Hychap2009

Hi Susie, congrats on your surgery date. I've had to scheduled dates postponed so far, most recent was for 30th Nov. Anyway, I've been told that I will get a date for Jan 2010.

Hello there, firstly let me say I for one do not take offence to your story, you're just keeping it real from what I can see. What a sad story, i feel sorry for your mother-in law - It seems to me that she was just looking for a quick fix. WLS certainly is not that. Her Sleeve is only a tool - she needed to work her tool, instead she disregarded the guidelines. Not taking in her liquid was her first major mistake - dehydration can be leathal. I think the other thing is, as far as I know in the USA and the UK it is mandatory to undergo a series of tests to evaluate your suitability both mentally and physically. She sounds like she was not really ready for this. You would expect to have follow up consultations and test after surgery. The fact that your mother in law has buyers remorse is not suprising really, sounds like she went through this whole thing with the wrong mindset; by herself without any support at all; no support group; no family support and no doctor follow up. I don't think this is the norm, but if people are not aware or do not do the research and understand that this is a tool and that the changes start with the individual - change of life style, then they are surely asking for trouble. That said, lets hope she changes her mindset - and gets with the programme , and eventually benefits from her sleeve. Right now she needs lots of encouragement and support to get back on her feet.

Hi, Sorry to hear about your discomfort. Try hanging on in there - if your fever continues I'd call the doctor and explain your concerns. Take care.

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Posted 11-24-2009 at 02:57 AM by Hychap2009 Are you tired of reading this, I'm tired of writing it, but my surgery will be postponed again. I have developed a sore thoat which is obviously infected I can bearly speak; and to top it off I have a touch of asthma. I don't know when I'll have my surgery next month next year, I don't know. All I do know if God spare my life, I will have this surgery. Thanks to all of you who have been supporting me thus far. Frustrated is putting it mildly.

Posted 11-22-2009 at 02:26 AM by Hychap2009 How selfish can someone be. I've spent days tucked away in my room and avoiding both my gran daughter and her mother as they both have colds. Especially the gran daughter - her cold turned into an infection. So everyone is aware of my situation here at home. Despite this my daughter took it upon herself to come into my room to give the baby and nappy change, whilst attempting to do it she was coughing and splurting her germs all over my space. I had to ask her to leave (basically told her to get out). About an hour later she left the gran baby in my room saying she had to run to shop urgently. Did I protest, yes I did. She was gone all of 15-20 minutes. Less than an hour later I could feel that that feeling which is a sure sign that I'd been contaminated. Now I know they always think i'm exagerating when I say I can almost feel the moment that I've caught a cold off of someone, but honestly, its true. So I spent the night blowing my nose, and feeling the cold travelling down the back of my throat onto my chest. I've already got a tight chest now and a wheeze. I am suppose to call the hospital if I develop a cold, which it seems i'll have to do. So I think I'm looking at next year before I have my surgery now. Selfish, selfish - this morning I feel quite poorly, apart from that I don't know what to say right now.

Posted 11-20-2009 at 02:49 PM by Hychap2009 Gran daughter came home from the hospital last night full of beans. What a difference, wow. Apparently they gave a shot of Nurophen, and some antibiotics. Today she was still not quite herself, a little quite. She still not eating though. Had my pre-assessment today. In sort, AJ nearly made the decision to cancel my surgery for the 30th. When he examined my chest he found very little wheezing; but said there was a slight crackling to the base of my lungs. After much discussion he agreed to wait and see what my test result were. If there was no sign of infection, then I will remain scheduled for 30th. Well late this evening I got a call from AJ and he confirms that my test results are looking normal. Yeap those little white cells look good. So based on those results and that my cold does not develop any further it's a yes. So for now I'm going to continue with my self help medication, try and steer clear of anyone with a cold and see how I go. So anyone readiing this, your prayers would be welcomed, and if you don't believe in the Almighty, then cross your fingers for me. lol.

Posted 11-19-2009 at 03:19 PM by Hychap2009 Updated 11-19-2009 at 03:30 PM by Hychap2009 Hi, i've stayed at home all week. Pre-assessment tomorrow morning. It's been a struggle with this cold. At the moment sometimes my chest feels tight and at other times it feels fine. Nasal congestion, on and off with a little drip drip drip to the back of the throat. My sweet little grand daughter has been poorly all week, running a high fever. We have been giving her Calpal to keep her fever down and for the past day and half I've kind of tried to lock myself away from her. She keeps crying for her grangran, tug, tug, tug on my hear strings. This evening when I heard her crying, I went in to her and held her in my arms, she stopped crying immediately, boy was she hot. Her mother had gone to the late night supermarket to see if she could get some gluecose because she was not eating, for 3 days actually. During that time the decision was made to take my little gran daughter to the hospital, so I called my husband at work and he decided to come straight home - so they've all gone off to the hospital (Mum, grand dad and auntie). They've been gone about an hour now, I've already phoned twice to hear any news, they were examining her the last time I called, so I'm going to call again. Oh I also made the decision to miss my god daughters birthday celebration tonight, I didn't want to go out into the cold night air. She was understanding of this but we spoke tonight. Oh I've my pre-assessment in the morning at 9.30am. I not sure I'm well enough or wheather I'm going to pass the medical and keep my Nov. 30th surgery date, but HEY!!! what to do.

