Today WAS my surgery day, but no more :(

I do feel a bit sad about it. I was supposed to have the lap band today at Christiana with Dr. Irgau. However, in Feb. I was hospitalized by a jackazz of a doctor whose name I won't mention and he did NOTHING to find out what was the matter with me and discharged me. Again, I was hospitalized from March 17-24th at Christiana (I work there too) by a wonderful doctor who I know from work. He admitted me straight from work as I got sick again while working. To make a long story as short as possible, the day I was admitted, he ordered the appropriate tests and sadly discovered that I have pretty severe gastroparesis, which is delayed emptying of my stomach due to nerve damage from my diabetes. This immediately stops the lap band, but I could proceed with the actuall bypass. I don't want to do that, at least not at this point and it is not an option because I used up every second of disability time I had and while I have probably the most patient nurse manager at the hospital, she has a limit and me missing more work for *planned* surgery won't fly at this point. I would have to wait til I build up some more time and stuff or it would be a big All I did in the hospital was get pain/nausea med every 3 hours and a lot! I am back to Weigh****chers and doing okay, though I am finding it a little more difficult to lose the weight now that I am on insulin shots four times a day - yeah, OUCH! So, I may pop up around here now and again, but I guess I am taking a different journey. Any way I do it, I have to get this weight off or it is going to kill me I suppose if I am again unable to lose and keep this weight off I may have to look more into the bypass. Just don't know Life sure is hard sometimes. Pinkdots

I am sorry that the procedure you looked so forward to is not going to work for you but am glad you do have options for the future. Best of luck on Weigh****chers and you don't have to disappear from here. This is Obesity Help a support site for those who are obese. It isn't just for those who have had or will be having surgery! Best wishes to you! Gigee

I hope you are feeling better and everything is under control. I am 1 year out of surgery on the 19th and I am also a member of weigh****chers. It is a good program. As with WLS it is a tool. I find that Weigh****chers helps to keep me on track. Good luck and keep us posted.