GOOD NEWS AND BAD NEWS

[LousPeachy 100]

Well, the seminar was good and I got to talk to the doctor. I have lost 27 pounds since I my PCP a month go. I have been on a 900 calorie diet, high Protein, low carbs, low fat, no red meat and NO SWEETS! The doctor recommended the Sleeve for me. That's the GOOD news.

The BAD news is that till Dr Turnquest gets my records from and talks to my Liver doctor, he won't know if I will be able to have WLS. He said it depends on how much liver damage I have. (Autoimmune hepatitis and nonalcoholic cirrhosis. I will find out on June 5 when I go for my first meeting I with the dietitian. (I have to go for 4 sessions). So till June 5, I won't know anything definite. I don't wait well. LOLOL

Actually, I expected this to happen. I never asked my liver doctor how much damage I had. So I will be playing the waiting game once again.

SIGH.........

[Miss Mac 6,262]

For me, the waiting was the hardest part of the game . The surgery and recovery was nothing compared to the waiting. Just like getting on a roller coaster - hold on tight and ride it out.

[Djmohr 6,965]

@@LousPeachy

I wish you the best of luck and hope everything works out for you.

I had this surgery to improve my kidney health. I had stage 3 kidney disease. It is now in remission.

It is very scary when your liver and kidneys are involved.

I will say a prayer for you!

[LousPeachy 100]

Prayers would be appreciated. I don't want surgery if I could have uncontrolled bleeding which the doctor said could happen if I have too much liver damage. I want to get healthy not die...LOLOL!! I also have Hypothroidism and HAD drug induced Lupus (the doctor never figured what drug caused it but it went away which the other Lupus does not).

I'm a mess!!

[LousPeachy 100]

I have been so down in the dumps today. Even though I KNEW Dr. Turnquest would have to get my records from/talk to my liver doctor before saying if he could do WLS on me, I am still disappointed. I am trying to figure out if it would be possible to lose a lot of weight without surgery and I really don't think I could. But what would be the alternative? There isn't one besides literally eating myself to death.

Prayer would be appreciated that I don't get depressed and blow it in the two weeks till I see the dietitian. I was ravenous today but kept to my allotted calories and managed to get most of the nutrients I was supposed to.

This waiting game is horrible and now I REALLY know first hand what others have/are going through. I am too old for this kind of thing!! :-)

[LousPeachy 100]

@@LousPeachy I wish you the best of luck and hope everything works out for you. I had this surgery to improve my kidney health. I had stage 3 kidney disease. It is now in remission.It is very scary when your liver and kidneys are involved.I will say a prayer for you!

Yes it is VERY scary. If I have to have Cirrhosis, I wish I could at least enjoyed some drinking! Just kidding of course.

I am so happy to hear you are in remission! Praise Him!! Thanks for sharing.

[NikkiDoc 312]

I also had a history of auto immune hepatitis/fatty liver. A few years on prednisone (that was good for 40 pounds) and a year on Immuran. My surgeon never asked for my records from my gatroenterologist. My surgeon used to work with her in the same practice before he started to specialize in bariatric. I have no idea if I have liver damage.

My liver numbers had gotten high again about 2 years before my sleeve. At my 3 month recheck post-op my numbers are on the lower end of normal. I think that the more recent high numbers were due to fatty liver not the auto immune issues.

I hope that your liver is healty enough for the surgery. Losing the weight may help your liver health.

[Teesaa 30]

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Edited June 27, 2015 by Teesaa