Hi all. Had surgery this past monday 10/19. A couple of things I wasnt expecting. the girl checking me in for surgery said to me oh I had this surgery (gastric sleeve) two years ago. I looked at her and she was a pretty big girl but I mean for all I know she had a lot to lose and taking if off slowly. I just nodded. She then told me she had it with the same surgeon I was having today I said oh yes I really like him. She then tells me. she lost 85 lbs and then started eating bad and regained it all and then some. She took my copayment and said just dont be tempted or you will end up like me. wow didnt know what to say to that.Then one of my night nurses after my surgery said to me so you couldnt try anything else?? you just had to do this? (now this was after the surgery and I was in a room) I was like what?? I couldn't focus I was High on dalaudin. she said I just like to ask patients who do this why they didnt try other ways. I said you know this is what I wanted to do so that is why I did this.I also had a couple of nurses either putting on my compression stockings or helping get my gown off say wow you are not big at all.. what?? anyone else have weirdness from staff at the hospital?

I am so sorry this happened to you. I am a nurse and I am just really disheartened by the unprofessional and rude behavior of these nurses. Please report them. This is unacceptable. I would request that these nurses get sensitivity training and an official write up. Speak to the DON (director of nursing) write a letter, get names date and time you were there and like another poster said it wouldn't be difficult from getting if they use an EMR (electronic medical record) . Also speak to the floor team leader as well, or department nursing manager. There are wonderful nurses out there that are compassionate and that truly love what they do and provide above and beyond care. I hope this experience doesn't ruin your opinion of nurses in general. I can assure you we are not all like that. I had my surgeries at a Center of Excellence and the bariatric program was the best. My care was so wonderful. I hope I have the same care when I go in for my revision next month. Congratulations on your recent surgery. I truly wish you the best (hugs)

I am so sorry this happened to you. I am a nurse and I am just really disheartened by the unprofessional and rude behavior of these nurses. Please report them. This is unacceptable. I would request that these nurses get sensitivity training and an official write up. Speak to the DON (director of nursing) write a letter, get names date and time you were there and like another poster said it wouldn't be difficult from getting if they use an EMR (electronic medical record) . Also speak to the floor team leader as well, or department nursing manager. There are wonderful nurses out there that are compassionate and that truly love what they do and provide above and beyond care. I hope this experience doesn't ruin your opinion of nurses in general. I can assure you we are not all like that. I had my surgeries at a Center of Excellence and the bariatric program was the best. My care was so wonderful. I hope I have the same care when I go in for my revision next month. Congratulations on your recent surgery. I truly wish you the best (hugs)

Nope, we nurses are not all like that!!!

Report!

My neurologist said something to me that really struck a nerve. I was diagnosed with pseudotumor cerebri. He told me I needed to lose weight quickly or i would go blind. I told him I'm in the bariatric program and I would be having surgery soon. He said "well that's nice but that surgery only works for awhile! You will gain the weight back!" I was so in shock!

The hospital staff was amazing! It was just the one dr who really needs to learn some bedside manner.

Sorry you had to go thru that, I would definitely report that mess tho!

Shaking my head at some of the ignorance by doctors and nurses described above.

It's particularly awful to experience something like this -- because the comments are usually made in situations where patients have ZERO power, compared to the assholes who are making these comments. You're either already in a hospital bed being cared for by them or you're in a relationship where the doctor has a ridiculous amount of power to decide if they will treat you and how well they will treat you.

And thanks to all the wonderful, wonderful doctors, nurses and other medical personnel out there. You guys are angels on earth.

Those nurses need to be reminded by the hospital staff that comments like those should not be made to the patients.

I for one would like to see all hospital staff (doctors too; advance degrees do not make you exempt from bacteria) be reminded of standard protocol to wash their hands before and after touching a patient to minimize the contamination of hospital surfaces and spreading diseases.

It also is a good practice too for people visiting patients.

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Totally disgusting. Feedback to the team you went with. Unless people report it, it will go unchecked.

Congrats on the surgery btw

When I went for the barium test the next day after my surgery, the young lady assisting, I don't know her title, asked " why did you have the sleeve surgery? " i pretended to not hear her. Of course she repeated the question. My response. ..because I wanted to. No more questions from her. On another note. ..the nurse in the holding room told me she planned on allowing God to help her lose her weight. Really???? Yes, both of these people were very over weight.

When I went for the barium test the next day after my surgery, the young lady assisting, I don't know her title, asked " why did you have the sleeve surgery? " i pretended to not hear her. Of course she repeated the question. My response. ..because I wanted to. No more questions from her. On another note. ..the nurse in the holding room told me she planned on allowing God to help her lose her weight. Really???? Yes, both of these people were very over weight.

That's nasty, and besides unprofessional -- very rude! I'm sorry to hear.

As someone who works in a hospital, I hate to hear all these negative experiences. We aren't all callous and bad! On a positive note, I had my annual with my gynecologist and he told me how proud he was of me! He had suggested it in the first places and I hadn't seen him since!

I don't understand why the first comment was unprofessional. It didn't sound judgemental, but rather a warning. Practically every class, support group or appointment I've been to, there's been a warning of some sort. I think it's good to remember that the surgery isn't a cure, it's a tool.