Talk about bad luck!

[NOPATIENCE 0]

OK, so I'm still waiting for a surgery date (I've been waiting 3+ weeks/Kaiser is slow) and guess what happens to me this weekend? I end up in the ER early Sat. morning with chest pains (never had them before). They keep me in for a couple of days, do all these different tests and find that I am some blockage in arteries to my heart!! So now I'm off work until I can see the cardiologist on March 1st and that has put a stop to my surgery until this can get taken care of. My daughter said it was kind of a blessing in disguise because I could have died in surgery. In all of my pre-surgery tests, nothing showed up. Of course, they didn't do a stress test, CAT scan or anything like that. I am so bummed!! I have been so looking forward to have my sleeve in March. Hopefully, this blockage is something that can be taken care of quickly. Of course, right now I can't exercise until I see the cardiologist and I hope I won't put on weight. I did put on 4 lbs in the hospital, but I was given "tons" of liquids. Thanks all for listening. I just had to vent but didn't mean for it to be so long. lol:sad0:

Lee, how was your surgery? I know you had it on 2/17. How did you do? Did you have a lot of pain. I know that you're also with Kaiser, but even though we don't go to the same city facility, they do everything the same. I just hope everything went splendidly. Please keep me advised.

Edited February 24, 2010 by NOPATIENCE

[MINI-Me 196]

I'm sorry to hear this. But, I agree with your daughter - it's good that your condition was learned before the surgery, not on the operating table. Best of luck getting the block resolved - hopefully it's a quick procedure and it only puts your surgery date out a few weeks.

[Sabrina 0]

I'm sorry to hear about this too. If you were hooked up to an IV, then the weight gain could simply be fluids. It takes a good few days to pee them all out it seems. Best of luck to you.

[cajun 46]

What a disappointment! But as you say, best to fix the ticker first so your sleeve surgery will be a breeze with no complications! I'm a believer that everything happens for a reason...