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Surgery may be delayed for several years!
on June 30, 2008 10:03 am

Well on June 20th I had another cardio ultrasound and the news was not good. My heart muscle is not responding to the meds. My myocardiopathy has worsen by 5% and that isn't good.....It should have improved. So were are at the point where my surgery may be delayed for two years and maybe forever! If I don't respond  to the meds well a pacemaker is the next step and if that happens well surgery is out of the question. I am very devasted by the news. All of this from a virus! I will be wishing my fellow OH's success and happiness. You all deserve it. I will not be back for awhile as I am too emotional at this point. I need to regroup and accept that my weight may be with me forever.  If certain individual want to chat they can email me and I will respond.  Thanks for all of you who have supported me in this journey.

Til next time,

brenda b

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Big Disappointment
on April 19, 2008 12:11 pm
Well I got bad news yesterday, April 18th. Docs found something wrong with the heart. No blockage but it isn't beating as well as it should. Called it myocardiopathie.  So I had to cancel my surgery date of May 13th.  I have no idea when I will be able to reschedule. I will be seeing a cardiologist and I guess things will be determined then. I cried so much yesterday as I was so so ready for this surgery and life change.  I have informed Dr. Christou so I'll wait to see what he says.  I guess there are things I need to do before this surgery gets done. I was so looking forward to having more mobility and less pain to work in the garden and enjoy the summer.
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Surgery Date Scheduled!
on March 31, 2008 10:55 am

I am back from my trip to Montreal for my consult with Dr. Christou.  All went super well and he is truly what everyone says about him....respectful and treats everyone with alot of attention.  He also spends all the time you need to have questions answered.  He even admitted that after surgery he is not as available as he wished he could be but prefers to focus on the newbies. I think it is a fair tradeoff.  His team is also equally polite respectful and helpful despite the overwhelming amount of people there for the clinic days.  Dr. Christou mentionned I was a perfect candidate and that all should go well.  It was strange to finally hear from the medical profession that all is well and that I am in good health for the surgery! Go figure!....Official weigh in was at 288lbs, 179cm height and BMI 42.

It was also a good experience at the private PsycheSoma clinic.  The day was long however, given the fact that I did everything in one day in order to avoid to have to return to the city. That was much appreciated.

Surgery date is set!  May 13th is the big day.  I can honestly say that since the consult day my doubts and fears are truly gone and feel very good about my decision.  Til the next post!

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My Story

I thought I'd take some time to jot down my story as many of the personal stories from other members have humbled me and given me hope and courage to pursue this life changing but saving choice.

I am bilingual english/french living in a beautiful coastal mountainous town on the eastcoast of Québec called Gaspé.  I am 42 soon 43 and have been struggling with my weight since a small child.  Like many of you I have tried many diets and have been successful for only short periods of time only to find myself realize that the scale creeped backed up and then some.  Years went by and I saw myself losing this battle and resigned myself to accepting the person I was and moving on....That worked for awhile but inside my most private thoughts I wasn't understanding why I couldn't lose the weight and keep it off. The yoyo lose then weightgain have caused havoc on my health and body.  In the past few years I have been feeling health problems creeping up due to this weight., high blood pressure, joint and knee pain, leg pain, feet pain, lowerback pain and the list goes on. I continue to watch what I eat and never overindulge and yet I do not lose anything. My sin food is homemade cookies.  I don't stop at two!!!!!LOL. Well, no ones perfect!!

Last summer when I saw myself in this photo I had my Ah!Ha! moment and decided to talk to my family Doc about surgery.  She was very supportive and thought it was a good choice for me. She went on a maternity leave and I on a quest to educate myself on the matter. I didn't talk to anyone about what I was doing or thinking, not even my husband (who is also overweight) as I didn't want to be influenced by their own issues with this surgery.  Eight months later, many books after, much info gathered I went to my bank and looked at my financial options as the only surgery available to me was in the private sector.  That was approved and then it was time to talk to my hubby. Went well for a couple of weeks and then his anxieties kicked in. He is finding it hard that I am taking such a drastic method.  Were doing o.k. He is still supportive and I am grateful for that.  My consult with my surgeon is on March 27th 08 in Montréal with Dr. Christou.  His all inclusive package costs 18,500.00$ I found a financial plan that worked for me....I figured it was like buying a new car , I'll keep my old one for another five years and I'll get hopefully a new healthier body. I think its a good trade off don't you think?

So that's my story in a gist and I'll keep you posted as events happen.

Brenda B, tydo

 


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