LindaScrip
Hi everyone. I made the choice to have this surgery about two years ago and its been a bumpy road in the beginning. When I went to the cardio after several tests I had 80% blockage in my heart. Well life as I knew it changed and I had to get 3 stents in my heart. It was at least 8 months before my cardio cleared me for gastric. Then when I went for my PTA I was diagnosed with sleep apnea so it was back to the starting gate again. I had to get the cpap machine and then logged 200 hours. Then yipee!!! I got a surgery date of July 7th, 2008 and never looked back. I am a very lucky girl to have survived all of this. I am much more active, alert, aware and energetic. My depression seems to be a thing of the past. I am able to ride my horse who all of you by now have seen a picture of much more often and comfortably. I have met alot of great people at the Barixs and on this site and I simply can't thank everyone enough for their support and understanding. My only regret is that I wasn't able to do this sooner. I had a great support system with Susan Burkett who patiently answered all of my questions with a wonderful sense of humor and she saw I was scared as heck but desperately wanted to do this and for both her and Dennis Belk who was there the second night after surgery. It was rough and I wondered what I had gotten myself into and they saw me at my worst and swore to me that it gets better. It does. Thanks Susan and Dennis I will forever be grateful to you both. Life is good. I am very grateful for the people I have met thru this. And I have "met" alot of wonderful people on OH who give me support when I need it and put me in my place when warranted. I also want to mention that I take great pleasure of riding Cassidy and being able to throw my arms around his neck and hugging him and being grateful for having him. I know it sounds crazy but that horse is the love of my heart. He's just like me, a mind of his own and grateful to be here.
