another postponement

Dec 12, 2010

surgery postponed again due to elevated wbc at 15.4!!! even higher than before...so won't be having surgery on the 14th as hoped; will now have to take more antibiotics and redo labs until get normal wbc and hopefully get back on surgery schedule...also will have to file new paperwork with new MAP beginning 1/1/11 and try to get reapproved for surgery....getting weary of this...

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here i go again, another uti

Nov 20, 2010

yep, another uti; repeated lab work last week and next day NP called and started me on Bactrim DS x 10 days; how can i stop these chronic uti's in time for surgery? water, water, water, and antbx is all i know

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hard to weight (bun intended) so long!!

Oct 31, 2010

i am over the anger i felt when surgery set for 7 weeks away, of having to redo all lab work again, having to preadmit again...now it is 6 weeks away and i'm still trying to deal with "what in the world am i going to do with this old fat body" for the next 6 weeks...i'm tired of having to sit and wait...i have been trying to focus on my low fat diet and keeping my mind occupied with good thoughts...would love to start doing my water aerobics already....will see

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yipee, lab is now normal!!!

Oct 26, 2010

lab is now normal; white count at 10.1 and no more infection; results have been faxed to surgeon's office and waiting to hear from NP, and be put back on surgery schedule as soon as possible....
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yep, it happened!!

Oct 18, 2010

yep, it happened!  surgery cancelled for tuesday 10/19; have to wait another week to see if infection is totally cleared; having 2 teeth pulled this morning in case that was the problem...no urinary infection seen; hoping for surgery to be rescheduled within 2 weeks....
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oh, no; can't be happening!!!

Oct 15, 2010

just can't be happening; i went on thursday to get my preop lab work done and my surgeon's office called me at 10:00 AM friday morning to say i had elevated white count meaning i had infection somewhere; my urine test showed maybe a little infection but not much; so i had to rush into my local clinic to see the dr. there, and of course had to wait several hrs as i didn't have a scheduled appointment; he gave me a good exam checking for other sources of possible infection and found nothing to be causing any alarm..did put me on antibiotics for the next 3 days and will repeat lab on monday afternoon...if my white count is still elevated then my surgery that has been scheduled earlier for 10/19 will be cancelled!!!!!!!!! dear God, no...i have been waiting since february to have surgery and i thought all my ducks were in a row to go in tuesday!!  please keep this situation in your prayers
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i did it

Oct 12, 2010

i finally got my pic on my profile...took me forever, and with help of online friends, to get pic on profile....now waiting to see my surgeon tomorrow (thursday) for final go ahead for surgery on next tuesday (10/19)...wow, god is good
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anticipating surgery

Oct 07, 2010

hi, my name is ida from ferriday, la; have created this group in hopes of wls members coming aboard to discuss wls via rny and are over 50 years of age; i am 54 yo and anticipating rny surgery on 10/19/10; wow, only 12 days away; eagerly awaiting surgery and being on the "loser's bench"; currently i weigh 321# (having lost a few #'s by limiting portions); only 5'3" tall and have many many health problems!  looking forward to meeting other members in this catagory and blogging about wls...god bless u all

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2 more weeks!!!!

Oct 05, 2010

can hardly wait, but 2 more weeks until surgery date..praying that all goes as planned and surgery will indeed be on that date, and not rescheduled!!! will see dr. sartor on 10/14 for final go ahead, and pre-op orders...not nervous just eagerly anticipating the day...
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9/29/2010

Sep 29, 2010

i want to introduce myself; i am ida t from louisiana and have been very overweight for all my life; only once in my life did i actually go from 'fat' to skinny; when i was 15 years old i lost about 30# one summer with strict diet and exercise; i weighed 112# when i got married in 1974 and started gaining weight right away; haven't stopped but have been on every diet known to man, but at the end of the day, i weighed more than when i started; pattern has continued to this day; current weight is 325#, bmi 58, and only 5'3" tall!!! my knees, feet, and back are hurting all the time and my energy level is zero. just a little bit more about me: 54 years old with 14 year old son, single mom; disabled registered nurse (i always told my patients, "do what i say, not what i do") i want a life with a healthy body, able to keep up with my son's activities (going to his football and basketball games) having him proud of me, be able to walk on my own instead of being pushed in a wheelchair, meet new friends and be very active myself.

i have a surgery date of Oct 19th, only 20 days away!!! will see my surgeon on Oct 14th for consents signed, lab work, xray, ekg, and whatever else he thinks i need; so excited, anxious, somewhat scared but i know i have made the best decision of my life....will post more as have more information....thank u so much to obesityhelp for having this site
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