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avern    2

avern
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I hope you guys don't mind if I vent for a moment. After several months of testing, specialist visits, nutrition classes, and lifestyle classes; tomorrow was supposed to be my final medical clearance.

It turns out that everyone gave the go-ahead except for my pulmonologist. My lung function test was fine, but she wanted me to have a sleep study done because I have "a small throat". Well, that sleep study came back with 9 apnea episodes in an hour (which from what I can tell is barely a number worth treating), and now she won't give me clearance until I have another sleep study done and/or medical equipment approved by my insurance to treat the apnea.

What's especially frustrating to me is that she's holding up my surgery due to unbelievably mild sleep apnea, when the weight loss from the surgery will probably cure the apnea.

I was supposed to be done with everything and now there's nothing I can do, but be in a holding pattern until this gets resolved... :(

Thanks for letting me get this off my chest...

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daw3378    93

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I totally understand, I just had a setback in my journey, but I am not going to let that stop me, and you shouldn't let this get you down :) we will both get past our obstacles :)

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pinkbarbie    101

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Call your surgeon. My sleep study was similar and my surgeon went ahead with the procedure. He said I can go back if the weight loss didn't fix the problem

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Recycled    2,182

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You haven't submitted the paperwork for approval yet........so go to a different pulmonologist.

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menjaz    35

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So frustrating! Keep the faith.

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avern    2

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Thanks everyone so much for the great words of advice and encouragement! I forget what a truly kind and supportive community this is... :)

I talked with my case manager about getting a 2nd opinion and she said that I'm so close to being done, that this will probably be resolved before I have a chance to get in with another pulmonologist. She said she does want to meet with me on Tuesday for my final medical clearance appointment, in spite of the apnea issue. If it's still a hold-up when I talk to her, I'll ask the surgeon if he'd be willing to do it anyway...

At this point, I've decided to just hang in there and focus on what is under my control: exercising, trying to lose weight pre-op, etc...thank you all again!!

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NMJG    1,266

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Wow, I feel for you. Especially because WLS resolves sleep apnea in a huge number of cases. Sending hugs.

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Divadee35    47

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I hope you guys don't mind if I vent for a moment. After several months of testing, specialist visits, nutrition classes, and lifestyle classes; tomorrow was supposed to be my final medical clearance. It turns out that everyone gave the go-ahead except for my pulmonologist. My lung function test was fine, but she wanted me to have a sleep study done because I have "a small throat". Well, that sleep study came back with 9 apnea episodes in an hour (which from what I can tell is barely a number worth treating), and now she won't give me clearance until I have another sleep study done and/or medical equipment approved by my insurance to treat the apnea. What's especially frustrating to me is that she's holding up my surgery due to unbelievably mild sleep apnea, when the weight loss from the surgery will probably cure the apnea. I was supposed to be done with everything and now there's nothing I can do, but be in a holding pattern until this gets resolved... :( Thanks for letting me get this off my chest...

You are not alone, I went through the same thing! I was approved without the pulmonary dr clearance, but it did hold my process! Be patient it will all work out! I was just sleeved this past Wednesday! I was so frustrated as well, but make sure you use the cpap machine, and the time will go by fast!

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italianmomma    23

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I don't want to scare you, but I have a friend who had sleep apnea problems, but he didn't have a cpac machine, well after waking up fine from surgery he went to a coma because lack of oxygen in his brain due to apnea or pulmonary function. So way a little more and make sure you are cleared from all the doctors.

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pinkbarbie    101

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I don't want to scare you, but I have a friend who had sleep apnea problems, but he didn't have a cpac machine, well after waking up fine from surgery he went to a coma because lack of oxygen in his brain due to apnea or pulmonary function. So way a little more and make sure you are cleared from all the doctors.

Were you're friends problems mild like the OP?

Sounds like theirs were severe.

My doc only excused mine because they were mild

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      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
      Soooo I am coming to a realization
      of something and I'm not sure what to do about it. For years the only thing I've enjoyed is eating. We rarely do anything or go anywhere and if we do it always includes food. Family comes over? Big family dinner! Go camping? Food! Take a short ride or trip? Food! Holiday? Food! Go out of town for a Dr appointment? Food! When we go to a new town we don't look for any attractions, we look for restaurants we haven't been to. Heck, I look forward to getting off work because that means it's almost supper time. Now that I'm drinking these pre-op shakes for breakfast, lunch, and supper I have nothing to look forward to.  And once I have surgery on June 11th it'll be more of the same shakes. Even after pureed stage, soft food stage, and finally regular food stage, it's going to be a drastic change for the rest of my life. I'm giving up the one thing that really brings me joy. Eating. How do you cope with that? What do you do to fill that void? Wow. Now I'm sad.
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        Life as a big person had limited my life to what I knew I could manage to do each day. That was eat. I hadn't anything else to look forward to. So my eating choices were the best I could dream up. I planned the cooking in managable lots in my head and filled my day with and around it.

        Now I have a whole new big, bigger, biggest, best days ever. I am out there with those skinny people doing stuff i could never have dreamt of. Food is now an after thought. It doesn't consume my day. I still enjoy the good home cooked food but I eat smaller portions. I leave food on my plate when I am full. I can no longer hear my mother's voice saying eat it all up, ther are starving children in Africa who would want that!

        I still cook for family feasts, I love cooking. I still do holidays but I have changed from the All inclusive drinking and eating everything everyday kind to Self catering accommodation. This gives me the choice of cooking or eating out as I choose. I rarely drink anymore as I usually travel alone now and I feel I need to keep aware of my surroundings.

        I don't know at what point my life expanded, was it when I lost 100 pounds? Was it when I left my walking stick at home ? Was it when I said yes to an outing instead of finding an excuse to stay home ? i look back at my last five years and wonder how loosing weight has made such a difference. Be ready to amaze yourself.

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