Initial Consult completed today

Aug 24, 2009

 I had my initial consult today and met with the PA and the RN Case Manager.  The work begins.  All my records are already at the hospital that I will be having the surgery so they were able to get most of the information from past records.  For instance, I had an exercise stress test about 2 years ago and that was fine even when I had heart palpitations.  I do not need a sleep study, that will save some time and money. I have to go to a nutrition group  meeting, keep track of what I eat for days and record it as well as fill out a nutrition survey, that meeting is set up for Sept 22 from 9-11.  

I will also be starting a pre op diet that consists of :
1.  Consuming less than 40 grams fat daily
2.  Eat lean, protein foods
3.  Pay attention to portion size
4.  Drink plenty of water - 64 oz/day
5.  Begin to focus on chewing food well
6.  Eat 1200-1500 Calories.

Also , recommended to start trying protein shakes that I might like, protein powder to be sugar-free whey protein and start some sort of exercise for 20 minutes EVERY day.

Once my nutrition group is done, I can call the nurse coordinator and set up my appt to set date for surgery.  I could be looking at middle October.

Apparently, they were doing 8 consults today so the days might get filled quickly.  The sooner the better, except we are going to Colorado the first weekend in October and I don't won't to be on a liquid diet at that time.

Another thing that came up was that another doctor has joined the team and they wanted to know if I would have him do the surgery. Not sure, I need to think about this one.  I know everyone has to learn.

Keep you posted.

Pat

 

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