How is Everyone doing?????

Hi e1 in my Feb 2007 Message Board--I had my surgery on 2/6/2007 in Danville PA--it has been a tiny bit over 7 months now for me and i am down 92 lbs since my surgery and a grand total from before and after of 160 lbs!!!!!!!!!!!!! YAHOOO! I feel alot better--but i am still left with diabetic complications for the rest of my life as it did it damage--and osteo Arthritis all over from all that weight i carried for so long.. But i got cortisone shots in my knees and am going back in a month for them in my shoulders--so many aches and pains still--and i am still on my insulin pump but i am only taking 34 units of humalog a day in it--compared to 250 units before my surgery--I really have not had any major problems--Just some annoying things like diarhea--but i am lactose intolerant and i have diverticulitis so that makes it harder for me.. I do have a calcium defirciency but the doctor has put me on additional Vitamin D and calcium chew.. And go back for more blood work at the end of this month so i pray that everything is better.. I am doing my best.. I had a stress test and an internal Ultra Sound done 2 weeks ago and as of yet i have not talked to the doctors to see what they say the results are officially--but i do get a copy of all my results--so i do know they both do not look good--i do have artery disease and the stress test shows that my left ventricle is only working at 59% so i do not know if that is better or worse then my last stress test--ut because of my weight and all the fluid i had in me the pictures did not come out good so it was really inconclusive--so 4 yrs ago i had to have a heart Catherization and that is when my doctor told me my heart is healthy and i had no clogged arteries but i had the beginnin gof hardening of the arteries and i have PAD too.. So i am subject to getting Blood clots more than someone else is without artery probs.. As for the female ultrasound--it showed that i have a cyst inside of my left ovary that is bigger thatn half the size of the ovary and i have Fibroids inside and around my UTERUS--i have been having back pain for several months now ans my doctor kept telling me it was the drastic Weight loss and my frequent UTI's i get--but the back pain feels different this time i told her and pressure in front below especially while i have relations with my hubby--so the gynecologists office called 2 days after my test and i was still in bed and i have called 6 times and every time they tell me the gunnie will call me ASAP and she has not called me back yet! So i am trying to be patient--but it is hard--I want this back pain to go away--and the gynnie would not put me on any Birth Control Pills -becasue of my artery disease--so i do not know if she willnow as i have read and others have told me that their doctor put them on Birth control and they made the cyst burst and the fibroids go away--I have not kids and i could never get prego when i wanted to --I am 45 now and too old tohave kids and my health is still bad so it can kill me if i got prego--so i do not know if she will try taking a risk with Birth control pills for me or just want to do a Hysterectemy which i will gladly welcome--but i am still considered a high risk for surgery too--so i just wish she would call me and let me know what her plan is--there is a part of me that is scared that she does not want to risk doing anything for me as i am high risk and all doctors are so afraid of law suits.. All these years i thought it was just my weight that kept me from getting pregnant --i guess it was these Fibroids as i read on WebMD that they can block your tubes--Has anyone had this female prob and what did your Gynnie do about it??? I really could use some input here.. And please do not tell me to call the doctors office again--the last time i called on Thurs the receptionist told me that the gunnie took some files home with her to call people and i was one of them and the doctor has not called me yet--and all i get is the same answer everytime i call--the doctor will call you ASAP--they called me so fast after my test that the doctor must think it is serious enough to call me less than 2 days after the test--but now i think i can get a hold of the President easier than this Gynecologist----if she does not want to do anything with me cause i am high risk i wish she would tell me so i can find another gynecologist already--This is why we woman die from Cancer--if i had it--i read that this is usually not Cancerous--so i am not convincing myself that i am dying but --this is crazy--something needs to be done--my left side of my lower back hurts so bad and all i can take is x-tra stength Tylenol.. Thank you for reading this long post--sorry. SUSIE 448/380/288/198

Hi Susie- Wondeing what you have found out!!?? Hope all is well Shelley

Hi Shelly Thank you for responding to my post.. I am doing good--so far i have lost 164 lbs and i have PMS-but have not had my period in over a year tho--but still get the fluid retention and IRRRITABILTY of course and aches and pains--you know what i mean So i am at a plateau right now which if fine by me as i know i will have a big loss in about 2 weeks as it seems like that is the way it has been going--I am 284 now. But as far as the tests i had --My heart doc says that my stress test was good--but he means that it has not changed for the good nor bad as I have Artery disease and poor circultaion--so my left Ventricle is not pumping the blood i think out at 100% it is only working at 59% which makes it hard fo rme as i am trying to do more and move more and walk more to get my legs stronger as i have bad diabetic neuropathy and am mostly in the wheel chair--so heart doc is sateisfied with my Stress test results and i will see him again in a year --he thinks that once i lose more weight that everything will get normal-I pray he is right--he is an excellent Heart doc and i trust him.. As for my female probs--the internal ultrasound showed that i have a CYST inside of my left Ovary and Fibroids in and around my Uterus--After calling the Gynecologist 7 times i finally got to talk to her and she is not concerned--she said that i have only a small cyst and the also the fibroids are small--so she wants to keep an eye on things and i have to go back for that very uncomfortable INTERNAL Ultrasound again at the end of October... So i decided to stop worrying about things and see what happensMy biggest problem is that she will not put me on Birth control pills nor will my primary doc cause of the Artery disease i am at much of a higher risk for a blood clot and they do not want to take a chance on me--any doctor really--I am truly blessed that Dr benotti did my Weight loss surgery as i was a super high risk and God Bless him for helping me..Also if it were not for my heart doc giving cardiac clearance i would be dead now==As a few years ago my heart doc gave me a catherization on my heart and he said that if i did not get this weight off soon i will be dead in a few years and he wrote a nice letter to dr benotti explaining how important it was for me to have this surgery.. So now i have Tendonitis in my left ankle and have to wear a black velcro brace on it for a while so its always one thing after another with me--But i cannot sweat the small stuff as my sister in laws mom used to say-- I pray you are doing well-- let me know--Prayers--SUSIE Smith from PA Open RNY-2/6/2007-in Danville PA