peggy, no they did not do a scan, plus they knew my liver enzymes were high for the past year and a half. and that i had been diagnosed with a fatty liver from my regular dr..... i am so mad about it. i just want to cry and cry and yell . but i know it just wasnt meant to be that day. i believe things happen for a reason and that it will all work out somehow . oh ya, also . my surgeon called me today and told me after looking at my liver yesterday and thinking about how he has had bad outcomes with people who have cirrhosis  of the liver and going over a few more things. he then told me that i was no longer a good "canidate" for wls because of my liver disease. and that i should just resolve to other weight loss methods like diet and excericise. but that he knows how hard it is for me to lose weight on my own, he suggested that i see a nutt, and someother b/s.....yadda yadda yadda....all i wanted to do is jump through the phone and slap him......i thought wl surgery was the best thing for a fatty liver, and that it helped it from progressing and so on. my mothers surgeon dr flanigan for eugene , said she had the fatty liver just like i do and that she was a stage 3 Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD) and he still did her surgery, and same thing with two aunts and a cousin.... so i think he was just not skilled enough in that area and panicked or something....
sandra

did'nt they do a scan of your liver when they did your pre-op testing?  Usually they do that kind of testing before hand.  I would not be real happy if that happened to me..

hope everything goes good for you from now until you do get your surgery.

peggy

Definitely sending good thoughts your way.  How long until you get the results?

hi guys, i just wanted to let everyone know that i was first surgery this morning with dr o'rourke, everything went as scheduled up until the second incision. with the camera and one tool inserted .  the dr did not like the look of my liver. he thought it wasnt a good decision to go ahead with the surgery. i guess my liver was more fatty than he originally thought. so they took a biopsy and will wait until the results come back. and make the decision to go forward.
=( sandra

oh my goodness, i am first case in the morning. i think i am going to jump out of my skin. i have anxiety now. i have been tired all day and kind of blah. i have been trying to keep my mind off of it. but that easier said than done. anyways just thought i would get on her and say thanks to all the peeps who left me comments and messages. i will try to get back on her when i am feeling better. xoxo
sandrajean