Guest guest Posted October 14, 2003 Report Share Posted October 14, 2003 In a message dated 10/13/2003 11:54:17 PM Central Standard Time, Gastric_Bypass_Family writes: I have a question, not one of you had anything to drink or eat the day you had surgery? Not anything? Maybe I am weird because I was allowed ice chips, water, Gatorade, juice and broth. Although it was mostly the ice chips that I " ate " . Is this unusual? I had my surgery on a Wednesday. My last real meal was Monday night. I wasn't allowed to eat anything on Tuesday, and of course, nothing to drink after midnight on Tuesday. (fortunately, I did not have a bowel prep..woohoo) I was not allowed to have anything to drink anything until after my leak test, which wasn't until Friday evening. I wasn't even allowed ice chips -although my mom snuck me some after my leak test and before we got the results...but i figured if I could handle all that nasty barium stuff...heh! That was horrid, I thought I was so thirsty I could pretend it was water or something...no such luck! So anyways, I didn't get anything to drink from Tuesday night until Saturday night, and wasn't officially cleared to drink anything until Saturday late morning after the dr. came by. My first meal (broth, jello, crystal light) wasn't until lunch Saturday. Oh, those were the days...LOL Chrissy OpenRNY 02/19/03 310/194 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 14, 2003 Report Share Posted October 14, 2003 In a message dated 10/14/2003 11:12:57 PM Central Standard Time, badgrl21f@... writes: So anyways, I didn't get anything to drink from Tuesday night until Saturday night, and wasn't officially cleared to drink anything until Saturday late morning after the dr. came by. I can't believe they made you wait for so long. I mean I do believe it but that was a terrible ordeal for you! Wolfie Leeds, Alabama Lap RNY August 27,2003 Dr. Lee A. Schmitt, M.D. Medical Center East Beginning Weight: 336 " Keep Em Laughing! " Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 15, 2003 Report Share Posted October 15, 2003 Im having my sugery on Nov 18, are N/g tubes common to be left in after u wake up? can some one please tell me? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 15, 2003 Report Share Posted October 15, 2003 In a message dated 10/15/2003 12:44:10 PM Central Standard Time, hisgirlforever27@... writes: Im having my sugery on Nov 18, are N/g tubes common to be left in after u wake up? can some one please tell me? I think it depends on the doctor. I have heard some were and some weren't. I was lucky. I woke up with nothing hanging off me but my central line. The catheter and ng tube were definitely not on. Of course they wanted us to walk two hours after surgery and I was ready to walk. Clotting is not something I wanted to have to be worried about. So make sure you walk new posties! They also kept inflatables on me while I was in the bed. Wolfie Leeds, Alabama Lap RNY August 27,2003 Dr. Lee A. Schmitt, M.D. Medical Center East Beginning Weight: 336 " Keep Em Laughing! " Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 15, 2003 Report Share Posted October 15, 2003 In a message dated 10/15/2003 1:09:22 PM Central Standard Time, wlslori@... writes: each doc is different. i woke up w/ nothing, no tubes, no catheter. just the belly drain. lori h. Oops, I forgot about that. I did have the drain. And was more than glad to have it removed along with the staples a week later. I felt like a completely new person that day! Wolfie Leeds, Alabama Lap RNY August 27,2003 Dr. Lee A. Schmitt, M.D. Medical Center East Beginning Weight: 336 " Keep Em Laughing! " Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 15, 2003 Report Share Posted October 15, 2003 Nope. I had nothing that morning. My surgery was early in the morning, so I didn't suffer too much. When I got out of surgery I had an N/G tube up my nose and was still allowed nothing until the next day after the upper GI. (leak test) As soon as that came back OK, the tube was taken out and I was started on clear liquids. Sharon RNY LAP 7-17-03 Dr. Miami Hope Center 315/249/150 Re: Digest Number 1472 In a message dated 10/13/2003 11:54:17 PM Central Standard Time, Gastric_Bypass_Family writes: I have a question, not one of you had anything to drink or eat the day you had surgery? Not anything? Maybe I am weird because I was allowed ice chips, water, Gatorade, juice and broth. Although it was mostly the ice chips that I " ate " . Is this unusual? I had my surgery on a Wednesday. My last real meal was Monday night. I wasn't allowed to eat anything on Tuesday, and of course, nothing to drink after midnight on Tuesday. (fortunately, I did not have a bowel prep..woohoo) I was not allowed to have anything to drink anything until after my leak test, which wasn't until Friday evening. I wasn't even allowed ice chips -although my mom snuck me some after my leak test and before we got the results...but i figured if I could handle all that nasty barium stuff...heh! That was horrid, I thought I was so thirsty I could pretend it was water or something...no such luck! So anyways, I didn't get anything to drink from Tuesday night until Saturday night, and wasn't officially cleared to drink anything until Saturday late morning after the dr. came by. My first meal (broth, jello, crystal light) wasn't until lunch Saturday. Oh, those were the days...LOL Chrissy OpenRNY 02/19/03 310/194 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 15, 2003 Report Share Posted October 15, 2003 each doc is different. i woke up w/ nothing, no tubes, no catheter. just the belly drain. lori h. > Im having my sugery on Nov 18, are N/g tubes common to be left in after u > wake up? can some one please tell me? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 15, 2003 Report Share Posted October 15, 2003 each doc is different. i woke up w/ nothing, no tubes, no catheter. just the belly drain. lori h. > Im having my sugery on Nov 18, are N/g tubes common to be left in after u > wake up? can some one please tell me? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 15, 2003 Report Share Posted October 15, 2003 > Im having my sugery on Nov 18, are N/g tubes common to be left in after u > wake up? can some one please tell me? > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 15, 2003 Report Share Posted October 15, 2003 > In a message dated 10/15/2003 1:09:22 PM Central Standard Time, > wlslori@y... writes: > each doc is different. i woke up w/ nothing, no tubes, no catheter. > just the belly drain. > lori h. > > Oops, I forgot about that. I did have the drain. And was more than glad to > have it removed along with the staples a week later. I felt like a completely > new person that day! > > Wolfie > Leeds, Alabama > Lap RNY > August 27,2003 > Dr. Lee A. Schmitt, M.D. > Medical Center East > Beginning Weight: 336 > " Keep Em Laughing! " > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 16, 2003 Report Share Posted October 16, 2003 In a message dated 10/15/2003 10:44:40 PM Central Standard Time, chandy@... writes: > Im having my sugery on Nov 18, are N/g tubes common to be left in after u > wake up? can some one please tell me? > I have heard that some people do wake up with the ng tubes in. I was fortunate. I only had the drain and the central line. Wolfie Leeds, Alabama Lap RNY August 27,2003 Dr. Lee A. Schmitt, M.D. Medical Center East Beginning Weight: 336 " Keep Em Laughing! " Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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