Gina A.

All 3 tests were blood tests. I guess I should've mentioned a little background history. I have been diagnosed with Lupus about 14 years ago. I have severe Kidney disease as a result of the Lupus illness. I had been through numerous treatments, including chemo therapy to help with my Kidney disease, which has caused me to go into early menopause (I'm 33 years old). I hadn't had a period (TMI) in a couple of years. While I have the organs (uterus and ovaries) to bear a child, I never thought I would be able to get pregnant after all my issues. That being said, I believe that my Lupus may have been the reason why the tests have come back false positive. Very strange to me, maybe I should get a second opinion?

What a beautiful story Kelly! Congratulations on everything! I hope my surgery is just as successful! Gina

Hi Everyone, I am scheduled for surgery on 12/20/10 and have had all the pre-admission testing done last Monday. I had a long battery of tests including, blood work, X-Ray, EKG, meeting with the Anesthesiologist, etc etc. I also had to go to my PCP to get clearance from him. Since I take Coumadin for history of DVT's and Pulmonary Embolism, I needed a prescription for Lovenox (injectable blood thinner). I figured, I did everything right and I'm on my way. Well, I get a call from my PCP on Wednesday saying that my pregnancy test came back false positive and I would need to repeat it. Needless to say, I was shocked and stressed because if I'm pregnant, that would be a major setback for me and the surgery. I have my blood work repeated on Thursday and get the same result. My PCP tells me to come back Monday (yesterday) to repeat yet again. I go get my blood work done, AGAIN, and yet again, I get the same result. My PCP said that it's fine, my blood work is strange, but, I'm not pregnant. What would lead my blood test to continue to show up like that? Should I be concerned that it's another disease?

Good Luck and Congrats!

I've told a few co-workers that I'm close with because they support me and are encouraging. But, I made the mistake of telling this one guy that went and told someone else that I totally don't even associate with in that way. It annoyed me, but, I really don't care what they think. The thing that does annoy me is that this same guy thinks he knows everything and tries to tell me that I need to take Protein, i.e. eggs, tuna, cheese, Beans, in lieu of the Protein drinks, which my surgeon recommended. So who do I listen to, this guy that doesn't know crap or my surgeon? It's no question there. But, the truth is that it is annoying and people need to mind their business if they don't know anything about the process.

Thank you all for the kind and encouraging words! I am on day 3 of the dreaded protein pre-surg diet and I'm dealing better than I thought.. I don't love it, but, I'm doing it...

Wow! Congrats! Hope all went well!

Hi Everyone, My name is Gina. I just joined this forum last week. I came across it by accident actually. I was researching information on the Sleeve procedure and I bumped into this wonderful forum. I've been hesitant to post anything because I am just learning about the procedure and diets, etc. But, I wanted to introduce myself. I am 33 years old. I just started my 2 week pre-op diet today. I'll be having surgery on 12/20/10. This forum has been a tremendous help on what to expect and how to prepare for this upcoming event! Surprisingly, I'm not really scared, I'm excited, I can't wait to start this journey, although it won't be an easy one. Has anyone ever had the VSG and had a filter inserted for DVT? I have history of blood clots and have been on Coumadin for over a year, but, my surgeon is going to have my Vascular surgeon come in and implant the filter to avoid the blood clots. I'm pretty sure I'll have more questions coming up, but, I just wanted to introduce myself. Gina