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I had sleeve surgery June 26. I've been to the er or been admitted to the hospital.

First visit - Get sleeved

Week after pain. My pancreas, gallbladder, ans liver.

The next week shortness of breath. I had to get a blood transfusion.

All the other visits can't keep anything down. Er your levels are high. All we can do is give you meds.

My surgery doctor give me gallbladder meds.

He got all the reports from er visit. All er visits said my gallbladder needs to come out.

Today it came out. My husband said they the doc told him they removed 200 pebble looking gallstones.

I don't regret WLS.

God is a healer. Im still in the hospital

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So sorry to hear about all the complications you've suffered. I hope you have a speedy recovery and can get back on the path to successful weight loss:)

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I'm so sorry you have had complications. My prayer for you is that you begin healing quickly and the rest of your journey will be smooth sailing. Best wishes!

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i'm sorry about the rough journey but am super happy that they have finally eliminated the problem...now it time to rock your sleeve!

God is good!

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praying for your recovery from this surgery smoothly-quickly and completely and that you are DONE with hospital visits in Jesus Name Amen

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So sorry to hear about all the complications you've suffered. I hope you have a speedy recovery and can get back on the path to successful weight loss:)

Thanks. Sorry for the grammar im on iv pain meds. Ive lost a lot of weight. I was sick.

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i'm sorry about the rough journey but am super happy that they have finally eliminated the problem...now it time to rock your sleeve!

God is good!

Hey

friend!!!!!

Im having the upper gi in the morning. I was on so many pain meds. How are you?

Listen to your body . Fight for yourself. I think the doctor that, I was lying. The test and two different hospitals with different doctors dont lie. I was in pain and needed serious medical attention.

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I'm so sorry you have had complications. My prayer for you is that you begin healing quickly and the rest of your journey will be smooth sailing. Best wishes!

Thank you

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praying for your recovery from this surgery smoothly-quickly and completely and that you are DONE with hospital visits in Jesus Name Amen

Thank you

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I'm so sorry you have had complications. My prayer for you is that you begin healing quickly and the rest of your journey will be smooth sailing. Best wishes!

Thank you

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So sorry to hear about all the complications you've suffered. I hope you have a speedy recovery and can get back on the path to successful weight loss:)

Thank you

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I already see that you are a strong person' date=' so all I'm going to say is I'm going to keep you in my prays[/quote']

Prayer is how I made it. Please pray for me. Thank you. I just refuse to give up.

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Question? Did the Dr not run test/labs/ultrasounds/upper GI etc...prior to surgery? Glad to hear all is well now. Be blessed

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Question? Did the Dr not run test/labs/ultrasounds/upper GI etc...prior to surgery? Glad to hear all is well now. Be blessed

I had to come to the hospital before surgery have to have blood work, ekg and chest xray. I never had gallbladder issues, pancreas issues or liver issues before. After surgery is when this happen. I had my liver checked months before surgery by my Pcp. She checks everything. I read that gallbladder issues is come with WLS.

I have really bad cycles do to the Pcos. I bleed for like 3 months. I went to my ob and surgery doc before to make sure I could have this surgery. They said yes. It would help. I was told today before surgery, that my cycles and all gallbladder issues and everything else could have caused all the heavy bleeding. When I tell you my cycles have been bad, they have. Plus I was taking off my birth control and put back on it. Taken off again but back on it. That was messing me up too. I was losing a lot of blood. My surgery doctor said I needed blood. He said I was pale.

Im grateful right now . Because I got the help, I needed which is oh so important. After surgery my cycle slowed down.

I had to explain to my friends and family that my body is different from the next. I knew the risk. I went to three different doctors they told me that this surgery would be best for me. I tried to diet own my own before. With Pcos we carry fat that's hard to get rid of. I was 250. Im 195 now. I lost a little more weight. Don't have insulin issues anymore. I don't take high blood pressure medications and im not at risk for heart disease and certain cancers. With Pcos you are at risk for all of that and more. Losing the weight and keeping it off is key for me.

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