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shutterbug6    0

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Hi....I am going to be scheduling my surgery soon and just have a quick question. When you are actually having your surgery are you naked? or do you wear your underwear, ect? Just curious I guess what happens.

Thanks!!

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GoCubbies79    31

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Before you go into the surgery room you will be in a pre-op prep room where you will remove all your clothing and personal items. You will put on a hospital gown. They will instruct you not to tie the gown. You will lay in the hospital bed so that the gown covers you like a blanket.

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Jennifer Hathaway    12

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Naked! Only a gown and socks.

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hopefully soon    13

hopefully soon
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Yep, gown and socks only and I suspect no gown during since they are working on your belly!! No worries though since these docs see naked people every day...lol

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Chickie55    0

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Yes, naked!! But I was so excited about how big the gown was!! I wish they had gowns that big when you get a pap smear or mammogram!!! I think 4 people could have fit in it!!! :lol:

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slm2007    7

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Naked, naked, naked oh,...and your socks! Remove everything but your gown and socks......I know the gown had to be removed for the operation and they put in a catheter so I know they were below the waist too.....oh, the dread, but he sees 5 naked people 3 times a week..

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tinamichael    0

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When I was having surgery, I could hear the lady next to me (she was having lap band too) ask why she had to take off her undewear. And the doctor said becuase if something goes wrong and they have to use the shock things on your heart, your underwear would catch fire! And they wouldn't have time to take them off. I was so scared and nervous but when I heard that it cracked me up! I needed to laugh. But he seemed serious and it makes sense.

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Rachel412    116

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You have to take off all jewelry, earrings & piercings too- fyi!

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Jae2011bandster    1

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You're completely naked under the gown. I asked the OR nurse if you are completely exposed during surgery and she said no that your top is covered and your lower is covered by a blanket. The only thing exposed is your belly for surgery and yes they do place a catheter while under. You won't even remember the surgery so it shouldn't be a big deal.

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mjo3393    0

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Ok, I am an x-ray tech and we do go into the OR when needed for some procedures, never lap-band, however I can't imaging it would be much different. So yes you are naked, then they place a large sterile drape over you only exposing where they will be operating, so I can imagine just your stomach will really be exposed at that point. You will hopefully be under before they remove the hospital gown, and it will be back on when you wake up, never knowing the difference.

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BajaMedGroup    6

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You are all right! Completely naked except for the fashionable cap and compression socks!! The gown comes off as soon as you dose off...don't worry every body in an OR is a professional doing their job.

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gridestiny    0

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yes neked... But becouse I was menstruating :unsure: they let me use postpartum panties... cool right.:)

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54Shirley    105

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:rolleyes: YOU ARE BUTT NAKED ! cap and socks stay on, and they work on you.

Don't worry,,, It's not like they have never done this before, and we all survived.

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      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
      Soooo I am coming to a realization
      of something and I'm not sure what to do about it. For years the only thing I've enjoyed is eating. We rarely do anything or go anywhere and if we do it always includes food. Family comes over? Big family dinner! Go camping? Food! Take a short ride or trip? Food! Holiday? Food! Go out of town for a Dr appointment? Food! When we go to a new town we don't look for any attractions, we look for restaurants we haven't been to. Heck, I look forward to getting off work because that means it's almost supper time. Now that I'm drinking these pre-op shakes for breakfast, lunch, and supper I have nothing to look forward to.  And once I have surgery on June 11th it'll be more of the same shakes. Even after pureed stage, soft food stage, and finally regular food stage, it's going to be a drastic change for the rest of my life. I'm giving up the one thing that really brings me joy. Eating. How do you cope with that? What do you do to fill that void? Wow. Now I'm sad.
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        Life as a big person had limited my life to what I knew I could manage to do each day. That was eat. I hadn't anything else to look forward to. So my eating choices were the best I could dream up. I planned the cooking in managable lots in my head and filled my day with and around it.

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        I still cook for family feasts, I love cooking. I still do holidays but I have changed from the All inclusive drinking and eating everything everyday kind to Self catering accommodation. This gives me the choice of cooking or eating out as I choose. I rarely drink anymore as I usually travel alone now and I feel I need to keep aware of my surroundings.

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