Posted 11-15-2009 at 04:40 PM by Hychap2009 i don't know, maybe i'm not meant to have this surgery at all. i was starting to feel like I was turning the corner with the cold issue. However, at this very moment I feel like i'm going backwards. I don't feel like i've got a full on cold but that feeling of being on the verge. One minute my chest feels clear then the next I feel husky in my throat. What the hell!! My pre-assement is on Friday at this rate - I can see my surgery being postponed again. I feel i've done everything to improve, i've stayed at home out of the cold; taken zinc, cold mixtures, allergy pills and home remedies. I give up, I truely do.

Quite Sick - Yuk. Posted 11-14-2009 at 03:14 PM by Hychap2009 Yesterday started off pretty normal, non eventful, untill around 4pm I decided I should eat something, so I decided on a bowl of cornflakes, started eating it when I noticed something floating on the top. YUK! unable to indentify what the hell is this!!!! Got rid asap. Decided on a bowl of yellow split peas and carrot soup that i'd made the day before. Around 7pm I my stomach started to feel upset, very uncomfortable, till it started to act like a blender. This lasted right up till around 10pm - I though at first it might be that I eat white bread with my soup, my stomach dose not like white bread. I thought ok. when I go to the bog my stomach will free itself up. OMD's, I got the sensation to goooo and by the time I walked through the bathroom door, and boom, the bog was awash in bright orange; i puked my guts out. I don't even know how long it lasted. Eventually, I went and laid down. I must of fell asleep, about an hour and half latter I got the urge to visit the bog again, by the time I sat down, out came a full blown Tsunami. I cleaned up and took a shower. That was the last episode. I'm now left with an upset stomach - today (Saturday), my ribs are quite sore - I felt like i've been someones punch bag. Funny thing is It feels as if my chest has cleared, how odd. Anyway, now I need to clear my stomach of any rubbish left in there, continue taking my zinc and piriton tablets to combat the cold. It could be food poisioning I think, I've never had it before. Anyway I need to be in better health for my pre-assessment on Friday.

What to Do Now. Help Please Posted 11-13-2009 at 09:57 AM by Hychap2009 Got a call from AJ this afternoon - he was phoning to check up on how I was doing, also to see if i'd stopped taking the Clopiogrel blood thinning medication. I have, I told i'd stopped a couple days ago, but in actual fact its been over a week since I stopped taking it. We had a really long chat and he asked if I had any questions. Initally I said no, but then out they came pouring out of my mouth. I told him about TT, and that i'd got lots of info. about WLS from here; I asked about pain medication after surgery and would I be administering it myself, apparently normally that's the way it done, but they would have to review it with me, it seems they have some concerns about me and my health, ie. chest/asthma, and that potentially, after surgery could be problematic, potentially. Ok I get that. I told him that I have had the mould done at the dental hospital and that I should be collecting it on 24th. He was very please with that bit of news as he said, it not only helps with the snoring, but also stopping the elevation of my blood pressure when I sleep. (I didn't know that). I was just thinking - gosh, i wont be disturbing people at night. We talked about the bed position on the ward, as the last time I was given a bed right beside a window that was broken with lots of draft. He said that I should make sure I speak to the admission when they phone me and request a bed away from the window. He talked honestly about the pain I'm likely to have and explained its different for evreryone, as I asked will I be able to get up on the same day of surgery. He said it will be difficult to say, but he can say by day 3 whatever I felt prior, i will start to feel a lot better. We talked about possible weight loss, and what is motivating me to do the surgery and he was pleased that I was focused on my health issues. Although I will lose weight, he can not say how much, but most of the weight will drop within the first 3 months. We talked about he food regime, as I asked whether I will be able to eat as normal further down the road. Again he said this is different for everyone - and spoke of the things I already am aware of, such as some people being unable to such things as bread, pasta etc, yet some people can. He suggested leaving those things off the diet for a while. I also spoke about the pouch stretching, he acknowledged that there will be some but this really depends on how much I follow the guidelines. We talked about everything except my cold. I lied (God forgive me), I asked if I had still got a cold. I said no not really, I said that I had days when the cold felt like it was coming back, (being economical with the truth rather than a lie - you think?). I told him that this was a really bad time of year for me and that it was so easy for me to catch cold, just being around anyone with a cold or going outside in bad weather - danger zone!!! He told me a story of one of his patients who after having surgery, then caught a cold from the nurse. Now at certain times of the day I feel fine, then my nose will start to feel like its burning - my chest does not feel so bad, but when I try testing it by coughing, it sounds dry and wheezy. Anyone got any suggestions. I've got until next week Friday to put this right.