Improvement

Mar 30, 2011

Big mprovement on my mental outlook.  Last week was rough.  Totally not what I ever expected.  BUT...life moves on.

I saw a pulmonary doctor last week.  He reviewed what happened during the beginnings of the surgery and why the surgery was stopped.  He believes the cold I had back in January was actually bronchitis and my airways were not 100% clear of it even though I was feeling fine.  By putting the tubes down my throat it "triggered" an asthma-like attack.  Basically my lungs were saying no way.  So, I was put on steroids, a steroid inhaler and a regular inhaler. 

Today I had a pulmonary field test (PFT).  My oxygen level has increased from last week.  I was at 98% today.  This is a big improvement.  I was at 89% last week.  The test results were better than I anticipated.  The wheezing is better today.  The congestion better too.  I learned that I will not have any long term damage from this.  This is a HUGE relief.  

I have lost a few pounds in the past week.  Guess that's a good thing.  I'm going to make a good effort to stay "good" and continue to loose some weight until I get rescheduled.  I see the surgeon next Friday.  Curious as to what her reaction will be with everything.  I have not heard from anyone from the weight center since all this happened.  Guess I really am just a statistic and not a person to them.  Odd that they don't have a list of things for me to "follow" now.  I don't know if I'm just being negative or just feeling like they should have some type of support for a situation like this.  Feeling a bit lost I guess...a limbo of sorts.

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