priyankawillshine
questions i asked the surgeon when i went for counselling.
Apr 21, 2011
1. How many bariatric operations you have performed?2. In your career how many operations you have seen developing complications? And why?
3. Which surgery do you think is a good option for me?
4. Is gastric sleeve safe compared to other bariatric surgeries?
5. Will this be performed laprascopically?
6. What will be the over all cost including the medicines?
7. Is this surgery covered by medi claim?
8. What is the mortality rate for this procedure?
9. What are the complications?
10.How long will be my hospital stay ?
11.And how long will I be in recovery following my surgery??
12.Will I have to follow some pre operative diet?
13.What will be my recovery time?
14.What investigations I will have to go through before the surgery?
15.How much weight I will be able to loose after the surgery?
16.How fast will I loose the weight?
17.Can this weight that I loose, ever come back, in any way?
18.Will my thyroid, pcos, hormonal imbalance and infertility be cured after this?
19.Will I be able to conceive after the surgery?
20.Will my body be able to meet up with the pregnancy needs, and will I be able to provide enough nutrition to the baby inside me?
21.I have heard about the deaths after the bariatric surgery, what could be the reason for those?
22.I have heard more negatives that positives how can the negatives be avoided?
23.If I go for sleeve surgery can it ever leak in future?
24.Will the staples be removed after wards, or will they be always be a part of my body? if yes then can it ever develop infection?
25.Do you have any support group?
26.Can I talk or meet any patients who have had this surgery, in the past?
27.After the surgery what kind of support I will be able to get from your team?
28.How long will you continue to follow up with me after the surgery ? and how available will you be for me after the surgery if I have questions , or discomforts?
29.What kind of post operative care will be provided for me?
30.Will I be constantly in touch with a dietician here?
31.How long will it take for me to resume my normal activities?
32.Will I be able to go hiking, long walks, running, cycling?
33.What are the steps I need to take prior to having surgery?
34.How long will I be in surgery?
35.How soon and how often can I walk after my operation?
36.Will I feel much pain after the procedure?
37.What types of pain management will you provide after surgery?
38.How soon after surgery will I be allowed to drink water?
39.will I be able to lift my child who is about 3 years old?
40.Will I need to follow a post-operative diet after surgery? If so, for how long?
41.Will my eating habits change after surgery?
42.Are there any specific foods or beverages that I should not eat post-operatively?
43.What nutritional supplements will I need to take post-operatively?
44.Will I get sick from eating sugar, natural or otherwise?
45.Will I be able to drink alcohol after surgery?
46.What type of exercise do you recommend post-operatively?
47.Will I suffer any hair loss or other nutritional deficiencies commonly associated with bariatric surgery?
48.will I have to crush my medicines before taking them?
49.what if I over eat at any point ,after the surgery?
50.how long will I have to wait for the surgery date?
New questions- the questions i asked on my second visit-
1. I want the surgery date to be 12th ,13th or 14th of june.
2. what will be the stomach pouch size ,don’t make it more than 60 cc, I have read people have stomach pouch of the size of 30 cc.
3. after the surgery will the gherline hormone production stop fully.
4. will I have have to get sleep apnea test done? And why ?
5. can it be done when I get admitted in the hospital?
