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Well, yesterday I re-took those 2 blood tests.  It was a very long weekend for me.  Since the clinic called me Friday afternoon saying I had to retake the tests on Monday (yesterday).  So I did, and wouldn't you know, they were still high.  One of them (the hemogloblin A1c) was even higher than before!  So now I have to schedule an appt. with my primary dr to follow up on these issues and see what needs to be done.  The ironic thing is, the tech told me that the surgeon had written in my chart that  I was to be "cleared for surgery, if the new blood tests were normal."  So much for that.  Since they weren't 'normal', I'm now facing 2 dilemmas: (#1): further prolonging my journey to WLS, and (#2): finding out what the hell is wrong with me.   I was able to get an appt. with my pcp as soon as tomorrow, but then what? Will I have to take meds to regulate these blood levels prior to surgery?  Will I have to undergo some other type of drastic measures to normalize these levels, prior to surgery?  Will this situation impede my surgery altogether?  Answers to these questions and more will continue on...(soap opera).  Ha-ha.  I needed a litlle jokey-joke to clear my head for a sec.  But as I was saying, unfortunately I could not get answers to any of these questions b/c the nurse was out.  So hopefully my doctor will give me some info tomorrow that will put me more at ease.  If she doesn't, then my next post will be in all bold caps to express my frustration and disgust!  Until then, take care ya'll and pray for me....Peace.

Well, today was not such a good day for me.  The clinic called and said they received my bloodwork and that the Nurse was concerned that my TSH (which was my thyroid test) and my hemoglobin test were high, and as a result, she is requesting that I retake both tests.  Well, I guess I wasn't as healthy as I thought I was.  Anywho, it's been having me really down since this afternoon.  I was hoping she was calling to tell me I could schedule my meeting with the surgeon, but instead she lays this on me.  But I guess it could be worse.  I'm just hoping the second batch of these tests don't show any significant problems, especially anything that could prolong my journey.  Because as I've said before, I am soooooo ready to do this!  I have read so much on VSG within these past few days that I almost feel like an expert. LOL. Anyway, this to me, is somewhat of a setback, but what makes it easier for me is being able to share my journey (or lack thereof) with you guys.  Pray for me...

Things are moving along.  Today I had my blood work done.  Now it's only a matter getting those results back and getting my previous stress test results sent to the clinic and I'll be moving to the next phase....meeting with the surgeon and scheduling my surgery!!  I'm so excited.  I can't wait to get started.  I'm having a little trouble trying to get the whey protein down. But I'll try harder.  I know it would be best for me if I lost a few pounds before the surgery.  I have so much going through my mind.  I've been doing a lot of research online and up until now, I'd pretty much decided that I wanted to gastric sleeve surgery.  (Gastric Bypass would have been my Mount Everest!  But since my insurance doesn't cover any WLS, I'm coming out of pocket, so I can't afford that one).  But the gastric sleeve had appealed to me more so than the Lap Band.  Now I read today that it had been suggested that with the Gastric Sleeve, the stomach has the potential to "stretch" again, and cause weight gain!!  I can't have that ya'll.  I can't spend my entire life savings on something that will fail me in a couple of years. And since there is no long-term data on patients who've had the gastric sleeve, I can't find any supported documentation to prove otherwise.  Can anyone advise on this?  Has anyone had, or know someone who's had the gastric sleeve surgery??  How are they progressing?  Most of the blogs I read on this site are from people who have either had Lap Band, Duodenal Switch or Gastric Bypass.  I need to speak to someone who's had the sleeve,  HELP!!!

Today was my first consultation with the Nurse.  After attending a seminar on the July 1st, I decided to seek the gastric sleeve  surgery.   My consultation went well.  I was complimented on the fact that I did not  have a lot of health issues that needed  to be addressed prior to surgery, which could have prolonged my journey.  So I was greatful for that. I had a psych eval and breath test today, which was to determine if I had bacteria in my stomach.  I am greatful the test came back negative.  The next step for me now is have some  blood work done and then meet with the Surgeon (who I found  out will be Dr. French), and also the anesthesiologist.  I saw Dr. French only once before when he taught the seminar I attended this month.  He seemed extremely professional and I was very impressed with his knowledge on the subject of WLS.  He was also patient and kindly answered all the questions people had at the seminar...including about 5 questions of my own! (LOL!) Well this is just the beginning.  I'll keep you posted!