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One Patient's Story of the Mini-Gastric Bypass in Las VegasOperation day and post op for Jan 17th Hello everyone, Scott here. just wanted to update everyone on how our surgeries went on Wed and Thursday. We had 6 people getting the MGB on the 16th and 17th. Dr R did the 3 girls on Wed and us 3 guys on Thu. When you register on Tuesday they let you know the surgery schedule. The first on the list has to be there by 6am the day of surgery and the rest by 7am. our thur group were all there by 6 and ready to go,lol. They called Roy in and got him ready and at 7am they took all three of us into a classroom. Dr R came in and greeted us and then they brought 2 of the 3 girls in that had been done the day before and they explained to us how it went for them. One gal had a band removed and they talked about it for a while. the girls looked great and weren't in any pain. then they left and we had more time to talk to DrR. He took all of our questions and when we had no more to ask he said see you in the OR. they took Roy to the OR and prepped me then Travis. the prep is where you get out of your clothes privately and wash the surgery area with a solution that kills bacteria. then you put on your gown and the nice nurses help you onto a bed where they place compression socks on you. you sign the contract and then they start an IV and give you two painless shots in the butt. Then they take you up to the OR. Once up there, you meet the anesthesiologist. he was a great guy, and we had a few laughs. I remember telling him I would hold his check until he woke me up, lol. He smiled and said that was fine and then he said see ya later and I was GONE! I went to the OR at about 10am my surgery was 26 minutes and he bypassed 7 feet. The waking up process was weird for me. I don't remember talking to anyone but Roy and my Dad. But apparently I was trying to order a pizza to the recovery room and something about why there were dogs in the room??? Oh well the only discomfort I had was a really dry mouth. Dr R had stopped in and talked to each of us but I don't remember talking to him, he said later I was talking the whole time, lol! After a bit of a wait my faculties came to me a bit better and we were sent to our rooms about 2pm. I was a room mate with a Roy. Roy is a chiropractor from Mississippi and his real name is Roy Pepper, thus Dr. Pepper, LOL! Well he is now diet Dr. Pepper, and yes his wife Daryl is a pepper too! We had some fun with that, they are really wonderful people and we seemed to become instant friends. Once in our rooms we were hooked to IV and had leg compression devices that pump air in and out of these leg casts and message your legs to keep you from getting blood clots or deep vein thrombosis. We had all the pain meds we wanted at the push of a button. I will admit I used the button more than 7 times but I pressed it before I needed it like having insurance. we slept on and off. the nurses were really great and so helpful and friendly. If you pushed your button they were right there to help. as soon as we could walk without drowsiness, Roy and I walked down the hall to see Travis and got him up and w all walked together. There was really no serious pain with any of us, it was more like when you do too many sit ups. The pain meds hit me and Travis a little harder than they did Roy and when we pushed pain med button we were quickly sleeping for a couple of hours. We walked about 10 times thought the night together. When ever someone got up to go to the bathroom the others got up and we walked. This went on all night. They bring meds in at midnight and 5am and throughout the next morning. Friday morning was discharge morning. We were up walking and feeling very well. We brushed our teeth and such and Dr R came to us at 11am and he brought our charts. We walked to a meeting area with cushy chairs about 50 feet from our room. we all sat there with him and he is the best doctor, surgeon professional man. He went over our surgeries (with our permission) one at a time and compared what was done to each of us. We were all very satisfied with what we had and how our comorbidities would resolve soon. He spent about an hour with us just talking and then said that Jennifer would be by with the discharge papers after we had our lunch. by the way our breakfast and lunch were the same. We had a bowl of chicken noodle soup; a bowl of yogurt a can of V8 and a can of Gatorade, and saltine crackers. We ate some of what we got and drank the Gatorade with ice and diluted it with a little water. We still had severely dry mouths. But no other pain. In anticipation of discharge I got dressed and we continued to walk our walks. I felt almost normal as though nothing happened but a bad night sleep. If I turn too far in my abdomen, I pull on the staples and it is a bit sore. Anyway Jennifer brought our papers and they did a final vital check on us and we received prescriptions so if we needed any other rugs they were available to us. All three of us left the hospital by 2pm Friday and all feeling good. All the wives and support people commented on how well we were getting around. I went back to the hotel and had supper with my Dad, I had chicken and Stars soup. About 4 spoonfuls and I was full. I took my meds as directed and went to bed at 7pm. Saturday update: I slept through the night just fine. I woke up at 6am and took a normal shower because my staples were not weeping. I lightly washed my whole body and shampooed and got dressed normally. I have no bandages over my staples and they do not hurt to the touch. My dad and I went to Wal mart at 9am and bought a blood pressure tester and my blood pressure was normal 121 over 81 and I had not had any meds since Tuesday. I did feel a little sore today but nothing to stop me from getting out. I took my meds as directed and had my Gatorade G2 and chicken soup and yogurt throughout the day, I even had some whey protein shake with glutamine and creatine mixed in with Citrucel. We called Roy and Travis but didn't reach Travis. Roy and his wife Daryl and my Dad and I met up and drove to go for a helicopter tour of Hoover Dam about 4pm, Yes we were feeling that good! too bad the chopper was down for maintenance. We will try again tomorrow. It is about 8:30 now and I feel pretty fine. I would guess it only gets better from here on out. I can tell you that there is no big trauma about this. Most of it is the extensive care by Dr. R and his staff to make you come through this without a hitch. You are cared for right from your arrival through the process. That’s all for now folks. Scott Tidd Dr R. 1/17/2008 highest/surgery/ 324/305/ |
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