Dgtlldy
No surgery for me
Oct 15, 2008
Well as many of you know, I had posted about coming down with this horrible cold flu bug, my husband gave it to me!!! lol Anyways surgery is in 5 days and Monday I thought I was feeling better, Tuesday I felt like shit again and by Wednesday I was calling them telling them I didn't think I was going to make it, I was too sick. So I went to the doctor today and am now on steroids, Albuterol, and Benzonatate for the constant cough. This cold has really got me down good. So after all of this, the doc tells me we might still be ok...So I called the center to tell them what I was prescribed and Donna says, "steroids" oooh you better let me talk to them, you aren't suppose to have them before surgery. So I proceed to get all my millions of prescriptions, including the Lovenox, still hoping for the best. Anyway, I talk to Donna again and she says she spoke with the doctor and also called the surgeon and they decided that because I was so sick and with the cold settled into my lungs, I really did need steroids to open me up. So they have decided to reschedule my surgery and wait for me to be healthy before hand. OMG I am so relieved!! I was upset before, but it is waaay better for me to be as healthy as I can be for my surgery to be a success. So I am ok with it, I am now waiting on my new date, which looks to be sometime in november.
Worry, worry....
Oct 12, 2008
Ok so here I go again with the worries. Down 13lbs. in seven days on my preop diet. But I think that is all I do is worry about everything that CAN happen. I have lost weight before, almost 150 lbs. and kept it of for 8 years, but then gained it back and all its friends...SO now I have seven days until my surgery and I am sooo scared of all the things that can happen I am almost talking myself out of this....I am so afraid of leaving my kids, I love them all soooo terribly much. Sad thing is, if I don't do this, I will have lost to my fear and will continue to live this shell of a life. Time to pull myself up by my bootstraps, climb on and ride this home...
its Digital Lady for those of you wondering what the heck that
Oct 07, 2008
Ok so first off I have been researching and reading on this surgery since 2006 and thought I was ready to go then but I developed BIlateral Pulmonary Embolisms for unkown reasons so it was put off. During the past two years I have gained almost 100 lbs. stress is the major contributing factor Im sure. Oh and most the time my apostrophe doesnt work sorry lol. So for the past year I have been researching again, went to my appointments and got approved, seemingly in one fail swoop. It was very quick and then it all became very real. Along with that came all my worrying. I do not have many co-morbitities except for constant low back, leg, foot pain, lower leg swelling etc. So now with my surgery date quickly approaching, October 20th, I worry about the aftermath, the malnutrion, deficiancies, and more blood clots. My surgeon is going to place a filter before the surgery and has opted to just leave it in. I have started my preop diet which isnt so bad, its similar to the Atkins diet, I should be walking as well but my back hurts so bad its really tough. So far down 3 lbs in two days so not tooo awful lol. Probably water weight though lol. I will write more as i think more lol
