Little scared but not enough to stop me
Hi all. I am very new here...at least on the DS forum;) Doing my research...taking my time this time
. I have been interested in the DS because for me....thi is my only and last revision surgery. It makes sense to me as far as how it works and something keeps me from gettin other surgeries. I am 41 years old and I just don't want to take the chance of having to go back in to do yet another surgery. To me the DS is complete, That is the only word I can think of. I am still awaiting for my referral to call me back...it has been over 3 weeks....this is frustrating. Anyways, I am an RN and I work on an ICU stepdown unit. We get pts who are on life support, massive infections, wounds, you name it, we got it. Recently I have had to take care of a DS patient in which things took a turn for the worse. Pt had a leak....from there went into respiratory failure, then kidneys. Scared me...but I am at the point in which I know alot of people would turn and never look back at bariatric surgery. But then I took a step back and looked at the difference between me and the pt. Pt was approx 400 lbs, I am 220. Pt is well into their 60's and has a list of comorbidities. I have morbid obesity and high triglycerides. My heart truly goes out to this pt and the family. The ONLY thing that scares me is leaving my hubby and kids if something like that does happens to me. This has been the only DS pt we've had...the others have been gastric bypass. I don't know what my point is in sharing this story...maybe it is to vent my frustration, emotions, determination.....I took extra special care of this patient...just knowing that could be me or any one of you guys. We all have the same goals. We want to better our lives, better our health. That's the one thing in common I KNOW me and this person have. Thanks for letti me share this.
. I have been interested in the DS because for me....thi is my only and last revision surgery. It makes sense to me as far as how it works and something keeps me from gettin other surgeries. I am 41 years old and I just don't want to take the chance of having to go back in to do yet another surgery. To me the DS is complete, That is the only word I can think of. I am still awaiting for my referral to call me back...it has been over 3 weeks....this is frustrating. Anyways, I am an RN and I work on an ICU stepdown unit. We get pts who are on life support, massive infections, wounds, you name it, we got it. Recently I have had to take care of a DS patient in which things took a turn for the worse. Pt had a leak....from there went into respiratory failure, then kidneys. Scared me...but I am at the point in which I know alot of people would turn and never look back at bariatric surgery. But then I took a step back and looked at the difference between me and the pt. Pt was approx 400 lbs, I am 220. Pt is well into their 60's and has a list of comorbidities. I have morbid obesity and high triglycerides. My heart truly goes out to this pt and the family. The ONLY thing that scares me is leaving my hubby and kids if something like that does happens to me. This has been the only DS pt we've had...the others have been gastric bypass. I don't know what my point is in sharing this story...maybe it is to vent my frustration, emotions, determination.....I took extra special care of this patient...just knowing that could be me or any one of you guys. We all have the same goals. We want to better our lives, better our health. That's the one thing in common I KNOW me and this person have. Thanks for letti me share this. 
k9ophile
on 9/6/12 11:22 pm
on 9/6/12 11:22 pm
I'm in health care, too. I remember a routine appendectomy with no complications. The man was brushing his teeth, collapsed and died from a massive pulmonary embolism. I think anyone with half a brain would be scared or at least apprehensive as this is a big surgery. I was more scared of all the weight related problems. If I were to die tomorrow, at least my husband would have recent memories of good times we had once I could really start living these last four years instead of merely existing.
Isn't it great to have soemwhere you can share with others who are going through the same thing?
Best wishes on your journey to health.
Isn't it great to have soemwhere you can share with others who are going through the same thing?
Best wishes on your journey to health.
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good luck to you! 
Every surgery has its own risks. For me the risks of surgery were less than the risks of continuing to live with a BMI of 50. I didn't have alot of comorbidities, but I was headed in that direction. It is normal to be scared. If you weren't I would be concerned you didn't understand the vastness of the procedure.
Hi,
I just wanted to say thank you for taking extra special care of you DS patient. I had a RNY to DS revision and had complications (a leak) and was in the hospital for over a month. I had some very
bad RNs and some very good ones too. I appreciated them all the more.
Best of luck with your surgery. Terri
I just wanted to say thank you for taking extra special care of you DS patient. I had a RNY to DS revision and had complications (a leak) and was in the hospital for over a month. I had some very
bad RNs and some very good ones too. I appreciated them all the more.
Best of luck with your surgery. Terri
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