Please tell me if these are good questions to ask, and if there are any more that you can think of that I should ask?
1) Has he had any deaths occur doing scoliosis surgery?
2) Can I listen to my hypnosis throughout my surgery on my headphones?
3) What levels of fusion does he need to do on me?
4) What kind of correction does he hope to get?
5) What will the approx. length of surgery time be?
6) How long does he think I'll be in hospital?
5) Does he put a filter in prior to surgery through the groin to the heart to stop blood clotting?
6) Should I continue with my birth control pill and how will I remember to take it after surgery if on lots of painkillers and how will I take it prior to surgery if I"m not allowed to swallow any water?
7) Will I be able to continue my career as a Licensed Massage Therapist eventually when I recover?
8) Will I need physical therapy afterwards, if so, will I have to travel all the way to Tampa for it or can I go somewhere more local to where I live?
9) Any diet recommendations prior to surgery?
10) Any exercise recommendations prior to surgery?
11) Can I book my surgery date today for end March/beginning April?
12) Does he have someone monitoring the spinal cord at surgery?
13) Will I need to donate blood prior to surgery, do I need to ask my family for donations also?
14) Has anyone been left paralyzed after his surgeries?
15) Do most people suffer back spasms afterward, why? And if so, how can I help to prevent that from happening?
16) What hospital will I be in? Is it University Community Hospital Tampa?
17) I had anaesthesia once before and felt light-headed and dizzy for ten days afterward for just a three hour surgery, is this likely to happen again?
18) Will I need a thoracoplasty?
19) Dr. Moreno had mentioned about placing a spacer at the base of my sacrum, is this something he will be doing also?
20) If he is operating down to my sacrum what will my flexibility be like afterward, will I be able to do yoga again one day?
21) Where can I buy a walker, raised toilet seat, and picker upper?
22) How necessary is it for me to have this surgery and what are the consequences for my future if I don't have this surgery?
23) I have little pain right now, will I be in much more pain after the surgery, and if so for the rest of my life?
24) Do you have a specialty on working on a particular part of the spine?
25) Do you specialize on working on a particular age group?
26) Do you specialize on mostly first time surgeries or revision surgeries?
27) Will you use pedicle screws or hooks?
28) Will I see you in the hospital right after surgery?
29) Who informs my family of my condition after surgery, and how soon after surgery do you call my family?
30) Will I go straight to ICU after the recovery room?
31) Will I need a respirator after surgery?
32) Will I need a chest tube after surgery, if so for how long?
33) How long will I need to wear the brace for after surgery?
34) I take vitamin D every day - is this okay to continue?
Well that's it for now, he'll probably sick of all my questions. If there's anything I'm forgetting then please let me know - thanks for reading if you read this far
1) Has he had any deaths occur doing scoliosis surgery?
2) Can I listen to my hypnosis throughout my surgery on my headphones?
3) What levels of fusion does he need to do on me?
4) What kind of correction does he hope to get?
5) What will the approx. length of surgery time be?
6) How long does he think I'll be in hospital?
5) Does he put a filter in prior to surgery through the groin to the heart to stop blood clotting?
6) Should I continue with my birth control pill and how will I remember to take it after surgery if on lots of painkillers and how will I take it prior to surgery if I"m not allowed to swallow any water?
7) Will I be able to continue my career as a Licensed Massage Therapist eventually when I recover?
8) Will I need physical therapy afterwards, if so, will I have to travel all the way to Tampa for it or can I go somewhere more local to where I live?
9) Any diet recommendations prior to surgery?
10) Any exercise recommendations prior to surgery?
11) Can I book my surgery date today for end March/beginning April?
12) Does he have someone monitoring the spinal cord at surgery?
13) Will I need to donate blood prior to surgery, do I need to ask my family for donations also?
14) Has anyone been left paralyzed after his surgeries?
15) Do most people suffer back spasms afterward, why? And if so, how can I help to prevent that from happening?
16) What hospital will I be in? Is it University Community Hospital Tampa?
17) I had anaesthesia once before and felt light-headed and dizzy for ten days afterward for just a three hour surgery, is this likely to happen again?
18) Will I need a thoracoplasty?
19) Dr. Moreno had mentioned about placing a spacer at the base of my sacrum, is this something he will be doing also?
20) If he is operating down to my sacrum what will my flexibility be like afterward, will I be able to do yoga again one day?
21) Where can I buy a walker, raised toilet seat, and picker upper?
22) How necessary is it for me to have this surgery and what are the consequences for my future if I don't have this surgery?
23) I have little pain right now, will I be in much more pain after the surgery, and if so for the rest of my life?
24) Do you have a specialty on working on a particular part of the spine?
25) Do you specialize on working on a particular age group?
26) Do you specialize on mostly first time surgeries or revision surgeries?
27) Will you use pedicle screws or hooks?
28) Will I see you in the hospital right after surgery?
29) Who informs my family of my condition after surgery, and how soon after surgery do you call my family?
30) Will I go straight to ICU after the recovery room?
31) Will I need a respirator after surgery?
32) Will I need a chest tube after surgery, if so for how long?
33) How long will I need to wear the brace for after surgery?
34) I take vitamin D every day - is this okay to continue?
Well that's it for now, he'll probably sick of all my questions. If there's anything I'm forgetting then please let me know - thanks for reading if you read this far
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