Hello everyone, I cant believe that the day has finally come when i'm posting on the site 'after surgery'.. ha ha.. I've decided to do a diary thread as Blue 2's thread really provided me with excellent information on what to expect, & i hope to help someone else as his thread helped me..
A little about myself : I'm 21 years old, was overweight as a teen, which is what is thought to have caused it in the first place, I started weight training at 15.. then started loosing weight from then onwards really... & have since February been well dedicated to nutrition with Cardio & weight Training and lost around 9% bodyfat, but the chest are remains the same!
I'm currently 13 stone 12 @ 5 foot 10"... with approximatly 15 % Bodyfat,
11/09/08 - Surgery With Alex Karidis:
I woke up at half 5, slept surprisingly well the night before.. I started to get really nervous as expected, anyway i went for a shower to cleanse my body for the operation, & packed all my stuff from the hotel, and put on my comfortable clothing..
I arrived at St John's early... Half 6
& i waited to be sent to my room at 7.. The room was lovely i must say, I immediatly felt comfortable.. i was first on the list for surgery at 8:00 am, therefore the nurse came in to check all the details & to give my all my clothing. She was very nice, and also made me feel quite calm.
Then the anaesthist came in to explain his role - again he was very nice, & made me feel very secure and calm.. & then a few minuites later
Dr. Karidis came, He explained exactly what he was going to do, & I cant stress enough how much of a nice person he is, He was very confident that he could give me excellent results, & gave me significant reassurance that i would be fine.
About 10 minuites later i was sent down to theatre, in my lovely gown, socks & slippers
... I went into the anaesthist room.. could hear music from what i can imagine was the theatre... 'Dancing in the moonlight' ha ha... that songs going to remind me of my sugery for ever!.. & after a few minuites of talking to the anaesthist... he gave me the anaesthetic.. The next thing i can remember after that was waking up in recovery... Amazing! !
I was talking complete jibberish to the nurse that was looking after me in recovery, who again, was very nice, then when i was ready to go.. i was sent up to my room, & into bed.
I had no pain whatsoever... but this was due to the fact that i still had anaesthetic in me.. I talked to my mum & my girlfriend for about & hour, then they left me, But i was so excited that it was over that i couldnt sleep.. So i watched television for most of the day, Top Gear! great! ha ha
Lunch was lovely, i scoffed the lot! !...... even though i didnt feel hungry, i drank plenty of water as advised.. & my blood pressure and heart rate was continually monitored throughout the day.
Around 4:00 pm..
Dr. Karidis's assistant came in to explain all the post-op guidelines, etc.. She provided me with all the information i needed, & my other compression vest.. Again she was lovely, i cant fault the staff at St Johns wood.
Then at around half 4.. i was allowed to leave, i felt well enough to take the tube to Euston station, Then a 3 & 1/2 hour train ride home, then an additional hour car ride! Although i had to take two painkillers before getting on the train as i started to get a sharp pain in my right chest, ( it soon went).
Overall, i must say that i cant stress enough how little pain i was in on the first day, I also cant stress how excellent the staff were at St Johns Wood &
Dr. Karidis himself.. Everything was flawless.. & i mean everything! At the moment, i definetly recomment to anyone that is in the UK and are contemplating surgery, to definetly consider going with Alex Karidis, as although its expensive - you can definetly tell where your money's gone, I just hope now, that the results are as excellent as everything else was, & if so, it will turn out to be the best £4000 i've ever spent! !
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