all ready to go! - ThinnerTimes

ready4change · 07-24-2007, 06:29 PM

so i had my final appointment with doctor today, met with anesthesiologist, pre registered into the hospital, paid my copay, got my pain medicine for after surgery, and bought my shakes ( should be ok for at least one week after surgery)

i am scheduled to be at the hospital at 5:30 am on Wed August 8
i will be the first in line up for the surgery

they said that they will give me some "happy" juice to make me relax lol

the only thing i am a bit nervous about, is the breathing tube... they said they will most likely put a breathing tube in my throat due to sleep apnea, so i might wake up with the tube still in my throat, a bit scary.... i might panic or something, so hopefully that will go ok.

oh and another thing anesthesiologist told me is not to wear dark nail polish to surgery.... i guess it effects some machines... i was like wow! lol ok

other then that.... i am all set to go

i cant believe it is happening!

LyndasRoom · 07-24-2007, 07:48 PM

Wheeeeee! Hang on Nikki! I always thought the nail polish thing was so they could see that your nail beds were still pink, meaning you were getting enough oxygen...but who knows!

ready4change · 07-24-2007, 08:15 PM

man... even though i am nervous, i am so excited... there is a hope i will be loosing weight

and i will make the wls work for me, too bad i cant go swimming for 6-8 weeks after the surgery

sxymac03 · 07-24-2007, 09:14 PM

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Originally Posted by ready4change

man... even though i am nervous, i am so excited... there is a hope i will be loosing weight

and i will make the wls work for me, too bad i cant go swimming for 6-8 weeks after the surgery

That long, Oh man! I'm the biggest fish out there! Well maybe I won't have to wait that long! We'll see!

Good Luck!

Tawna

Hunnyblonde · 07-24-2007, 10:01 PM

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Originally Posted by ready4change

man... even though i am nervous, i am so excited... there is a hope i will be loosing weight

and i will make the wls work for me, too bad i cant go swimming for 6-8 weeks after the surgery

Showers only (no swimming or baths) until the incisions are completely healed. Mine took right around 6 weeks. Not to mention, swimming is pretty stressful on the abdominal muscles and you don't want to strain those until you're cleared for it.

ready4change · 07-24-2007, 10:03 PM

yeh... the summer is going to be over by the time i am cleared for swimming but its ok..... i am in CA after all lol i'l swim in Oct or Nov lol

sxymac03 · 07-24-2007, 10:03 PM

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Originally Posted by Hunnyblonde

Showers only (no swimming or baths) until the incisions are completely healed. Mine took right around 6 weeks. Not to mention, swimming is pretty stressful on the abdominal muscles and you don't want to strain those until you're cleared for it.

I will wait! I will just be a fish out of water! LOL

ready4change · 07-24-2007, 10:09 PM

haha yeh its ok.... i'l get my @$$ to the gym and walk walk walk, or better yet go to the beach and walk there... yeah.... that will be nice

once i will loose like 50 lbs or so i can go back to my rollerblading at the beach, that was the best workout ever

jessicaQT · 07-24-2007, 11:48 PM

Congrad on your surgery date and preparations. How exciting. For the dark nail polish, they place a Pluse oximeter on your finger to monitor your pulse and oxygen saturation of your blood (how much oxygen is on your blood cells) A little red laser shines through your nail bed and is caught on the other side to reflect the percent of Oxygen saturation. Dark nail polish effect the laser from passing through the nail bed to be read

I love medicine and it's tools!

ready4change · 07-25-2007, 08:22 PM

ahh that makes sense... they put that on my finger when they take my vitals before i see my doc.

and yes, thank you, i cant believe its actually all prepared

its great