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My Surgery For 9/12 Was Unsucessful...i'm Sad.



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Im really sorry to hear about ur ordeal have you had any previous surgeries

Thanks Anume. Only 2 c-sections with my 2 kids on 1993 and 2000. The cardiologist keept asking how many flight of stairs I can go up and how many blocks I can walk. I had 1 liposuction in 2003.

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Wow' date=' you have already gone through a lot! Keep your head up. Do what the dr says and you will do great. Just think, this upset will have you more prepared for the next time you have the surgery. Try and exercise to get that heart in shape for the next go round:) we are all here for u![/quote']

Thank you...love your username luvlife. I definitely will keep up and fight this :-)

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I'm glad you are ok

There is no triumph without struggle

Everything in its own time

Good luck and god bless

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Great words of inspiration! Thank you. I was feeling so depressed.

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Sorry things didn't work out for you but hay what good is WLS if your not around to enjoy it.

Someone said second time around is a charm right keep your spirits up you will get your chance to join the losing team.

Just trying to cheer you up you sound like you need it.

You have a great doctor that did what was best at the time of surgery

Hang in there it will be all right

Surgery Anniversary 7/30/12

Yes my doctor is great. I'd go back to him anytime because he has good hands, especially for saving me. I was so depressed and reading your post and the others made feel better. Thank you for being so kind :-)

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Omg that is so scary! I'm glad they were smart about it and stopped the surgery' date=' but I can't even imagine how disappointed you must be. So what's the next step?

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Still disappointed but I'm not giving up. I'm still sticking to my diet and looking for a new begining. I'm seeing my doctor this week and we'll see what he says.

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Isla how are you feeling

Keep the faith

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Isla how are you feeling

Keep the faith

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I'm was depressed until my cousin came over and I was happy for her because we went together to help her find a car. She picked out a Jeep Cherokee. We had fun. Otherwise feeling better thank you for asking.

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Lmbo farts!! Yes we are in this together till the last poster gets there surgery.

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My doctor is on vacation and I was seen by another doctor who removed my staples. He suggested that I see the pulmonary and cardiologist specialist so they can give me another clearance. He said to make sure before all my other testings will expire. Everything has to be done within' 6 months to a year. I saw the Pulmonary doctor on Saturday and he said to me that what happened to me has nothing to do with my lungs. He said I'am perfectly fit for the surgery. Then I saw the Cardiologist dr ( a new doctor because I refused to go back to the other cardiologist who cleared me without a recent stress test) on Monday and he took my bloods, ekg, 2 d echo, and a breathing test. He asked me to get the my medical records with all the labs and testings the hospital did to me when I was admitted. He explained to me that what happened was that there are two different anesthesias that can jump the heart rate high or lower it. When doing the gastric bypass the doctor has to inflate air to your stomach area because a camera and tools has to go in the incisions for him to work and see the procedure. Once the air is blown in that is when the anesthesia made my heart rate drop. He asked me if I thought about doing the lap band or sleeve. He said the lap band is reversible not the gastric bypass. I said doctor I feel strange thinking to have a foreign object in my stomach and at least with other one I don't want to look back or change nothing. I just want to be healthy again. So I have to return to him in 2 weeks and I go back to work on Monday. Well at least I lost some more weight :-) I was 278 lbs and on surgery day I was 265. Now I'm 260 lbs. I'm going to keep going and hope things work out well. I will keep posting :-) God bless u all.

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My doctor is on vacation and I was seen by another doctor who removed my staples. He suggested that I see the pulmonary and cardiologist specialist so they can give me another clearance. He said to make sure before all my other testings will expire. Everything has to be done within' 6 months to a year. I saw the Pulmonary doctor on Saturday and he said to me that what happened to me has nothing to do with my lungs. He said I'am perfectly fit for the surgery. Then I saw the Cardiologist dr ( a new doctor because I refused to go back to the other cardiologist who cleared me without a recent stress test) on Monday and he took my bloods' date=' ekg, 2 d echo, and a breathing test. He asked me to get the my medical records with all the labs and testings the hospital did to me when I was admitted. He explained to me that what happened was that there are two different anesthesias that can jump the heart rate high or lower it. When doing the gastric bypass the doctor has to inflate air to your stomach area because a camera and tools has to go in the incisions for him to work and see the procedure. Once the air is blown in that is when the anesthesia made my heart rate drop. He asked me if I thought about doing the lap band or sleeve. He said the lap band is reversible not the gastric bypass. I said doctor I feel strange thinking to have a foreign object in my stomach and at least with other one I don't want to look back or change nothing. I just want to be healthy again. So I have to return to him in 2 weeks and I go back to work on Monday. Well at least I lost some more weight :-) I was 278 lbs and on surgery day I was 265. Now I'm 260 lbs. I'm going to keep going and hope things work out well. I will keep posting :-) God bless u all.[/quote']

Im really sorry that you went thru and is still going thru all of this, and those Dr should have known about that I sure your not the first person this has happen to. I dont blame you about the lap band I was interested in the lap band until I heard about possible band slipping or erosion plus when I went to the original meeting just to find out more about surgery, the surgeon that I talk to told me that gastric bypass would be a better fit for me, in which that's what I wanted to begin with I just didn't want that big ol huge scar, and I know that sounds very vain of me but at the time that's what I thought about, but now I just want to be healthy. I pray that they can get you back in surgery soon and have it done the right way and what you want, I can imagine being in your shoes also I'm happy you went to see another cardiologists it sounds like the first 1 was incompetent

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Im really sorry that you went thru and is still going thru all of this' date=' and those Dr should have known about that I sure your not the first person this has happen to. I dont blame you about the lap band I was interested in the lap band until I heard about possible band slipping or erosion plus when I went to the original meeting just to find out more about surgery, the surgeon that I talk to told me that gastric bypass would be a better fit for me, in which that's what I wanted to begin with I just didn't want that big ol huge scar, and I know that sounds very vain of me but at the time that's what I thought about, but now I just want to be healthy. I pray that they can get you back in surgery soon and have it done the right way and what you want, I can imagine being in your shoes also I'm happy you went to see another cardiologists it sounds like the first 1 was incompetent[/quote']

Thank you for being so comforting. Tomorrow I'm going to the hospital to retreive those medical documents and send them to the cardiologist. So many of my friends and family are talking me out of it. I don't want to give up. My doctor needs to finish what he started :-)

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Thank you for being so comforting. Tomorrow I'm going to the hospital to retreive those medical documents and send them to the cardiologist. So many of my friends and family are talking me out of it. I don't want to give up. My doctor needs to finish what he started :-)

Only you can make that decision, I understand how family and friends may feel, but they are not living in our bodies even if they may have weight issues they may be comfortable in their own skin, or may not have added issues because of their weight some just dont wanna see you progress to a better you, whatever the case may be the final decision is your and if YOU think it's worth it then FULL STEAM AHEAD. Pray on it.

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I just came from a support group and the Topic was on Plastic Surgery im so happy I made it cuz I was wondering about all that & it was interesting.

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I just came from a support group and the Topic was on Plastic Surgery im so happy I made it cuz I was wondering about all that & it was interesting.

Jist realized this got posted to yhe wronge talk

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