Sorry everyone for all of these questions but I hope to be banded soon and I rely on you guys for info. You all are so intelligent, supportive and I feel like we're all family. I just wanted to know if a couple of you would tell me what your pre op consisted of and a little runby of your 2 weeks before surgery so I'll know a little bit of what to expect.

Thank you in advance,

Sherri:confused:

My pre-op consisted of...

A psych evaluation

A blood draw

An EKG

Now, my EKG came back abnormal and I had to have more extensive testing. Turns out my heart is fine and we were good to go.

Two weeks before surgery was just like normal life except I was more aware of what I was eating. My surgeon doesn't require a pre-op diet. He only requires that you go full liquids 72 hours before surgery and then Clear Liquids 24 hours before...nothing after midnight the evening before surgery.

Hope that helps.

physical, EKG, Chest XRay, Blood Work Pre-op

Two weeks Pre-op diet of Myocel shake 2x per day, oatmeal breakfast, lean protein and green veggie dinner.

Thank you very much for your help. I really do appreciate it and I hope in the near future I can answer questions for someone and I can be on the banded side.

Thanks,

Sherri

Hi Sherri :cake:

I was required to see a cardio specialist, who recommended a sleep study. So I spent a night in a clinic with all these wires hooked up to me and they found that I have sleep apnea. So I had to buy a CPAP machine. I also had to have a psychological evaluation, which I failed the first time due to depression. I was allowed to retake the "test" two weeks later and passed just fine. I had been on Effexor for only 4 weeks when I did the first evaluation, and it takes 6 weeks for it to really do its thing. I guess it worked.

Let's see... I had a meeting with the nutritionist and was on a special diet for 2 1/2 weeks prior to the surgery. I was allowed Protein drinks, slim fast drinks, and all the fresh veggies and fruits I wanted. This was to be followed 75% of the time, so occassionally I added some tuna to my salads. I was really surprised at how easy it was to stick to the diet. I think I was motivated by the thought of waking from surgery without the band and a frowning Dr telling me that my liver was too large to move because of all the fat in it! I did ok, though. Lost 16 pounds and enough fat to get my band.

It seemed that the days crawled by. I was so anxious to be banded and get the show started! It will help the days to pass quicker if you have a lot to do. So you might focus on getting as many things in order as you can prior to surgery. Things like house cleaning, laundry, yard work.. anything that you won't be up to doing for a few days after surgery. Grocery shopping, precooking meals for the family, etc.

Speaking of all of that, have you seen the thread with the list of things to ask your Dr prior to banding, and the list of things to buy before surgery? I refer those to so often, I can't remember who I've already told. So, if I'm repeating myself.. sorry. :cake:

Here they are:

http://www.lapbandtalk.com/showthread.php?t=15595

http://www.lapbandtalk.com/showthread.php?t=14814