New and looking for answers and or support
I'm probably not the best one to ask about recovery because mine was so easy . I had no pains, no gas pains, no incision pains no nothing , if it wasn't for my incisions being there I would have never know I had surgery to be honest.
The only thing that was sore and it wasn't a kind of sore that I had to take pain meds for was my upper stomach felt like I did a million sit ups other then that it was easy .
I had hubby help me get out of the chair, off the potty , and out of bed to help not use them stomach muscles for about 72 hrs . After that I was on my own it took me longer to stand up but I did it on my own.
I was allowed to drive the next day if I wanted to as long as I had no pain meds in me for the day .
I was back to sleeping in my stomach about 7 days after surgery .
Quit Smoking 10/8/10
Starting BMI 52.9 BMI now 44.4 updated 6/6/11
Good luck!
Jean
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How long have you been doing bariatric surgery? |
> 2 years |
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How many bariatric surgeries have you done? |
> 250 |
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What is the surgical mortality rate in your bariatric patient population? |
< 1% |
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Are you board-certified? |
yes |
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What percent of your practice is bariatric surgery? |
> 50% |
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Which bariatric surgery procedures do you perform? |
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Which bariatric surgery procedure do you favor? |
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Which bariatric surgery procedure do you recommend for my needs? |
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What are the advantages and disadvantages of this procedure? |
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Why don’t you recommend the other procedures for me? |
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How did you become interested in bariatric surgery? |
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Are you a member of the American Society for Metabolic & Bariatric Surgery? |
yes |
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Where and how long did you train for laparascopic surgery? |
(a weekend course is not enough) |
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Where and how long did you train for bariatric surgery? |
(a weekend course is not enough) |
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How long has your surgical team been working together? |
> 1 year |
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Does your office have an insurance coordinator who can help with my insurance approval? |
yes |
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(If self pay) Does your office offer any medical financing programs? |
yes |
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(If self pay) If I should require additional surgery related to this, will it be at a discounted rate? |
yes |
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Will I have to lose weight before you will perform surgery on me? |
(having to lose weight first is not a bad thing) |
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What pre-op tests and evaluations will I undergo? |
(if none, be suspicious) |
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How long a waiting list do you have? |
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Will the surgery be done at a |
yes |
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Is the hospital or surgery center specially equipped to handle large patients? |
yes |
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How long does it take to get an appointment if I have a problem? |
Same or next day |
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Do you offer office hours during evenings or on weekends? |
yes |
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Do you have an emergency answering service? |
yes |
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Are family members welcome to attend appointments and support group meetings? |
yes |
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Please describe your patient education and support program. |
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What percent of your practice is adjustable gastric band surgery? |
> 25% |
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What is the surgical mortality rate in your AGB patient population? |
< .2% |
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Where and how long did you train for AGB surgery? |
(a weekend course is not enough) |
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How many AGB surgeries have you done? |
< 125 |
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What are the weight loss success statistics for your AGB patients? |
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What percent of your AGB patients experience infections? |
< 1% |
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What percent of your AGB patients experience band slips? |
> 3% |
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What percent of your AGB patients experience band erosion? |
> 1.3% |
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What other complications do your AGB patients experience? |
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What percent of your AGB patients require revisional surgery and why? |
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Do you have separate support group meetings for AGB patients? |
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What brand(s) and sizes of bands do you use? |
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Are you certified by the maker(s) of these bands? |
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How do you decide which band to use in which patient? |
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Can I choose my band brand? |
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Where do you place the port? Do I have a choice? |
(not where waistband or bra will rub) |
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How many incisions do you usually make? |
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Do you put any fill in the band during surgery? |
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Do you do single-incision AGB surgery? |
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How soon after surgery can I get my first fill? |
Jean McMillan c.2009-2013 - Always a bandster at heart
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