8Th Oct Blood Test

[pink grace 31]

am so really fed up of waiting for this blood test to tell me why my blood is not clotting, i was due to have my sleeve on the 9th oct but it was cancelled due to blood not clotting quick enough, i have made a ticker to show how long i have waited, ironic that it should be my days since the op, bur no, just days of more waiting, my blog is very honest today, am so fed up now, just hanging on by my fingernails, vent vent vent.

[pink grace 31]

Well. i really could scream now, just rang my dietician and he said that my blood tests are back, they came on friday, but the surgeon has not looked at them yet and he can't tell me what they say, other than it doesn't look too bad, but they have got probs with beds and don't know if any ops are going to happen before christmas, banging head with hand, and steam comimg out of my ears,

[enuff_is_enuff 126]

Any new news pink?

[pink grace 31]

Any new news pink?

still waiting, i went to our local monthly wls support group last night and was told that they don't know what is going to happen because they havn't come across my problem before, it is a new dept, only 2 years old, so i have to just wait some more.

Katie my nurse said she will pencil me in for the end of jan, but it may not be then because they don't know what treatment i will need and for how long.

I came away feeling really down, i was 3 days away from my op and 3 months on still no definite date, the not knowing is the worst.

Thank you for asking, i often feel so alone in this.

Hope you are doing well, xx Janet, xx

[pink grace 31]

forgot to say, i have had another blood test, for lupus, and am waiting for these to come back, 2 weeks on monday since i had those blood tests,

[lovealways 22]

forgot to say' date=' i have had another blood test, for lupus, and am waiting for these to come back, 2 weeks on monday since i had those blood tests, [/quote']

Good luck. What was the blood test result that indicated you have issues with blood not clotting? Was it your ESR? I too am having some issues with this and my blood results have been abnormal since 6 months ago when I had my first weigh in. I am due for surgery next month and hope it doesnt delay things

[pink grace 31]

Good luck. What was the blood test result that indicated you have issues with blood not clotting? Was it your ESR? I too am having some issues with this and my blood results have been abnormal since 6 months ago when I had my first weigh in. I am due for surgery next month and hope it doesnt delay things

HI, IT WAS MY CLOTTING TIME THAT IS THE PROBLEM, x

[enuff_is_enuff 126]

Pink,

Contact the Dr's or the lab about your results. My dr's office had the records back and a month had passed before I finally called. No one sent me the records in the mail nor did they bother to call about the results.. May be an issue of miscommunication. I do pray all goes well and that you actually are able to get in and get your surgery. Putting a little fire underneath the pot doesnt hurt as there are nice ways to go about it

Are you self pay or is your insurance paying. The reason I ask is because if insurance is paying, i know mine anyway, they put a time limit on the validity of the approval. Mine is only 6 months from the day they approve it. After that, I have to start all over again from the beginning.

Best of luck and you are not alone. I am here as well as a lot of other people. Hop on and chat away.. Cheer up! :-)

[DanaMomto3 145]

My clotting ptt was off. I had to do additional testing after 3 weeks of waiting I tested positive for lupus anticoagulant

[LittleMissSunshine 9]

I had a clotting problem as well....however it was two years before I even started with my sleeve process. My problem ended up being ITP and I had to have my spleen removed.

[enuff_is_enuff 126]

Update update! Pink, still no response from your dr?

[pink grace 31]

no, still waiting, i am in the uk and even though treatment is free, you just have to wait and wait, which is the only drawback, i am not worrying, my head is in a good place again.

I am hoping the results come back this week and can get on with treatment if needed.

I am just hoping that whatever it is i can still have my sleeve which will help me with most of the other illnesses i suffer with, thanks for replying, x

[pink grace 31]

Hi, just been told I do have lupus, my nurse is talking to my surgeon later today and will get back to me, I am pencilled in for Jan. I have Googler lupus and the sleeve and have found out that the sleeve is suggested and the people who have had the sleeve and have lupus are better after surgery, because the other illnesses have reduced, eg diabetes, sleep apnea got better, so I live in hope , x