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Unbridled    152

Unbridled
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Are you supposed to bring someone with you to the hospital even though it is an overnight stay?

No one has filled me in on this part yet.

I'm hoping my son can just drop me off and pick me up the next day. Is this reasonable?

(No husband. Dumped that 190 lbs about 15 years ago.)

Feels like a silly question, but I've never been hospitalized overnight except for a C-section 27 years ago and that involved half the flippin neighborhood, my mother and half the church congregation.

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FrankyG    1,450

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Ask your doctor.

I think my doctor wanted someone present in case anything happened during surgery or to give specific instructions for the rest of the day (you'll be pretty woozy for a while after coming out of anesthesia), and I believe that's standard protocol, but without confirming, you won't know what your specific doctor requires.

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enjoku84    3

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No. It's not necessary. My parents stayed with me until I was settled in my room, which was about 5 hours. They came back when I was discharged the next day. Just make sure you push yourself to WALK, WALK, WALK...Good Luck!!!

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becomingmandikaye    262

becomingmandikaye
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I would assume they would want someone there until the surgery was over, but ask your surgeon's office!

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higher    966

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I wasn't required to have anyone on site.

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Nikkipit    19

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I also wasn't required to have anyone. I really didn't want anyone either! I am 7 days postop and the first 2 days in the hospital were painful. When I'm in pain, I don't want anyone around.

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KristenLe    5,980

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@@Unbridled You do not need someone to stay. At check in they will ask you who if anyone is with you or a phone number of someone you want the surgeon to call once you are in recovery. It's good to have someone hear how things went from the surgeon (because you won't remember much of what he or she says). I waited until my SO was done (eye surgery) and they brought me back to recovery to be with him once he woke up. I dropped my sister off and the surgeon called twice - first time to say surgery delayed so I wouldn't be worried and again after surgery to tell me she was ok and how it went. No one needs to stay overnight.

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SilentBotts    138

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My dad drove me to the hospital and waited with me until they called me in for prep. He took off afterwards and came to visit once I had been out of surgery for a few hours.

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heidikat72    935

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Not necessary at all. I had someone drop me off. And another pick me up two days later. I just made sure they had the contact info for an emergency contact just in case (They'll ask for that). When you check in they will ask if anyone is with you and if you want them to call anyone once the surgery is over.

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trekker954    421

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Someone will drive me and I want them to leave. I'm the type I hate to interfere with their day. I'll have a book and my cell to entertain me. My adult daughter can come back after work and check in with me, maybe help me take a lap around the floor. Then come back for me when I'm ready to come home. I've decided how ever long the hospital will let me stay will be good as I have two big dogs at home who love me to pieces and I'm so afraid they'll jump on me while sitting and hurt me. Bcbs covers 5 days. I'd be good with 3 days.

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LadyK44    263

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My husband took me to the hospital. I sent him to work after they took me back to the OR. They just asked for his telephone number.

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Unbridled    152

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Thank you all for your input. I'm relieved to hear no one has to stay with me.

I will have my 27 year old son take me and then pick me up when I'm ready to go.

@trekker954 2 big dogs? And here I was worried about my 7lb cat wanting to sit on my chest as she does nightly.

TGIF!

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SwampBillies    65

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I had my surgery Friday and came home yesterday. I have two 4 pound yorkies who must be sitting on top of me at all times. I just keep my bed pillow on my lap and everyone is happy.

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SwampBillies    65

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lapdogs2.jpg


This is how I have spent the last two days. They can always tell when your not 100% and try to make it all better. My sweet little heating pads.

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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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      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.

        Now I have a whole new big, bigger, biggest, best days ever. I am out there with those skinny people doing stuff i could never have dreamt of. Food is now an after thought. It doesn't consume my day. I still enjoy the good home cooked food but I eat smaller portions. I leave food on my plate when I am full. I can no longer hear my mother's voice saying eat it all up, ther are starving children in Africa who would want that!

        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.

        I don't know at what point my life expanded, was it when I lost 100 pounds? Was it when I left my walking stick at home ? Was it when I said yes to an outing instead of finding an excuse to stay home ? i look back at my last five years and wonder how loosing weight has made such a difference. Be ready to amaze yourself.

        BTW, the liquid diet sucks, one more day and you are over the worst. You can do it.

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