| Re: Dr B? Share your surgery day experience...
Dr B did my surgery almost one year ago. I was the first patient of the day (due to latex allergy) so I didn't have to wait around and be nervous which was nice. They were very nice there (most of them). Hopefully you will have a girl named Mercy as your pre-op nurse. She was awesome and very comforting and sweet.
They had me come back and put on the gown and little slip proof socks and then I went and laid down and they put on the blood pressure cuff and started the iv line. My mom and DH were allowed to come back for a few minutes. Dr B popped in and said hi and then the anesthesiologist came in. He started the "amnesia drug" LOL....I can't remember the real name of it. I asked him how long till I felt it and he said about 60 seconds. They began to wheel me out of the pre-op room and I was out before we got to the door. I vaguely remember them telling me to move to the operating table and I asked them if I was going to fall...LOL...because I didn't trust myself to move over. They said I would not fall and somehow I got onto the table.
Next thing I remember is waking up in recovery with the little boots pumping my feet to prevent clots. I felt like I couldn't take a deep breath and kind of panicked but the nurse said I was breathing fine. My nurse was a male and he was hateful and not very compassionate at all. I heard the other nurses talking to their patients and they were all very sweet and kind and comforting. I would recommend asking for one of the female post-op nurses and if they ask why, tell them you heard the male was not very nice. I know he still works there cause I see him at the aftercare center sometimes. I laid there for awhile to get woke up and he gave me pain meds as needed. When I was ready, I got up and went into the xray room and drank the barium swallow and they checked the placement of my band. Then, I went and sat in a chair and my family was allowed to come back. I sat there and sipped water and ice chips for about an hour or so (I was so thirsty, I was sipping but I was sipping fast). I drank about 2 full cups of water and was working on my third when I left.
That was about it. I didn't have tremendous pain but it did last about 4 days, mainly when getting up and down. I didn't sleep well because it did hurt to lay down. We stayed the first night in a hotel to be closer because we live about an hour from the surgery center but actually, if I had it to do over, I would have just come home and been much more comfortable. You may want to sleep in a recliner or on the sofa kind of at an angle for the first few days. Whatever is most comfy for you. Well, good luck and I hope my story has eased your mind. I was pretty scared going in just because I hadn't had surgery of any kind in over 20 years but they were great, Dr B was great and it was overall a good experience. Best wishes to you!
__________________ Mandi Surgery 9/27/2007 Dr Richard Benavides-Dallas, TX 7 fills+1 unfill=7.5 cc's
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