Meeting with Surgeon tomorrow, don't want to miss any important ??
I have a list of questions to ask but would appreciate any ideas on don't-miss-asking-this-question?
So far I have:
1. What are possible complications? How often have your patients experienced them? How do you resolve them?
2. What post operative errors in treatment can occur if I have to go to the ER after surgery if they don't know I've had VSG?
3. What happens if they need to insert a stomach tube and don't know I've had VSG?
4. Should I wear a medic alert bracelet and if so, for how long?
5. What classes do you offer pre- and post op? Diet/Nutrition/Medical/Support groups?
6. Do I need to do spirometry breathing excercises?
7. What excercise do I need to do?
8. What is the pre-surgery diet? How does it differ from the Dr. supervised diet my insurance requires? If I lose a lot of weight on the supervised diet will the surgery be covered? How much is too much resulting in denied surgery?
9. I can't eat any artificial sweeteners. I also prefer not to eat other chemicals like marg etc, would rather have less of a healthy sub like real butter or oil. How will this impact my weight loss?
10. Tell me about hunger. Will it come back?
So far I have:
1. What are possible complications? How often have your patients experienced them? How do you resolve them?
2. What post operative errors in treatment can occur if I have to go to the ER after surgery if they don't know I've had VSG?
3. What happens if they need to insert a stomach tube and don't know I've had VSG?
4. Should I wear a medic alert bracelet and if so, for how long?
5. What classes do you offer pre- and post op? Diet/Nutrition/Medical/Support groups?
6. Do I need to do spirometry breathing excercises?
7. What excercise do I need to do?
8. What is the pre-surgery diet? How does it differ from the Dr. supervised diet my insurance requires? If I lose a lot of weight on the supervised diet will the surgery be covered? How much is too much resulting in denied surgery?
9. I can't eat any artificial sweeteners. I also prefer not to eat other chemicals like marg etc, would rather have less of a healthy sub like real butter or oil. How will this impact my weight loss?
10. Tell me about hunger. Will it come back?