"When calling a nurse, it was a little slow sometimes in having them respond. I was also the only gastric bypass patient on the floor. All others were on the floor above me. "
"Ok, my first trip to the surgeon's office...I met with Julie, she is the nutrionist. I spent most of my time with her, which was roughly about 45 minutes. She spoke to me about the procedure and gave me a \"binder\" of everthing I should expect. We did a little Q&A and then I was off to see the surgeon. I was escorted to a waiting room where I was weighed and then sat patiently for the surgeon. He came in, shook my hand and seemed nice enough. He asked if I had any questions, which I didn't at the time. He then reviewed my paper work and told me I was all set. So with that, I was done. Left the office and was just waiting for my authorization for the surgery. That came in about a week or so later. So I called the surgery scheduler Maureen who set me up with a date. She mailed out some paperwork with everything I needed to do. I then waited for Julie to call me to schedule a final meeting for a nutrition class. The scheduling of the surgery was pretty quick, it was about a month away from the time of my authorization. The class with Julie was set up the week prior to my surgery date. Friday, December 15th was my surgery date. From the Dr himself, I would not say that there was much emphasis on aftercare or a structured aftercare program. He did not discuss the risks of the surgery or what was to be expected. One thing I hoped for was to see the surgeon sometime later in the day after the operation. I was admitted into the hospital on a friday and released on sunday. The only time I saw one of the Dr's was on sunday when they took out my drain tube. "
