they do exist, they're usually minor. I had a stricture, which happens to about 5% of RNY patients. It's an easy fix and I was told it's one of the most common complications of RNY. I would hardly call something that happens to 5% of patients "common", but that's what you're dealing with (i.e., a pretty small risk of complications)
I know it's hard not to be scared about it - I was as well, but try to keep in mind this is a very low-risk procedure.

Well. I personally would worry about someone who didn't have some fear, at least a little, sometime in this long process. You are totally normal!
I have had a lot of surgeries myself-one just yesterday even (gallbladder out) and I can honestly say the bypass was the most anxiety provoking one by far. It is a BIG choice to make, after all, and it is wrapped up in lots of old emotions around weight and failure that we all deal with.
So, know you ARE OK, but try to use that fear by turning that energy into something positive now instead.
Ideas:
Write down all the things you want to do after you lose some of the weight. Collect bariatric friendly recipes. Check out some of the great posts here of before and after pictures for inspiration etc.
Stick to your plan, use that (totally normal!) fear to get better prepared and give yourself grace when you need to.
It really IS going to be ok.
You can do this!!!💙

Think of all the positives! Also you've really got no choice. Have surgery or not have it and die young anyway.
Think of the future