We just came back from our preop class of postop information (4 hours in the doc's classroom). Then we met with our surgery scheduler and picked 12/20 (next Thursday...aaah!) for our surgery. My son and I are having it done together and hopefully we will share a room in hospital. Then I'll know what kind of patient my 22 year old son is.

Now we have to pre-admit ourselves, get bloodwork, EKG, and chest x-ray before next Thursday and we are good to go.

The informational class is great, but it is also, kind of, the time when they might lose patients to fear. This was when we were given the paperwork that we had to initial every paragraph and sign. It tells us every single thing that could go wrong. If anything, anywhere, happened and was reported, they tell you it could happen to you. It is daunting. It is never good to have surgery (I've had people argue this point; what I mean is, is that everytime a person is put under general anesthesia, it is not good) but I felt better with my other two major surgeries that the decision was not made by me. I absolutely had to have them. This one I am really choosing to have it done, even though it has been deemed medically necessary or insurance wouldn't have paid. I think of all the people who have had plastic surgery with the only reason being that they didn't like the crook of their nose or something, I can't decide if they are very brave, very vain, or very stupid. And don't say they are very unhappy, don't go there! That is purely mental and surgery will never fix that.

Oh, well...

I've ranted and raved and hopefully informed or amused or irritated.

Knowledge is power...

but it is sooo true that sometimes, ignorence is bliss.

Good luck to us all!

son and I are having it done together

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hi there

12/20/11 - what a great day to start your new life!!!

always think its wonderful when family members have WLS at same time - being able to help, support each other

good luck with surgery

speedy recovery for both you and son

take care

It will be an interesting Christmas around your household with 2 post ops.

Hope everything goes well.

ReduceReuseRecycle-Me

hi there

12/20/11 - what a great day to start your new life!!!

always think its wonderful when family members have WLS at same time - being able to help, support each other

good luck with surgery

speedy recovery for both you and son

take care

It will be an interesting Christmas around your household with 2 post ops.

Hope everything goes well.

Thank you, both, so much!!