High blood pressure canceled my banding

[Legal8y 0]

Well. Today was my day to be banded. I had been on my prep liquids since august 24 and lost 8 pounds. I was committed and excited. Not nervous at all. My mom went with me. Checked in the surgery center at 9 am. They took me back. Funny thing that I had to do pregnancy test first. Thatbwould have been an eye opener. Then stripped, paper gown, pressure stockings on and hair in cap. They started the iv and then did the first blood pressure check. OMG! 187/110. They kept telling me to calm down and that I was just nervous. I was fine. I felt great. No discomfort or anything unusual. But they were fearing out over my bp. My doctor then gave me a beta blocker to bring down the bp and told me to relax. The juries kept telling me to think of the beAch. I guess they think thatnis relaxing and soothing. It came down a little. Then gave me 5mg Valium. It came down to 151/96. Then comes my doctor with a look on his face and said "I am going to cancel your case today, it just is not safe with the blood pressure issue. Funny thing is I don't have high blood pressure. I was just thereon Tuesday and it was 130/80 and he saw that. But better to be safe then sorry and risk having a stroke under general anesthesia. Dr Choi my doctor was great and so was the staff. He said to go see my pcp and get on some meds and he would reschedule in a week or two. Bummer I had tondo some major schedule maneuvering to do this. But I want it bad enough I will make it happen. He was funny though. Knowing that i am a trial attorney he didn't want to take any chances and played out a scenario of how he would have to answer to a claim Of malpractice should anything have happened to me. Of all the things I have read on this forum and others I never thought that I had a bp problem or that would be a reason for complication. Luckily I am self pay so I don't have to jump through any insurance hoops to address this issue. Damn I was so psyched and ready to embark on my new life. I stocked upnon some great Protein Drinks I have found and are really tasty. Mr dot or told me to stick to drinks or Breakfast and lunch and a sensible dinner during the time to my next scheduled surgery. So now you all know what could happen that could put a stop to your journey. I hate the idea that I will have to take medication now but this is the very reason why I was doing the band. To prevent the inevitable. I don't have a huge amount of weight to lose and I didn't have ay obese related health issues. But l live a stressful life/career (I'm a foreclosure defense attorney) and I knew I was headed for disaster unless I did something drastic. And everyone I spoke with whonhas done it or knew someone said it was the best thing I could do for myself. I guess next time I won't go to court the day before my procedure! Good luck to the rest of you. I will keep you posted.

[DETERMINED*DG 8]

Wow, I was banded on Wednesday and thought the same was going to happen to me! My BP was the highest that I've ever seen it! The nurse told me to relax and she had seen worse! Anesthesiologist came in, gave me a shot f something and when they retested.....way lower!!! Best of luck to you! Don't give up!!!

[pugsx3 39]

Sorry to hear this - I can't imagine how you must feel. I get my band on the 15th, and now I'm really worried about my bp. I already take meds for high bp. Now I'm checking it twice a day to make sure this does not happen to me. I'm not nervous about the surgery at all - so hope this helps! Thanks for sharing, as hopefully you'll be able to help others (me!) avoid the same complication!

Well. Today was my day to be banded. I had been on my prep liquids since august 24 and lost 8 pounds. I was committed and excited. Not nervous at all. My mom went with me. Checked in the surgery center at 9 am. They took me back. Funny thing that I had to do pregnancy test first. Thatbwould have been an eye opener. Then stripped, paper gown, pressure stockings on and hair in cap. They started the iv and then did the first blood pressure check. OMG! 187/110. They kept telling me to calm down and that I was just nervous. I was fine. I felt great. No discomfort or anything unusual. But they were fearing out over my bp. My doctor then gave me a beta blocker to bring down the bp and told me to relax. The juries kept telling me to think of the beAch. I guess they think thatnis relaxing and soothing. It came down a little. Then gave me 5mg Valium. It came down to 151/96. Then comes my doctor with a look on his face and said "I am going to cancel your case today, it just is not safe with the blood pressure issue. Funny thing is I don't have high blood pressure. I was just thereon Tuesday and it was 130/80 and he saw that. But better to be safe then sorry and risk having a stroke under general anesthesia. Dr Choi my doctor was great and so was the staff. He said to go see my pcp and get on some meds and he would reschedule in a week or two. Bummer I had tondo some major schedule maneuvering to do this. But I want it bad enough I will make it happen. He was funny though. Knowing that i am a trial attorney he didn't want to take any chances and played out a scenario of how he would have to answer to a claim Of malpractice should anything have happened to me. Of all the things I have read on this forum and others I never thought that I had a bp problem or that would be a reason for complication. Luckily I am self pay so I don't have to jump through any insurance hoops to address this issue. Damn I was so psyched and ready to embark on my new life. I stocked upnon some great Protein drinks I have found and are really tasty. Mr dot or told me to stick to drinks or breakfast and lunch and a sensible dinner during the time to my next scheduled surgery. So now you all know what could happen that could put a stop to your journey. I hate the idea that I will have to take medication now but this is the very reason why I was doing the band. To prevent the inevitable. I don't have a huge amount of weight to lose and I didn't have ay obese related health issues. But l live a stressful life/career (I'm a foreclosure defense attorney) and I knew I was headed for disaster unless I did something drastic. And everyone I spoke with whonhas done it or knew someone said it was the best thing I could do for myself. I guess next time I won't go to court the day before my procedure! Good luck to the rest of you. I will keep you posted.

[Mimilou2004 13]

Bummer!!!! But you have a great attitude and will do well. Congratulations on your decision to make this happen.

Mimi

[MelindaH 3]

So sorry this happened but glad it was caught before surgery. You have the right attitude. Keep us posted, hon, and all the best to you.

Melinda