Hey guys! Sorry I haven't been on in a little while. First thing. About a Facebook group. I found one that has already been created and I have joined it. So far it seems pretty good! It's called "April/May '17 Sleeve support group". It should come up in search. If not, I can try to link it here in another post!
TTrisha, I'm so sorry to hear about your potassium issues. I hope it gets resolved soon! Guess what? Just now prior to surgery again they've found another issue with me that might mean I have to cancel surgery again! Last time it was uncontrolled diabetes. This time I might have Cushings! My cortisol levels have been testing through the roof! But I am still waiting on confirmatory results and another analysis by my endocrinologist. They did a CT scan though and my left adrenal gland is nodular (meaning it has lots of tiny tumors on it). She still thinks that I might not have Cushings though. I don't know how she thinks that at this point though given I do have the adrenal tumors and the high cortisol. I'm praying I can go ahead with surgery.
Sweet, you asked me how my diabetes is now. Well, it is much better than it was but still not where I need to be. However, my blood sugars and A1C results are at an acceptable level for surgery to occur. I had a lot of side effects from using the insulin, so we are trying to control it with a max dose of Metformin and Glipizide twice daily. I am also doing a ketogenic diet which is very good for diabetics, especially at helping reverse it. The surgery was my next step so I can reduce weight and hopefully get rid of it. Though if I have Cushings, my diabetes might be partially caused by that and would explain why it's been hard to control.
Hope you all are doing well and hope you guys join the Facebook group! It says it's for people having surgery from April 15th 2017 to May 15th 2017, but I don't think there's be any issue with any May sleevers who are having surgery towards the end of May!
Nico
