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So absolutely disapointed

~Trixie~

By ~Trixie~, in LAP-BAND Surgery Forums

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bandpal    7

bandpal
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"Just curious, has anyone else been told that they had a fatty liver, but their surgeon went ahead with the surgery anyway?"

Yes, that's me, Tishbite - banded on 20.11 in Israel despite elevated liver enzymes. My GP was all ready to pull the plug, but that night, my surgeon called and said " so you have a fatty liver - what do you expect at your weight - that's just another reason to have the surgery!". I was scheduled to have a pre-op ultrasound of my stomach the next day, so my GP phoned the technician and asked him to make a pass over my liver, too. When the results came back with no abnormalities except for the aforementioned fatty liver, my GP gave me the green light. I hope everything gets straightened out for you over there - good luck!

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Sades    4

Sades
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My surgeon canceled my surgery for Monday. Looks like I won't be a "November Nymph" after all.

:cry

Sorry to hear that Tish... what did the results show?

You'll always be a nymph even if it's not a November one!! :clap2: :clap2:

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aubrie    6

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Tishbite, I'm so sorry to hear of your cancellation. I know the whole affair just broke your heart. Hand in there, we are all praying for you. You may still have you band, just not right away. Keep your chin up.

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~Trixie~    0

~Trixie~
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Thank you all for your support and your kind words!

The only results back from the lab show that my liver enzymes have lowered minimally. I saw the GI doctor on Wednesday and had a whole new set of blood work drawn for more specialized tests. He will not give the go ahead until he has received all of the test results, which will probably be on Monday or Tuesday. In turn, my PCP will not give her consent until the GI doctor gives his blessing. I explained the situation to my surgeon today and he couldn't believe that they were being so conservative. He said that it is probably Fatty Liver Disease, no big surprise there, and originally just wanted to push the surgery back to the last one for the day. Given that there are so many hands in the pot, so to speak, he rescinded that idea and thought it was best to cancel the surgery outright and to reschedule when I get the green light.

It's all for the best I suppose, especially since my "monthly visitor" decided to pay a visit today! LOL! I just have to keep telling myself that it's in God's hands and it will happen when it is His time!...and He keeps reminding me in little ways!

I will keep you guys posted and continue to read your wonderful stories and advice! Keep up the great work everyone!

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steph_co    9

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Aww, Tish - that sucks. I'm really sorry to hear that. You have to keep us updated as to when you get banded! Hang around, though - we'd miss you here.

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emnasmom    0

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Sorry to hear about that Tish! My thoughts and prayers are with you.......keep your chin up. Like you said, with my struggle to have the surgery, I finally just had to say "It's in God's hands."

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Sades    4

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It sucks but at least it wasn't as bad as first thought. Good luck on your new date.

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bandpal    7

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KEEP US POSTED, TISH - WE'RE ROOTING FOR YOU!

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Kristin1031    0

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Tish hang hear with us anyway you are great for our November group.....and I am certain you will get your surgery soon!!

God Bless and keep thinking thin.........!!

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~Trixie~    0

~Trixie~
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Here's the update...after all of the bloodletting there isn't anything wrong with my liver, other than she's a lard ass (yes SHE..her name is Olivia :D). Thank heaven! My doctor FINALLY faxed over the consent today, two days late of course. So now I'm in limbo...I have to reschedule and mentally re-prepare myself. I'll let you all know when my new date will be. I hope you don't mind if I continue to tag along in the November group...I feel kind of funny barging in on the "Merry Losers."

Thanks again to all of you for all of the moral support that you've given to me and for sharing your stories. You guys are the best!

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Momto1plus1    0

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OH TISH!!! That's wonderful!!!!!!

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steph_co    9

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I'm so glad nothing is wrong with your liver! Now I'd be angry with your doctor for making you miss your date. :eek: LOL Hope they can get you in soon. And YES - in my mind you'll always be a November Nymph!!! :D

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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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