dogbeau
It's all about my penis
Aug 30, 2010
When it comes to big decisions, no one can call me impulsive. I had been thinking of bariatric surgery for years and years before I made the leap. And even once I finally said, “Yes, I want to do this,” it was another 11 month before I got the chop. On Tuesday, August 24th, I had Roux-En-Y gastric bypass, and I feel great. The night before surgery I got a call from the surgeon’s office that Dr. Steinberg was stuck in jury duty and did I want Dr. Rashid to perform the bypass. I had met her once before at the original orientation and she seemed nice enough. Did a couple hours research on here to make sure patients weren’t dropping dead. Did find anything negative so I said yes, go for it. The alternative was to wait weeks for a new date. My partner and I arrive at the hospital and am quickly taken back to a pre-surgical room where I get in the gown, they put on compression socks, and start an IV. I wait about an hour and then its off to the OR. I’m anxious but not scared and just ready to get on with it. The OR is extremely cold and has the distinct smell of meat. Yeah some cutting goes on in here! I move to the surgical table (narrow) and they start strapping me in and laying me out like jesus on the cross. Lots of activity. I’m relived to be there. That was at 2:30pm. At 10:00pm, I came to in the recovery room. Lots of things happening – I’m coming out of the haze. The surgeon arrives at the foot of the bed. Surgery went great she says, but there was a little problem with your catheter. Yadda yadda urethra torn. Yadda yadda catheter in for 6-10 weeks. Enjoy. About then they put me on the phone with my partner, who tells me what time it is and I start freaking out. I was in surgery for 7 hours. My stay in the hospital was relatively pain free. The hose in my penis hurt more than any of the surgery stuff. There was one night – the second night – when I was in extreme gas pain. I had not passed any gas at that point and the pain was a 10. Finally after walking and walking and walking up and down the hallways – the most massive fart ever known. Thank god there were no open flames. It got easier from there and better everyday. I really would have been able to go back to work in a week had it not been for the catheter, which has pretty much immobilizedme at home for now. I find out more on Wednesday.
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DC
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28.9
BMI
Surgery
08/24/2010
Surgery Date
Jul 20, 2009
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