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The operation and the post-operative period

The day of admission (the day before the operation)
 - You will be in the hospital on the day before the operation at 2 p.m.

- do not forget to bring your normal medication if you are taking any

- You will be visited by:

. The anaesthetist
. One of the surgeons of the team
. The co-ordinator if necessary


- in the evening you will receive a sedative for the night and an subcutaneous injection with an anticoagulant to prevent phlebitis


- you will start to fast strictly as from midnight

 
  
The day of the operation
 -You will receive a sedative half an hour before the operation: this is the pre-medication. 
 It will help you to feel more comfortable.

-You will be taken in your bed to the operating theatre.

-You will be placed immediately on the operating table.
- You will be put to sleep in the operating room (general anaesthetic)

- the operation will take between one and a half and four hours,
  and is peformed by a team of two to three surgeons.
- After the operation, you will be monitored for one to two hours in the recovery room.

- You will receive the necessary medication intravenously (“IV drip”); you will be fasting during the first 24 hours.

- In certain cases, we prefer to place the patient in the intensive care unit during the first hours of monitoring.

 


 The first post-operative day

- you are allowed to drink a little water. Usually, a liquid diet will be started the following day.

- the surgeon will examine you and will decide if a radiological examination is necessary

 
 The following days
- according to your medical progress, the intravenous drip and the drains will be removed and you will leave the clinic after three to five days


- you will be examined daily by one of the team surgeons


- the dietician will establish a feeding programme 		 
 Discharge day
- the co-ordinator and the surgeon will take care of your discharge and of the following arrangements:


# first appointment for a check-up after one week to remove the stitches and to check the wounds (if you wish this may be carried out by your GP.)
# programme of further check-ups
# contacts for questions and emergencies

- prescriptions:
# painkillers according to needs (Diclofenac, Paracetamol)
# antacids according to needs and type of surgery (Omeprazole or Ranitidine)
# multi-vitamins for all bypass or switch patients

- dietary programme * (Word document to be consulted on-line or printed)		 
 

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