When I finally get a consult with a surgeon, What kind of questions should I be asking?

When I finally get a consult with a surgeon' date=' What kind of questions should I be asking?[/quote']

Possible date or time frame of surgery

Will there be a pre op diet

What is ur goal weight for me

How much do u want me to lose before next appointment or before surgery

How do u want me to lose this weight

What is the success rate?

How long will I be off work?

How many surgeries have you done?

What is the recovery time?

>>>just to name a few questions to ask......good luck to you

lol.. when i go in for my consultation, i'm going to be like..

so tell me.... how many people have you and your anesthesiologist killed? should i run out & get a bunch of life insurance? can i meet the anesthesiologist before surgery? give me 3 reasons i should pick you... and most importantly... are you prepared to handle this much awesomeness?

lol and then i will get serious.. everyone else has great questions. i'd be really concerned with their complication rates & how many surgeries they've done... because you want someone with lots of experience & few people with complications... i'd also ask if there were any former patients i could talk with & see what their experience was like with the surgeon.. did he do great follow up care & come see you, or just kick you out of the hospital like you were an unfaithful spouse?.. lol do they offer any kind of leak protection?.. what if you develop complications later on?... will the pain medicine & other medicine for potential problems (acid reflux or whatever) conflict with my current medications? how much do you think i could lose within 1 year? when can i start to exercise after surgery? what kind of pre-op diet requirements do you have, if any? how much weight do i need to lose, if any, to have my surgery? when can you sign me up? how often will i have to come back & see you after surgery & after i'm healed? can you give me a note or card that has your contact information & informs restaurants that i eat smaller portions & will allow me to eat off the kid's menu?... can you hook me up with a medical bracelet like diabetics have, so if i'm ever in unconscious or something happens to me, the health care providers know not to stick a tube down my throat & damage my sleeve?.. what kind of staples would you use to close my stomach? what if one of my incisions comes open when i'm at home?.. what kind of stuff can i eat when i come home from the hospital? etc..

Thanks guys these are really good questions.... and thanks for the humor too I needed a laugh... my mind is going 90 to nothing with questions I should asked so I wanted to write them down cuz I know im gonna be nervous and ill forget lol

Im so glad you asked this because I was asking a few people im telling to help me come up with questions I can ask. Im gunna steal a few of these!!!