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Home > Search > Weight Loss > Weight Loss Surgery Preparation for your weight loss surgery
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Your Consultation
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Bring to the appointment a list of prescription pharmaceuticals,
over-the-counter drugs and herbal or vitamin supplements you are
taking.
Prepare to review your medical history, providing the names and
phone numbers of physicians you are seeing or have seen recently.
Tell your surgeon about any anesthesia complications that you or
a family member has experienced. For example, some people may inhale
food or liquids into their lungs as a result of the suppression of
the normal throat reflexes that general anesthesia can cause. This
is one of the reasons your surgeon will tell you to avoid eating and
drinking within a certain period of time before surgery.
Obtain directions to the surgical facility.
Request a list of preoperative and postoperative instructions, include:
discontinuation of certain medications
showering recommendations
a list of medications that must be taken before the procedure
when to stop eating and drinking before the procedure
a list of supplies that you will need after the procedure
which medications should be crushed after surgery and which can be
taken whole
Find out what kind of support the surgeon's practice offers throughout recovery.
Request emergency contact phone numbers.
Request information about support groups for assistance before and after the procedure.
Medications
Medications you are taking may interact with bariatric surgery or
with medications that your surgeon will prescribe before and after
your procedure. Be sure to tell your surgeon about any medications
you are taking or plan to take throughout recovery. Vitamins,
minerals and herbs can also interact with medications, so tell your
surgeon about them as well.
Here are some examples of how surgery and surgery-related
medications can interact with normal medications or food
supplements:
Aspirin, Coumadin, Plavix and vitamin E can increase the risk of bleeding at the time of surgery.
Estrogen hormone medications such as birth control pills can increase the risk of blood clots.
After surgery, your stomach or the outlet of your new stomach will be smaller. Pills may irritate your new stomach pouch and cause nausea or pain, so you may be asked to crush your tablets for several weeks. You should check with your surgeon about which pills to crush and for how long. Some medications can't be crushed because they are "sustained release" and may need to be changed to a non-sustained release form.
Next
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In the Weeks and Days Before Your Procedure
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The Night Before Your Procedure
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The Day of Your Procedure
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