Surgery tomorrow at 8:00 am in Ottawa!
Just got the call with my surgery time and it is 8:00 am. I have to be at the hospital at 6:15 am. So happy to be getting this done in the morning! I am extremely calm about it right now and feeling very lucky that it is my time to post this news! Thanks to everyone for all of the support over the past months it has been so great to have everyone to lean on. I will hopefully post tomorrow! See you on the flip side!!!!!!!
Aidan
Congratulations Aidan, I am so happy for you. I had my surgery three months ago and the staff at the Civic are great. See you on the bench.
Referal: June 23, 2011; Info: August 26, 2011; Dr.: July3, 2012; U/S: July 13, 2012; Beh/Nut: Aug 13, 2012; Ed class: Aug 22, 2012; Scope: Sept 7, 2012; Met with surgeons fellow: Sept 17, 2012; SURGERY: Nov 16, 2012 with Dr. Mamazza.
on 2/27/13 2:45 am
All the best tomorrow! I too had the 8 a.m. surgery slot. Once you arrive at 6:15, you are called and go to change into the lovely hospital gowns. Then they get you into a bed and the nurse goes over some things with you and gets you to swallow some pills and if you are wearing the compression stockings, she puts them on you. By 7:30 you are being wheeled to the O.R.
Looking forward to hearing how things went.
Judy
Wishing you the best of luck and a speedy recovery !
Ref sent April 2012 - Orientation May 18, 2012 - Blood Work & NP October 9th, 2012 - H.Pylori December 2012, Tested Positive-Nut & Beh December 6th 2012 - 2nd Nut. February 7th 2013- Pulmonary Function Test Feb 19 2013- Stress test Mar 7,2013-Sleep test March 11,2013- Abd.Us. April 8,2013-Angiogram April 23,2013-Pre-Op Class May 22,2013-Scope May 24,2013-Meet Surgeon May 30,2013-Surgery FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 13. 
That's exactly 6 weeks after me... same time same surgeon.
Trauma unit nurses are great and so is Dr Raiche and her team
Good Luck!
If you live out of town you might want to consider the travel lodge... they have a decent hospital rate and are two min from the hospital.... just with the weather and all:)
KAT
HW:282 pre-opti W: 268 CW: 172. SW:255.5
Surgery: RNY Jan. 17, 2013 Dr Raiche OTTAWA
