Scary test results

Long story made short, last nite after work my PCP called to tell me that my PATs were back, all was well within reason except for a few disturbing finds. Way back in August when I started this journey, I had a bunch of labs done, many for the first time ever. My cholesterols were off the charts, unbeknownst to me. My triglycerides were 733. My PCP put me on "corrective meds" immediately, I've been on 'em ever since (5 months now) to reduce the triglycerides. Well, the new results are in: in 5 months time, the meds only dropped the triglycerides to the high 500s. Dr. R said "...I just want you to know that you made a very good decision to have this surgery, even though it was for your fibromyalgia at the time you decided. It'll help with the FMS pain, but you were going to be facing some very serious cardiovascular problems up the road that your surgery will correct...you've made a wise choice...". I was stunned. All this time I've been concerned about becoming medically disabled from the fibromyalgia, and now I realize that I probably would've had a stroke or other CV problem within a very short time if I didn't have this surgery, which has now has become a possibly "life saving" surgery for me. Wow...too much to digest in just 24 hours! We knew that my metabolism was totally from an extra-terrestrial being experimenting on me, that no matter what I ate/did, it always 'thought' it was in starvation mode, and stored every little bit of everything that my mouth took in, never throwing one iota of it off. But it wouldn't have mattered what diet I succeeded in, what meds I took, what measures I took to correct my metabolic problems, it would never have been corrected if not for the RNY's malabsorbtioin factor. Zikes. I just thought you all might get some insight or something (?) from this little experience. I'm truly speechless (very rare, my ex-husband would've KILLED for it...) and I still feel like my brain is in "brain freeze". And NOW March 9th seems like a decade away. I don't CARE if I'm not "prepared" with all the pre-requisites I'd wanted to have in place before I got re-plumbed. I just want this very serious problem corrected NOW. Oh-oh...Kimmer's impatience is rearing its ugly head, and it doesn't come out often... You know, we're all pretty darned blessed that we're fortunate enough to HAVE this option available to us. I appreciate it even more now that I ever could have before. Yeah, I still want my 24/7 FMS pain gone BADLY, but now there's other 'bigger' problems that I have to avoid, and I hadn't even known I was facing 'em. Wow. (And yes, Kelley and Teresa...I'm logged on AT HOME! ) Kim MARCH RULES EVEN MORE THAN IT EVER HAS!!!

WOW! Lucky thing surgery is around the "corner" even if it doesn't feel that way. um... I've been sitting here looking at this monitor for about 15 minutes I think I was "day dreaming" Yep, I need some serious Maybe I'll get some soon... Kelley MARCH RULES

WOW Kimmer it sounds like your ailens got me too...I'm glad you are going to be able to dodge that bullet!! And we are all hopeing that March speeds its way here! If it hadn't been for the blood tests they require I wouldn't have found out that I have hypothyroidism either. Good luck Mel

Hey, I don't REMEMBER being abducted and used as an Earthling Guinea Pig. But that's the only explanation we can come up with for my whacked metabolism... Maybe you and I were on the same spaceship together, eh? Kim March Rules!

Gee Kim! That IS scary stuff! The preop tests are paying off for a lot of us by finding hidden things that we need to be aware of. Lets hope that cholesterol drops as fast as the pounds! So great to identify it BEFORE it becomes a life-or-death issue for you. I sure appreciate your upbeat attitude. We all have things to fear and get us down, but we all have a lot to be thankful. It helps to be around people that help us focus on that second list! (By the way, I am logged on at work. Been here since 8:00 this morning, and I may still be her at 8:00 tomorrow!) Not a good day for computers! I'm almost as excited about time off as about the surgery!!! Joy "Canary"

I'm telling your boss! I'm telling your boss! Fact is, I have 2 'puters at home, side-by-side, and both are SLUGS (altho in their day, they were considered "hot rods"...sheesh...). I've been in the 'puter world since the late '80s, so they're not a fun thing for me anymore...just a necessary evil. Until I joined this website, I'd go months without logging on at home. I still only logon at home for important things - I do my cruising/posting at work, where my 'puter could fry an egg it's so fast...takes only a few seconds to do what would take hours at home. Anyhoo, yup...these labs are way more necessary than I'd originally thought. I'm not adverse to them, just thought "aw, heck...I can use that $300 toward paying my surgical bill instead of more tests...". WRONG-O! I'm a realist, so I'm glad we found out what we did, and I'm less numb than I was last nite about our discovery. I'm just still so amazed that all this time, we never realized where I was headed. I'm considered a "lightweight", am in pretty good condition overall (or so I thought...), allegedly only have to really lose about 55-70 pounds (per my 1st surgeon, but we'll see...) 'cuz the rest of the weight/bulk is muscle (I have my dad's musculature under all this fat), but am 'stricken' with fibromyalgia in a bad way, which is why I opted for this surgery. So I never suspected the evil process going on inside me. I'm just amazed at how everything is working in perfect sync for my needs, even those needs I didn't realize I had. I'm a perpetual optimist, I always find the 'good' side to everything, and can usually find humor in it, too. It annoys people a lot. Don't get me wrong...I can whine and **** and moan right along with the best of 'em, it's just that I usually don't. But when/if I do, you'll know it...and you'll probably RUN! I just feel that I'm a very blessed person, so I try not to complain a lot. We've got a lot of WLS folk on this board who're having a real difficult time, and I want to help them whenever/however I can. Sometimes I help 'em most by not replying or offering my help... T'anx for YOUR encouragement, too, Joy-ful Canary Of Ours! We'll all get thru this together! Your contributions help everyone... BTW - hope you got out of there in a decent time. I'm done with giving My Corporate Masters any more free time - they've never appreciated it when I did, so I stopped doing it. And I concur with your thoughts 'bout being as excited about taking the time off as the surgery itself...I'm taking every second I can talk my surgeon out of! Kim March Rules!