Tony666

Hi Folks! I'm new here! I'm Tony. I'm 48 yrs old, weigh 342 pounds, have a BMI of 52, and a bunch of comorbidities including diabetes, sleep apnea, high blood pressure, et al. I've decided to get the Vertical Sleeve done, and have undergone most all of the steps my surgeon requires. All I'm waiting on is my cardiac clearance, and away we go! I'm scheduled for August 29th, with Dr. Eckstein in Hollywood, Florida. I'm excited, and I'm also a bit nervous. I know this will prolly swap ends as time goes by *more nervous than excited lol), but I think that's normal. I do physical work, so I'm hoping that I'm not out too long. Anyone have any thoughts on this? Thanks in advance for the help!

Woooo, I finally got a date! August 29th, we go!! I'm seeing my Cardiologist Wed., and my Diabetes doc next week. Only one thing....my bloodwork showed I had a stomach infection! I'm curious as to how that showed up in the bloodwork. I didn't get a good answer from my surgeon either, maybe I should have pressed him on it. I got a 2 week script of antibiotics though. I really didn't have any idea anything was wrong. Since I'm on Metformin for the diabetes, I almost always have the runs. I'm having a bit of second thoughts, but I know this is something that I have to do if I want to continue living. I'm trying to work into the preop diet too, I'm replacing one meal a day with a shake. This is gonna be the part that I dread the most....the all liquid diet.

Thanks folks! Btw, I'm a male. Forgot to say that in my post lol. I asked the doc about time off, he's thinking 2 weeks also. I just wondered what the realities were.