Patricia Green
Cleared for surgery!
Aug 27, 2013
What a month this has been. Went back to my Heart doctor for Part 2 which consisted of a series of test. One being the nuclear stress test with the dye through IV The doctor said the test detected that I had a blockage. Said that he needed me to check in the hospital that Tuesday for a cardiac catheterization to be done. This will determine where the blockage is exactly. He would also be putting in a stint if any blockage is in fact found. This would also delay my WLS by 3 months if a stint is put in. I can't tell you how nervous this made me feel.
...this was all I needed to hear.
The devil is so busy,....always trying to block progress. So I went to prayer and later discovered that I had an army of prayer warriors praying for me too. This made me feel so good and at ease, because I knew with all of those prayers, nothing but something good would come out of that. And I was right......there was no blockage found and no stint needed. YAHOO!!
Giving God all of the praise! He shot the devil down.....again...lol. A couple of days later, I went to my personal physician to get my very last weigh in. When I contacted my patient advocate, he confirmed that he had received clearance from the heart doctor and my last weigh in. The only thing he's waiting for now is the clearance from my physician. She promised me that she would have it sent in that day.
I'm officially cleared now. Once we get the approval back from the insurance, I will be getting an appointment to go back to see the surgeon to get my date of surgery!!! 
I'm soooo excited.
BTW, the issue with the heart blockage brought a lot of attention to my family. I believe that I now have their support. They have a different outlook on the surgery now. My heart doctor told them that he's glad that I'm having the WLS because the diabetes will make my condition worsen as time goes on. I hate it had to get to this level to make them understand, but at least now, they realize how important this is to my health.
