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Waking up in the Recovery Room
- When you wake up in the recovery room following
surgery, you will feel tired and groggy.
- The nurses will monitor you closely during
your time in recovery.
- While in the recovery room, you will be
given oxygen. Most likely it will be administered
to you through small plastic tubing that is
placed at the opening of your nose.
- A small electrode, similar to a band-aide
will be placed on one of your fingers. This
electrode measures the oxygen concentration
of your red blood cells. It tells us how well
you are exchanging oxygen and carbon dioxide.
If your level is too low, an alarm will sound.
You will be encouraged to breath deeper and
with more chest expansion.
- You will be connected to an EKG monitor
by patch electrodes placed at specific locations
across your chest and upper body area. This
will monitor your heart rhythm.
- An automatic blood pressure cuff will take
your blood pressure frequently. You might
experience a tightening and releasing to your
arm where this is placed.
- The IV infusion will continue.
- For pain control, you will be given a patient
controlled analgesic device (PCA). This medication
is infused through an IV. You will have control
of a button that you can push and it will
deliver your pain medicine through the IV
line.
- You will have some tubes coming out of your
body.
- During surgery, the doctors will place
a drain on the left side of your abdomen.
This is called a Jackson Pratt (JP) drain.
This drain helps to eliminate the collection
of fluid in the abdomen. It also helps the
bariatric team know if you are healing normally.
This drain is removed after you go home
(about 10 days after surgery).
- A Foley catheter will be placed in surgery.
This catheter empties the contents of your
bladder. This allows for precise measurement
of the urinary output. This will be removed
the day after surgery.
- There will be a Naso gastric tube in your
nose. This tube goes from your nose into
your stomach. It is important because it
drains stomach gases and stomach juices.
This allows for the incision to begin healing.
This will be removed two days after surgery.
- Your legs will be wrapped around the calf
area with alternating pressure devices. This
action prevents blood from pooling in the lower
extremity and developing a blood clot. These
stockings will be applied when you are in bed
or resting in a chair.
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