You can absolutely have a gastric sleeve. Be sure you are making an informed decision after considering the risks, benefits, and alternatives. There is no reason to deny a patient bariatric surgery with a BMI > 35 who has been unsuccessful with non-surgical options. Even if they don't have...
Although most bariatric surgeon will often request to avoid NSAIDS( None steroidal anti-inflammatory), I have many patients that use NSAIDS with the sleeve gastrectomy surgery and they do not have any problem. Having said that I also recommend that your bariatric surgeon write a short...
I certainly require a one-week preop high protein liquid diet. This does two very important things to make the surgery safer. One, it empties out the colon so it is out-of-the-way and if it is injured during the procedure, which is exceedingly rare, it can be easily repaired without complication...