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I'm glad you are doing so well. Sounds like you are on a similar plan as what I will be following my surgery 9/23. Clear liquids for a week? Seems I've read a lot of people are drinking protein shakes right out of surgery, but my dr protocol is clear fluids for a week, full liquids for a week, week 3&4 puréed and then week 5 normal lifestyle diet. I was super nervous do to a glitch in cardiologist referral meds, but yesterday had my last visit with surgeon before surgery and today I start the excitement again. Liquid diet starts Sunday for me.

I have told just a few friends, my two daughters and my mom. So many others don't have a clue.

I hate when they do that as well. I had a hip surgery it was at 5pm. Just try not to think about it and it's not too bad is my suggestion. Good luck!!

Met with my surgeon today and I feel so much better! He said I am the only one that these orders for atenolol have come across his desk. He said the cardiologist is going to have to have a very compelling story for him to even order the atenolol and right now he is on my side 100% and not to worry any more! So time to get excited about my new life!!!

Good luck today!!

Okay I actually found out exactly what the cardiac clearance said via my insurance case worker. The cardiologist didn't tell me and well the surgeons nurse has been to busy in the office that she has no time to make phone calls or send emails out until after 5pm. So the only reason is lipidemia. High cholesterol is what he wants me to take Atenolol (beta blocker) for the surgery and 2 days after. He also recommends a repeat EKG and some blood test post surgery. I'm still not happy about it. I feel so uneasy about it. Something inside me is screaming DO NOT TAKE ATENOL!! Anyway, 13 days until surgery, unless I get there and they cancel it or I cancel it because of this medicine!!

I haven't had my surgery yet but have read some people like really cold but sometimes it hurts so room temp is best. Guess we will all find out after we are sleeved eh?

I hope you feel better soon. I'm just 13 days away from mine.

Great to hear!!!

You aren't going to want the sleeve. No NSAIDs after the sleeve. I hope all biopsies come back decent.

Mine is also September 23 in Ft Myers FL

Good luck!!

Good luck!!!!

Don't worry! I am on this. Thanks everyone!! I think he does have me confused and I won't rest until they tell me why.... And a precaution isn't reason enough for me.

You look fantastic!!

What was the reasoning behind this? And it was blood pressure meds?

Okay, the nurse for my surgeon is on the path to see what the cardiologist thoughts were since none of their other patients have had to do this. I have decided that either A) he says I don't need it I get another cardiac opinion before 9/23 or C) I cancel my surgery on 9/23 and then get the second opinion and reschedule. Of D) call the current cardiologist and tell them I'm going to charge him with malpractice and when I have rock bottom BP and difficulties breathing my husband is going to sue his butt and I happen to have the best malpractice lawyer who is a great friend of ours.

Good luck tomorrow and let us know how the surgery goes. I'm still 16 days away.

I sure will let you know. I'm still freaking out because everything I read about Atenolol says don't take it if you have asthma. I do have asthma. I swear that cardiologist didn't listen to a word I said while I was there. Lord help me please get some rest before I completely lose my mind over this.

Welcome to the 9/23 gang. There are a lot of us that day!!!

I sure hope so!!!

Glad to hear you are both on the other side and doing well.

Nope, BP was 105/70 at my last visit with my surgeon and that is about what it runs normally.

My surgeon nurse called me back and she thought I knew why I was taking it and that it was strange he prescribed it for my surgery and none of their other sleeve patients. I don't have high or even slightly elevated bp. My BP the last time I was at my surgeons office was 105/70. I don't even need a minimum dose to keep it lowered. Anyway, the nurse is going to call the cardiologist and speak to him herself and make sure it's for me and what he saw that would require that I take the medicine and no other patient they have sent to him for cardiac clearance. No migraines either. Thanks everyone for listening to me ramble on and on. I'm feeling better since my surgeons office called me and said don't worry we will get this straightened out. No need to worry until 9/22 day before surgery.

This is exactly what I thought. I'm going to discuss this long and herd with the surgeon on 9/11. My final appt with him before the surgery.