WHAT A DAY I went to bed with thoughts of my surgery date for 11/30/2011.

BUT today I get woken up when Terry called me this morning about 8:00am to say John went to the hospital during the middle of the night because he had a fever of 104.7 degrees with chills

You see, my brother-in-law, John, had his sleeve surgery on October 19, 2011. John is having a rough time with his surgery. They kept him until Saturday in the hospital because he was not getting enough drinks in. Once home he was only drinking water and warm turkey broth which turkey broth only has about 2g protein so not much that way.

As we were talking I asked Terry about her surgery date because with her being around John and the negative things happening I’m worried that that would scare her off from her own surgery (I was also getting a little nervous ). She said she didn’t know and I laughed with her about guys being wimps and all that and to not let that scare her.

Well, I get to work about 10 minutes later when I saw a patient and he didn’t look good (like death warmed over). He says to me – my GOD, since I had my surgery (ruen-y) I have lost so much weight (over 200 lbs) and I can’t stop losing. I would tell anyone looking who is having WLS to not ever do it. (he didn't know I was) As he was ranting about all the negative things with WLS I was trying to not get any more nervous then I was already (especially NOW) The patient was still ranting about his WLS and how he wished he never got it done and how he should of listened to his sister who was an RN and told him this would happen. As I was bringing in another patient who saw Ralph (not real name) and who heard him with his ranting as he was leaving say to me how he looked awful and that she was so glad surgery was nothing like his (so :Dsome good things after all okay, good) I was surprised by this (because she was heavy!!) and I said “you had WLS Mary?” (not her real name) and she laughed and said well yes, but after 7-8 years I only gained 50 pounds back which is only 2 sizes bigger, My head was spinning because within 30 minutes ALL this happened and now I don’t know what to think. Soooo, I had to call my sister Terry tonight when I got home to night to check on John and to tell her my tale only to be told that my sister Karen isn’t doing well with her Lap Band surgery because she eats a lot of slider foods.STOP THIS PEOPLE I was thinking.

I still would like the sleeve surgery but with a day like today I will need a few days to REALLY think about this. I have jumped every hoop giving to me just to get my surgery date and I finally get my date LOL and I wake up this AM for ALL the negativities regarding WLS surgery to hit me.

Hmmmm – I need to make a decision. I think, is this an omen or what? Or, is this to show what could happen if I don’t follow the MD’s advice when I get sleeved. Hmmmmm.

P.S. John has pneumonia and not getting the required protein also isn’t doing him any good. He said he is really hungry (because of the lack of protein). I told my sister that I have a starter kit from Unjury that I bought to try but have been sick (Sinusitis and Bronchitis) and I have no taste buds so he might as well try them when he gets home from the hospital (again)

Hmmmm – I still need to make a decision. Hopefully tomorrow will be a better day. Night all.