OMG I am so sorry for the loss of your mom. I do not doubt your validity for a second. I have not been as sick as your mom was but I have been sick enough to worry about not making it.
This has been a journey from hell for me. I will never ever say that I am happy I had this surgery done. Yes I have lost weight but at what cost???? My surgeon has a GOD complex and he treated me like **** from the first visit back to him after surgery when I was not doing "well." According to him none of his patients have ever had a problem and I am just not doing what I am suppose to.
Guess what I do not go to him any more. I do not need to deal with his crap on top of being so sick I cannot work or function. He was always telling me..."You will be glad you had this surgery." After the hell my life has been since May 15, 2013, No I will never be glad I had this surgery and I will never suggest to anyone else to have it. I know the original poster and myself are just a few that have had problems but one loss is one too many.
I have found too many horror stories about WLS since I have gotten so sick.....Why oh why did I not do more research before I did this to myself???
Yes I am sitting here crying my eyes out for this daughter and the loss of her mother. The misery this poor woman suffered is just horrible.
I was back in the hospital for 6 days and am now on Zofran, Phenergan, and other medications just so I can eat/drink. Luckily I am getting stronger every day and have been cutting back on the nausea medication. Luckily, I think I am going to live NOW. Three weeks ago I was not so sure.
If I could go back and undo this surgery I would. After you have the surgery you cannot undo it.
You go into this thinking ..... I will have a better life....I will live longer and see my kids grow-up and see my grandkids. You do not go into it thinking you will wake up from surgery to begin a nightmare.
I had surgery in Huntsville, Alabama and my surgeon was W. J. Suggs. He is a total a*****e. I do not know if he did something wrong or not but I do know I have been extremely sick and he had no sympathy for me and did nothing to help me. If anyone wants anymore information from me send me an e-mail at dumby2001@aol.com. I do not check here often because I try to reserve my energy for happy things.