cmclower
Journey with WLS
Oct 19, 2010
Well, I am a little over 8 month out. This has been a great journey which I would not change even though I had some problems on this journey. These last 8 months, I have lived life the way life should be lived. I have been able and want to do more things than in the last decade or so. I have received so many up lifting words from family, friends, and co-workers.Since mid August, I have had discomfort and pain in my abdominal area. This landed me in the hospital for 4 days then a month later I started to feel like I did the month before. I left work a few hours early and drove my self to the local hospital. They did blood work, took standard x-rays of my chest and abdominal area, and did another CT Scan which all were normal. They gave me some pain and nausea meds, sent me home, and told me to return if it got worse and to follow up in a few days with the general surgeon. I saw the surgeon a few days later who suggest that we could do exploratory surgery to see what is causing the pain or see if I have another episode. I left the office thinking what am I going to do. I do not want more surgery which would cause more scare tissue.
Well, after talking with my husband (Lenny), I was no closer to a decision. After a few days, I called my surgeon that did my WLS and made an appointment to see him. I took all my test results with me when I went to see Dr. Singh. After my visit, I felt the weights on my shoulders be lifted off. Dr. Singh took the weekend to look over everything and call me the following week with a plan of action. I am going to have a colonscopy done one day then the next day have diagnostics laposcopic surgery knowing that what they find wrong will be fixed. It is possible that my colon is twisted and part of it may need to be remove or there is scar tissue that need to be removed. I am schedule at the beginning of Nov to have this done.
Dr. Singh just makes me feel so much better about what is going on and the pain I am feeling. I have discomfort everyday in the same area and pain when ever someone presses down on the area.
On to other things. I did my part this month for Breast Cancer Awareness and had a mammogram done. It had been 8 years since my last one. Well, I had to go back and have follow-up images. I have had all the follow-up done that is needed and everything is fine. I will have to follow-up in 6 months with another mammogram and/or sonogram.
The weight lost is going good. I am still losing and getting closer to my final goal. I am 8.2 lbs away from losing 100 lbs. I can not wait to reach this milestone on this great journey. Lenny co-worker had LS done last week and is doing great from what I hear.
Well, time to go. Will write more after my surgery next month.
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About Me
Pasadena, MD
Location
24.3
BMI
Surgery
02/09/2010
Surgery Date
Mar 01, 2010
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