cardiac clearance pre-op test Tears of Frustration....

[Jerzygurl 372]

*patients* lol still worked up over this man...ha ha

[pjackson0523 158]

I'm so thankful that I haven't run into any doctor that hasn't been supportive of my decision.

[calicakes 24]

This is what happened to me. Had surgery on Nov 19th. 6 days later, went to a walk in clinic because of shoulder pain. They sent me for a CT scan and did blood work. Blood work came back positive for clots, CT scan came back positive for Fluid on lungs. Told me to get to ER. While at ER, had an abnormal EKG and elevated tryponen levels. They told me I had a heart attack. No clot, but they ended up doing an angio and found a 70% blockage( btw, I passed the stress test). They were so close to putting in a stent, but my surgeon said NO way. I cant be on Plavix yet, it would be torture on my stomach. So, now its a waiting game. I wait 6-8 weeks to see if I can have the stent. Had another EKG today, still abnormal. This has been an ordeal.

He now wants to do a Cardiac Catherization...for what MAY BE blockage, no way to tell, not sure, we need to go in and check.. My reasoning is WHY? What makes you think I have something wrong with my heart. I have no symptoms, no pain, no SOH, I finished both Stress Tests easily, there is no familial history of heart disease, heart attacks or blockages. I immediately refuse and he said well think about, I wouldn't want you to have a heart attack..and I said am I at risk and he said, we all are.. I've read such too..a great deal of catherizations are completely unncessary.

I don't mean to be a Debbie downer..but cardiac caths do save lives...my boyfriend had one and it detected major blockage..they did a stent and hee is with me because of it..Now from the perspective of your weight loss journey..finding out about heart disease beforehand is a good thing. You would not want to undergo this major surgery,lose all of the weight you want to lose.....just to wake up one day and have a full blown heart attack. ( heart disease is not synonymous to being heavy) NOW , Im not saying don't get a second opinion..just don't let your desire to have this surgery ( which is just one part of your desire to regain your health) over take the need to make sure your health is at it's optimal best leading into it. I wish you the best of success with ALL things related to your goal to lose weight & become your healthy best self... Do a whoo-sahhh and take a deep breath and tackle this and then you will be on your way to getting sleeved.