So I went to the Cardiologist...

[blueangelkc80 0]

I had made an appointment with my cardiologist to get in to talk to him about what was going on with the heart procedure that hes sending me for and what was going on with the lap band and needless to say I discovered a few things.....My blood pressure was 150/100 which is very high for me, and that my PCP's scale is either very wrong or shes not reading it correctly when I weigh in because there was a 38 pound difference between what she had weighed me at on Friday the 6th and what the Cardiologist weighed me at on Tuesday and it wasnt to my benefit...So then the question became were they still going to be able to do the procedure since the doctor has a weight limit. I started freaking out that it was going to get cancelled and this has already been dragged out for 6 months on Cleveland Clinics end of things...so it was a huge relief when the Doctors office called me back and told me that despite the weight issue they were going to go ahead with surgery on the 16th..As for the lap band surgery I told him that I had to look for a different doctor due to not being able to afford the program fee at the office he had initially referred me to and I told him where I had found and he reassured me that they had a excellent program as well and gave me a copy of the original letter he had sent referring me for lap band surgery and I have my appointment with the new doctor on June 27th...Then a follow-up at the cardiologist on July 2nd and my last weigh in for the 6 month doctor supervised diet on July 3rd so things are finally starting to come together I hope..Due to the huge discrepency with the scales I elected to restart my ticker with the current weight from the cardiologist office and go from there..

Edited June 11, 2008 by blueangelkc80
fixing a typo

[Northwest_Nance 0]

Wow, a 38 pound difference in the scales? That's outrageous.... and I'm sure it was depressing for you. I'm sorry! But on the positive side, it does sound like things are really falling into place and you're getting closer and closer to your surgery date. That's great! Hang in there.... and good luck!

[blueangelkc80 0]

As far as the weight difference I was pretty sure that my PCP scale was wrong I just didnt know how far off it was..So that wasnt a huge shock to me..The one thing that did shock me was when I was talking to my dad he made the comment that he wishes that one of his doctors would have suggested the lap band to him...I was completely floored that my dad had even thought about it..I told him why don't you ask your doctor about it and he just said that his doctor would acknowledge what he said and continue on..When I talked to my mom later tonight she thinks that he might also be waiting to see what happens with me and my lap band journey.. I know he would benefit from it due to having issues with his blood pressure and diabetes so hopefully he will follow up with looking into it..Good luck with your journey