minniemouse67

Please try not to worry. It isn't something that happens often. I'm sorry to hear you had to have a transfusion. Just make sure you follow up with your doctors and report any bad pain to them immediately. Hope you have a speedy recovery. I know the first week is hard.

I had very bad abdominal pain and it ended up being an abdominal blood clot. It was about 3.5 weeks after surgery. If it keeps up get a sonogram to rule out a blood clot. It won't show up on an xray.

I had really bad abdominal pain and I was having trouble getting enough Water or Protein in. I saw a different doctor at my surgeons office that said it was from constipation and told me to take miralax. The pain just got worse and I knew there was something really wrong so I went to the emergency room. They did a sonogram and saw the clots. They immediatly gave me lovenox and admitted me.

I know this was posted a while ago but figured I would add my two sense. I was sleeved on 8/22. I developed a pulmonary embolism in my abdomen 3 weeks after my surgery. I was treated with Lovenox and Coumadin and spent 5 days in the hospital. Thank goodness this was caught because I could have died had it moved to my lungs, etc. Also since it was in my abdomen my spleen and liver weren't getting enough blood. I'm lucky there was no damage. I started with a relatively low bmi and was active before surgery. I also received a heparin injection before surgery to help prevent blood clots, wore the boots after surgery and did laps around the hospital like a champ as soon as I was able same day of surgery. I walked a lot when I got home also because I wanted to avoid blood clots. I'm not trying to scare you, the risk is small but if it happened to me it could happen to anyone. I have 3 kids and my youngest just turned 4. Thank goodness my husband works from home and was able to care for the kids. I felt so guilty about not being able to care for my 4 year old. I feel a lot better today than I did a week ago but I have to follow up with a lot of doctors and also have my blood monitored. I will have to take Coumadin for at least 6 months and maybe for the rest of my life.

I was approved right away! It took 2 days from the time it was submitted.

Good luck to everyone getting sleeved tomorrow! You're all in my thoughts and prayers. I'm getting sleeved on Wednesday and can't sleep already.

Thank you Alliecat. Good luck to you too and please let me know how you're doing!

Preop diet starts tomorrow! Now it feels real!!!!

Wow, you already did a lap around your floor! Glad to hear your doing so well so quickly!!!

Good luck today to our first round of August Sleevers! You're all in my prayers. I can't wait to hear how each of you did today!

Can you have your surgeon ir his office call your pcp and explain the benefits of this surgery for you. Another option would be to send a letter to your pcp certified, return receipt so it looks official stating just what you told us. Why you went to him, how he agreed when you first saw him to write the letter, how he said the letter was being written and then backed out. I would probably give him an out in the letter and say something like I just wanted to remind you of our first conversation. I figured after speaking with the nurse that maybe you forgot our conversation (if you remember the date include that). Maybe say something like because I'm sure you wouldn't intentionally go back on your word, waste my time, money, etc. I would try before trying with another doctor. He may just need some persuading. Good luck.

Yay!!! Congrats...I gues I'm a freak too. lol

Don't beat yourself up. Hey that's why we're having the surgery...bad food choices right? I made bad choices the last few days too. It is so frustrating!!! I gained back a couple of pounds. I'm supposed to start my preop diet on the 8th but I'm starting it today because I can't trust myself!!! lol Good luck, you can do it!!!!

I hate rude people too! That was nice of you to wait an hour for her for the beach walk. I have no patience...she would have gotten 15 minutes tops. lol

I will keep you in my thoughts and prayers. I'm glad they found this before you had any symptoms which means it;'s probably in a very early stage and is treatable. My cousin was trying to get pregnant and in going through all the testing they found out she had ovarian cancer which I'm sure you know is very aggressive. They would never have found it had she not been going for testing for something else. To make a long story short this saved her life. She is cancer free today! I think that all the testing that's required for vsg and other procedures is a blessing in disguise. I wish you the best.