melloways

Thank you. I will!

Okay. Made my appointment with the hematologist. Tommorrow @ 10:30. If all goes well, I might have surgery on the 17th. buts that's a big IF. I'm trying to go with the flow. Didn't imagine that I would be at work today instead of sleeping off anesthesia. LOL! I guess the Xanax I took this morning is keeping me in check, SERIOUSLY. Yesterday was rough getting the bad news. But GOD pulled me through it.

Although I am very upset about my postponed surgery due to extra testing, I am proud of myself for staying on my pre op diet today. Its already been two weeks and I have to stay on it just in case I can have surgery on my new date the 17th. After getting the call today that it was a "no-go" I got really depressed and called a chinese restaurant. But guess what!! I ordered steamed brocolli with no rice or sauce. Yeah...it was like someone else was talking for me. I realized later I totally wasted money buying a container of steamed brocolli. LOL! But hallelujah I didn't cheat!!!! Besides my protein shakes, I can have two cups of non-starchy vegetables a day. I am still feeling really down because instead of getting my band, I will be at work tomorrow. But I DIDN'T SMOKE, I DIDN'T BINGE ON CARBS AND I DIDN'T DRINK!! Woo hoo! Why can't I have this kind of will power any other time?

The proteins in my blood are elevated, which could mean anything. And he's concerned about my anemia. I should be able to find out the details after wed. When I see the hematologist. I don't take any meds. Just been on this pre op liquid diet for the past two weeks. Which I don't feel is so healthy.

I might not be a November bandster : ( I was scheduled to have surgery tomorrow (nov.10th). But my bloodwork came back abnormal again. So now I have to see a hematologist to see what the problem is. I am upset and a little scared. I will be going to work tomorrow : ( I was so ready. Oh well. It is what it is.

Hi Bundy! Glad to hear that you are doing well. How long are you taking off? Hopefully, my surgery will be tomorrow. Had to do some labwork over : (

Up early. Cleaning and planning on doing some laundry. Anything to pass the time until I get the phone call that my lab work is okay. If I don't hear anything by 11am, I'm gonna call. Wish me luck.

I found the same thing online. And began to freak out even more. Now I am worried that something is seriously wrong with me. But I am grateful my Dr. Is thorough. Its sucks I have to go through this entire weekend waiting on the results of the test. If the test comes back fine on Mon. I can have surgery Tues. I had planned on spending my Monday relaxing and getting mentally ready for the big day. But I guess I will spend it anxiously awaiting phone calls. Hope all goes well.

I swear all this pre surgery testing is driving me crazy. Got my testing done on 11/3 then I get a call that one of my tubes of blood was "left-out" too long. So then, I have to go on 11/4 to get more blood drawn. Then I get call from my Dr. saying that my protein levels were really high. Uh duh...I'm on a friggin liquid diet and drinking protein shakes all darn day. I guess my protein levels would be high right? So he thinks there was some type of mistake at the lab so I have to go AGAIN tomorrow and get blood drawn!!!!! All these so-called lab mistakes are making me nervous. So my medical clearance was supposed to be in by 11/6 so I can have surgery on the 10th. And the coordinator was doing me a favor because it really should have been in earlier. So my doctor won't have the test results of this test until Monday. The day before friggin' surgery. So I'm on pins and needles!! I swear it would be really ironic if the protein shakes that I was INSTRUCTED to drink for pre op cause me not to get surgery. I'm freaking out!!!