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Good news all around. First, the angiogram went well but was very painful and I still have a rather large bruise on my arm from it.  Then I went to the cardiologist today and he says all is now clear for my lap band surgery on October 22nd. I am so very happy. So, I am counting down the days again. wooohoooooo

Just got my test results back. There will be no surgery for me tomorrow.  Dr wouldn't give me clearance for surgery. I have to go in for an angiogram on Monday because during my stress test this morning they found a lesion. Needless to say I am VERY disappointed.   But I called my lap band surgeon and they changed my surgery date to October 22nd so I will shoot for that date now.  The tears of disappointment and depression have come and gone. It is better to be safe than sorry and besides, surgery is not off, just delayed. I need to keep positive now. But still sad.

3 more days to go until surgery and I am really getting worried. My sinuses have really been bothering me. I have been waking up with bad headaches. My allergies are acting up big time as is my asthma. I am scared I won't be able to breathe in the operating room with all this stuff going on with me. They act up in the morning mostly and I am scheduled for the first surgery of the morning. I can just pray all will go well. I want this to happen but that doesn't stop me from being scared.

Here I am getting all psyched up for surgery in 1 week. Then I go to the cardiologist for the cardiac release that is needed and he tells me they want to do a stress test and an echo first to see if I can withstand the surgery. I tell him my surgery is in a week so here they are, all rushing around trying to get the appointments set up, the hospital equipment needed etc. I found out I have an echo on Monday and the stress test on Tuesday. Now, since I can't walk well, this is going to be a chemical stress test which I have had done before. My problem is this....I just hope they get all the test results back and they are ok so I can go ahead with the surgery on Wednesday. But, I do understand that if they are not, I wouldn't want to go throught the surgery. It's just been a very long journey up to this point and I would hate for something to go wrong when I am so close. I will keep you posted.