2 Week update with a complication or two...

This is my first blog post and I figure that I need to start keeping a written record of my thoughts, feelings, events, NSVs, and missives on this new journey that I have been thrown into. 

So here I am sitting two weeks post op from a VSG. I'm not going to lie...there was a complication and set back of sorts. Last Sunday, I was home alone for just an hour or so. I was being a good patient and drinking a protein shake when a bunch of symptoms came over me the biggest one was me feeling like I was nearly going to pass out. I started breathing as deeply as I could and that passed. I called a nurse and she told be to get my butt out to the hospital.

I get out to the hospital and they start doing a bunch of tests and even more lab work. They wanted to do a head CT and chest CT but the CT scanner at my hospital is too small. But there was another CT at a bigger hospital 30 miles away that I would fit into. I end up being transferred up to that hospital they re-run the labs and find that my kidney's are functioning abnormally and start me on IV fluids. The more labs come in and it is looking more and more like I have a suspected blood clot and am started on heparin. They would not run a chest CT with contrast until my kidneys were back to normal. Needless to say I was admitted to the hospital and it took 2 days for my kidneys to get back to normal and for me to get my chest CT with contrast.

So, I get the CT and it took an hour or so and a nurse comes by and asks me if I know what a pulmonary embolism is and I told her that it is a blood clot in the lungs with that she said good we are going to do an echo-cardiogram to confirm the blood clot...I have had an echo before but this one was close to 40 minutes and I knew something was up. Not only did they find the blood clot they also found a pulmonary aneurism that is too small to be surgically repaired. 

They start me on coumadin to get my INR up and it was 1.89 on Saturday. So I was also on lovenox until the coumadin gets to a therapeutic level.

I ended up with a 5 day hospital stay.

I go out to the coumadin clinic at my local hospital tomorrow for an INR check. So, right now just working on getting better and back to normal.

Yikes, how scary.  I hope you feel better soon.  Keep us posted.

Yikes!  I am so glad you went to the hospital to seek care!!!  I hope you have a speedy recovery. 

~Shel

Wishing you the very best and a very speedy recovery!

Geez, this is no good at all!  That's so great that you called the nurse right away and she gave you the correct advice.  Saved your life.  You have earned smooth sailing from this point forward.  I declare it so!

Glad your ok ChubbyHubby it's a good thing you went into the hospital you could've died.  On the flip side your officially a loser lol!

You made all the right moves to deal with this complication. Very happy to hear that you're heading back to normal. 

"The course of true weight loss never did run smooth." Apologies to the Bard.

psychoticparrot

Glad they are getting you squared away and back on track, you did all the right things. Good for you. I have been on coumadin for almost 30 yrs now and so far haven't had any serious problems. It makes for a little more hassle when you have surgery but otherwise not a big deal. In fact I test myself at home with my own little kit and call in the results. As long as I'm between 2-3 they are happy and I can keep on the current dose. It is much easier than having to go in for testing all the time.

Oh my god!!  I am SO glad that you took episode seriously, called your doc and they sent you to the hospital.  Literally saved your life!  

Please remain vigilant - hoping for your speedy recovery! 

Thank God you caught this in time it was scary reading...I can't imagine living it  Im having complications too with my drain I called.the Dr this am.still no.call back I go.back.tomorrow for.My one week.follow up.so I'm.hoping everything is ok and im.not.setting up I section in there it's so.sore.. keep posting I will be praying for u