Tests Test and even more Tests

Today I went to the Cardiologist and the Pulmonologist. Things went well at the Cardiologist. They did an EKG then the cardiologist came in the room and looked me over and seen brown spots I have had on my lower legs for the last 5-6 years. She said she wanted to check them out.  I then had an ECG on my heart.  It turns out the EKG and ECG turned out just fine. And I was cleared for surgery!  But then they did a sonogram of my legs and found out the valves that close and keep the blood pressure up to return the blood to my heart are not working correctly. Actually they do not close at all so the blood pools in my lower legs causing brown spots. She said she wants to keep an eye on them for a few months and of it don't improve after RNY then she will want to go in and repair the valves. Not really a great big deal but there is a rare vascular disease that runs in my family that my grandmother died of. Its so rare they have never had a chance to really study it. ONE in like a bazillion people have it.(note: these are not scientific numbers but numbers in which are made up by me meaning... Very Very Rare Disease!) Then I went to the Pulmonologist and she asked me a lot of questions, listened to me breath and checked my chest x-ray.  On all of her questions she asked if I had any problems with ______? Fill in the blank. Well everything was a NO except for when she asked if I snore. Now mind you that I am in overall good health other than being overweight and a few smaller problems like being borderline diabetic. But as soon as she asked if I snored and I said sometimes.... Look out that was what she wanted to hear for her to bombard me. Yes she said "OH........Well, I guess I have to schedule some testing then!"  then she went on to say "You need to have a sleep study and get put on a CPAP machine before your surgery." All this just because I said I snore sometimes? Well come to find out they do the sleep studies there...Go figure they would make more money from my insurance well I threw a wrench in their plans. I told them I want the sleep study done a Somnitech its closer to home.  Of course they came back with "Oh you will have to wait until Somnitechs doctors read the results and that could take a while."  But then they were looking at the soonest they could get me in at their place was May 5th. I told them I was having surgery May 19th so they called Sominitech and guess what. Somnitech will send the results to the pulmonolist office for her to read and they can get me in tonight. How does she know I will need a CPAP machine before I ever even have the sleep study? I think this doctor wants more than just me to have the surgery. I think its a money thing. But if thats what it takes to get the surgery so be it. CPAP machine here I come! Sorry its a long post as usual but these are thoughts and facts of my WLS Journey.

Doctors and OIL Barons are all the same.  They want the all mighty buck over all our pains! Good luck with the sleep study. Kevin

Thanks for the warm wishes... I am an insomniac so I hope these people have a nice comfy sleep number bed like I have at home..... I bet not... I wonder if they would classify is an awake study if I don't sleep?

Hey man what do these brown spots look like. I have them on both of my lower legs. The doctors say it's nothing to worry about. After reading your post I'm starting to worry

They are just small brown spots. up to my knees and on the outer parts of my feet.  But where my socks are its almost non existent. Pressure from the socks keep the blood from pooling. Nothing too major. An in office outpatient fix for my Cardiologist.