so disappointed
Oh Kim this is awful news. I'm so anxious myself with all the waiting, the financial aspects that need taking care of as well as the time off work. It looks like there's no light at the end of the tunnel and as much as people tell you to be patient it just plainly sucks waiting :)
I've got my fingers crossed for you that the phone call you've been waiting for comes sooner then we think it will.
Take care,
Jana
Hi Kim, Waiting for the call for the surgery date is a really hard and long road. I was referred Dr Beausoleil in 2009 and just had surgery in January this year. I can assure you that Dr Beausoleil is well worth the wait. A few weeks after having the VSG in January, I started having pretty severe nausea and vomiting. I went to the Dumont hospital in early February and spent several days in the hospital getting rehydrated. I was feeling ok and went hiome. ALmost immediately, I experienced severe nausea and vomiting again, but figured it was just something I was expecting to pass. A coupla weeks later, back to the Dumont, again very dehydrated. Dr Beausoleil was concerned and sent me for a cat scan. Turns out I had a small leak in my stomach, which is rare, but can happen with VSG's. After a couple of weeks of tube feeding (along with lots of antibiotics), I was healthy and the leak in my stomach was fixed. The point I'd like to make is that Dr Beauoleil is well worth the wait. He explained all of the possible outcomes, and visted with me each day. He's a great surgeon, and a heck of a nice guy. You'll soon be on your way to a new and exciting life and I wish you the very best.
PS The staff on 4A are top notch. You'll be in very good hands!
All the best- Peter
