my 3 month wait is almost over..........nerves setting in now

Hi Elisa............thank you for sending your support my way. Every little bit helps and every day is a step forward, but support from you all just makes it that much easier. I really had to stop and get things in order because I had medical issues that could not only impede my recovery, but one or two of them could have ended up killing me after such an invasive procedure. So.......................hence the 3 month waiting period and hopefully Dr. Roye will give the all clear on Monday. Thank you again for offering your kind words. Shelli

Wow, I can't imagine waiting the 3 months!! I'm pretty much climbing the walls just having to wait 3 weeks to see Dr. Roye for the surgery date. My appointment is also on the 21st, maybe we'll bump into each other. Good luck with everything! L

3 months???? make that more like 3 years. The last hold was for 3 months, but there have been many before that one. This has been one of the longest processes of my life. I don't think I was even 40 when I started and I just turned 43 this summer. But............I've made it and I've made it in good health. That's what is important. So whatever your Dr. or surgeon tells you to do.......do it. Whatever it is, we have to trust our surgeon to know what's best for us and I would not have wanted to rush into something and then have catastrophic consequences afterwards. So with that said.........try to be patient and just live your way through your journey, rather than make yourself crazy worrying about the time factor. I know how frustrating it can be, but I decided to document my way through this. I've been writing and releasing a lot of pent up feelings and just taking one day at a time. 3 months ago I was very crushed walking out of Dr. Royes office without a date,.....but here I am. I lived. LOL. Monday is almost here and hopefully the news will be good. My appt is at 1pm. Maybe we'll run into each other there. Thank you for the support!! Shel

May I ask why he held you back 3 months? if you don't mind sharing, that is. My appointment is at 9:45 a.m., guess we won't bump into one another :0( Good luck though! Hope all goes well for you.

Dr. Roye was very concerned because I had ulcers as well as had a predisposition for getting more after surgery. He treated that with medication (16 pills a day....plus what I already take) for about 2 or 3 weeks. That seemed to help, but I won't know for sure til Monday. Then I have asthma....and the sleep apnea has always been bad where I'm concerned, but it got worse at I put on weight. So he demanded that I get on the cpap right away and have a couple of months under my belt before surgery.....THEN, there was the fact that I was sick nearly all winter. I had it all. Laryngitis, Sinusitis, Tonsilitis, Ear infections, Pnuemonia ....you name it, I had it.......the pnumonia was the worst though. So he just said NO WAY til I got better. I've lost about 17 pounds and have been taking all the meds and been on cpap, so we'll see. I'm just not as well as some of the others when they elect to have the surgery. I have things over and beyond the regular comorbs of high blood pressure and diabetes....those we already knew about and I've been treated for years for that stuff.......but he just wanted to be sure these other things didn't take me down after surgery. So that's why he wouldn't give me a date. It doesn't happen to many people, if that's what's worrying you............I was just special. LOL. Best of luck to you on Monday. I hope all goes well. Shel

WOW....you've been through hell! I'm so sorry. Well, I'm praying for you that you get a date on Monday and that all goes well from then on. Take care and keep in touch. L

So my girl is still around....I MISS YOU MISSY....i'm so excited for you. I will be praying that everything will go alright, and that you will get the date and you'll be on the losing side with us.... Make sure you let me know, I'll be home on monday so you better call me and let me know.. Love ya, Teri

GIRLFRIEND!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I miss you too!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! How the heck have you been? I've come through here a time or two and noticed that some of us older members haven't been posting as much. But I've seen where you've been doing a great job with the weight loss. I hope you come to the next meeting so I can see you........jeez, I can't believe it's been 4 months already. And you're another one that I bugged while you were all drugged up....LOL. But you know I love you and I only wanted to be sure you were ok. I'll call you Monday night and tell you what Dr. Roye said. And tell Rose that I hope she's feeling better. Love and big hugs.......... Shel