x-post from MB-Jerrysgirl

Here is some preliminary information regarding the tragic loss of one of our sleeve sisters, Jerrysgirl.  Thoughts and prayers are with the family.  This was posted by another OH member on the Main Board.
Post Date: 9/26/08 9:16 pm
I spoke with Jerry earlier this evening and he had gotten the preliminary autopsy reports back indicating the probable cause of Alison's death to be a blood clot.

Jerry also asked me to post the following link. It has information about Alison's funeral arrangments, the families' wishes, as well as a link to light a candle and sign her virtual guest book. I encourage you to do so. Here is the link:

http://familyowned.net/?p=obituary_view&id=10000163

God bless. XOXO
Charlene

Thanks for posting this.  What a tragic loss!

Very sad indeed. :o(

Words escape me. I wish for peace for her family.

I am speechless. I knew someone had passed, but I did not know it was Alison. I had just been talking to her. We are from the same home town and graduated from the same high school 3 years apart. Her funeral will be in the town we grew up in and I still live near. I am stunned and saddened. God bless her family.

How sad!  My prayers are with her family.

  Very sad.  My condolences to her family and friends.

 Thank you for posting.  I didn't know her, but she could easily be me.  I lit a candle for her.  

GOod morning,

This is awful. What I don't understand is how she could get a blood clot 3 weeks after surgery. Do they know if this is surgery related?

Her poor family. She was a very young woman which makes this even more of a tragedy.

Babs

From what I understand you can get a blood clot at anytime in your life. It can come from sitting too long in one spot such as long trips in a vehicle:

Blood clots to the lungs, called pulmonary emboli, occur less than 1% of the time. They are the most common cause of death after bariatric surgery. Blood clots can usually be prevented with blood thinning medicines and frequent activity.