This was around 6pm...  around 9pm (I think that was the time... not sure..) 

I awoke to the mose horrific experince of my life...

  I remember a few things... I was awake, it was like I had a pair of yellow glasses on... EVERYTHING had a yellow hue to it. there was NO ROOM round my bed, there were so many people there... I couldn't talk, I couldn't move, I couldn't breath, I couldn't move my eyes, but my mind was PERFECTLY LUCID...

   I remember my eyes started to tear up... that was the ONLY thing that I could do... the Doctor started talking to me at that point... I assumed he say the tears and realized what was going on. he told me what had happend. that my O2 saturation had fallen DANGEROUSLY low at the atrerial level when they had done my last Blood Gas. 

  I was on a vent... but it was like I wasn't breathing... lack of sensation...

then the Dr. ordered a drug to be pushed... then I was out... 

I woke up the next morning to find my hands tied down, I was SCARED, I couldn't breath... THANKFULLY the respitory tech was there when I woke up... I went BEZERK... I was pulling at the restraines... I was SLAMMING my feet on the bed.. I was trying to talk and couldn't ... 

I knew what was going on... I have worked with vented people before.. but had never been vented. the tech told me that I was breathing... I was mouthing I couldn't breath. he explained that the vent was breating for me... not to fight it... that I needed to relax.. (LIke YEA... EASY FOR YOU TO SAY)  (of course I HAD SAID THAT SOOOOOoooo MANY TIMES TO Pt's before myself)  he explained that I was breathing... that it didn't feel like I was breathing because of the tube in my throat whichs means I couldn't feel the air moving in my airway.

He stated he was waiting for the blood gas results to remove the vent tube... thankfully it took about 15 mins.. but THAT WAS THE LONGEST 15 MINS OF MY LIFE... 

I was in the hospital for 8 days because my White Count was elevated, it ended up that it was because of my main blood line they had in my neck and the way my body responded... 

I lost 40lbs in those 8 days..

I have lost 170lbs to date...

I would like to still lose about 40 to 60lbs... I was at 425lbs at my heaviest, I am at bouning between 265lbs and 255lbs right now..

I would do IT ALL AGAIN even knowing what it was like and what would happen if I had to too get where I am today..

I have a LOT of gas now... but it is also worth it... In fact I just ordered devrom and will be trying that to see if it helps..

I have found that I am the cause of ALOT OF FOLKS HAVING A RELIGIOUS EXPERINCE when it comes to mens rooms now...


I can't tell you HOW MANY TIMES... I have heard...  HOLY SH!T,  JESUS CHRIST!!! OH...MY... GAWD!!!!   HOLY MOTHER OF MARY!!!! 

WHEN I have had to use public rest rooms... but ya know what... I DON'T CARE... I am in a size 38 to 40 pants and a 1x to 2x shirt... down from a size 56 pants and 6 x shirt... 

I hope this helps you prepare... this is not a noramal experince for folks.. but hey... you ask...and this is my story... 

I hope you the best... and that you are as happy as I am...

I cannot tell you the joy in this ... the better feeling.. the better sex... better sex drive... 

BUT THE BEST OF ALL... this even SUPRISED MY SURGEON...

from the moment I woke up in ICU... my blood sugars have been normal..

I was talking 60 units of Lantis a day AND advandement TWICE a day (which is actually two meds in one for diabetes)  

and to this day... I EAT WHAT I WANT... and my blood sugars are normal...

so no more co morbiditys..

and oh yea... DID I SAY BETTER SEX...               

WELL good luck... go for it.. it IS ALL WORTH IT....



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