Frustrated and Grateful at the same time

[MIMISAN 404]

I made a post about this previously but my saga continues. I am currently midway through my 6 month supervised dieting for my insurance and one thing my WLS Surgeon requested was that I get clearance from my Cardio Specialist since I have Supra Ventricular Tachycardia.

So I go to the Cardiologist and he takes this opportunity to strong arm me into a PET scan. I had always refused this before but to get his clearance I said OK. So I had the Pet Scan and got a call from the cardiologist saying that he sees an abnormality and he wants me to do an echo cardiogram as follow up.

I do the echo and then I go for consultation with the cardiologist. He then tells me that he wants me to have a have a heart catheterization because he is afraid there might be a blockage or something going on. Needless to say he wouldn't be able to give a clearance without it.

So....I went in and had the heart cath which was quite scary and low and behold I ended with 2 stents in my heart.

Now I have to be on blood thinners for at least 6 months. Since I am on blood thinners most likely the WLS surgeon won't want to take the chance and do my surgery so now I have 3 months of dieting under my belt and no where to go with it. BOO HOO

I am waiting to hear back from the WLS Surgeon to tell me his requirements so that I can make some plans on how to continue.

In any case, if it weren't for me trying to get WLS then I might not have found out about the blockages that I was working on and for that I am thankful.

Edited August 31, 2015 by MIMISAN

[Michelle Tarver 62]

Oy! It's awful to be derailed.. But the WLS process alone has already saved your life! I would be full of mixed emotions too!

[mykdzmom 387]

It sounds like you have a great team taking care of you. I know there are days it seems like surgery will never get here, but it will. I had the similar delays with my pulmonologist (resulted in CPAP for apnea) and cardiologist (slight blockage covered by meds), and at the time just seemed to drag the process out. I questioned the need for both at the time, but now realize how much better the CPAP makes me sleep. Heck, I am still waiting for my day to get here BUT I will admit that I have the best picture of my overall health that I have ever had.

I am glad you had a persistent cardiologist, and I am glad that you have taken care of your blockages. This will just make life on the other side of surgery so much better. Good luck on your journey!