What questions do I need to ask?

[beepbeepcat]

Ok so appointment soon and they asked me to write down questions to ask when I see consultant but what do I ask?

How long will I stay in hospital?
How long off work and can I return earlier to light duties?
What vitamins will I need to take before and after?
What weight potentially could I go down too?
When can I drive?
When can I ride my bike?
What do I tell work why I'm having the operation? Ie GORD
What are the persantages of people who have hairloss?

What else.....:sigh:

 

[Carrying excess baggage!]

is this your 1st appointment?
If so, potential side effects, pros and cons of each procedure, long term affects etc.

 

[beepbeepcat]

I've completed tier three and this is appointment with consultant and nurse

 

[los in it]

Ask about the post op injections ( I only found out that you do it yourself!)
Ask about possible constipation and how to over come it
taking care of wounds post op

 

[beepbeepcat]

I read earlier about injections! It's something that I hadn't thought about being needle fobic I put it to the back of my mind. I'm sure if I took it to dr they will do it!? However thanks for info above I said to my husband I wonder if I will get toilet issues, mind you I have that already.
This site is fantastic I no longer feel alone in my journey ....thanks all X X

 

[los in it]

As far as I know we all have to do this ourselves it's a bit dauting at first but once you've don't the first one it's easy peasy I found it useful to watch how to do it a few times on you tube it helped to settle by nerves, knowledge is power! Or maybe your husband can do it for you?!

 

[beepbeepcat]

Everything answered by him before I could ask anything

 

[sundown]

Everything answered by him before I could ask anything

Hah - who's your consultant.

Just read up this thread about injections. Wah!! What injections? Nobody's mentioned injections to me so far and I'm majorly needle phobic

 

[Anna1980]

Hi iv had my gastric band five days and haven't had to inject myself once, not sure what surgery your having

 

[Caroline jess]

I have had a band and bypass and had to inject for both. The needle is tiny and very short and honestly not a big deal xx

 

[traceyb79]

Hi iv had my gastric band five days and haven't had to inject myself once, not sure what surgery your having

Did you not have to take some injections home with you?

 

[traceyb79]

The needles are so small that you honestly don't feel them. After the first it was absolutely fine. X

 

[Anna1980]

No never had any apart from one just after the op x

 

[sundown]

Odd - so changes from hospital to hospital?

What are the jabs - anti-coagulants or something? I'd get my other half to do them if he wasn't even more of a wuss about needles than I am! lol

 

[Anna1980]

It must change from surgeon to surgeon as we both had it done at Dolan Park, yeah they are the blood thinning injections I'd be a complete tit with them too so glad I wasn't given them x