One step forward, two steps back

Well I have to go back for a titration test with the sleep lab.  I guess my apnea is severe in REM sleep. So I have that on the 15th. It was the earliest they could get me in. 

I also found out that I have gall stones so they will take out my gall bladder when they do my surgery.  The gastro doc also told me I have some problems with my liver.  If I was not going through this testing I never would have known.  It is scary.  He told me without the surgery and losing the weight, I would probably be on a transplant list in 20 years.  Hopefully with the weightloss and surgery, the liver will correct itself.

I guess I am just disappointed because this will put off my surgery until at least May.  I was hoping things would go smoother and I could have had the surgery by the end of the month.  Due to issues at work, I cannot take the time in April.  I have a coworker who is taking three weeks off and that only leaves two of us in my unit.  Anyway, it will happen, I just have to be patient.

Thanks for letting me vent.

Good Morning.....like you said it will happen.  I have found being patient  (by choice or not) is often the better route.   I am happy you found out about the other issues and they can go about taking care of them.      :-)

((((Jenny)))),

I really to understand how distressing this all can be. I don't know if it helps you to know this, but a large percentage of WLS patients suffer from what is known as 'fatty liver' disease and it generally resolves with the weight loss that you will experience post op. It's not unusual for surgeons to ask you to go on a preop diet and generally they do this because when you start losing weight, the first place that you start losing it from is the liver, which shrinks it and makes it both easier for the surgeon and safer for you when you have the surgery. Also, while not all sleep apnea is resolved with WLS, it often is, especially if you have what is known as obstructive sleep apnea. Please know that your weight loss journey to a healthier you doesn't start when you have surgery, it has already started and May will be here before you know it! 

Wishing you all the best,

Jenny, Thank goodness you took those first steps and had those tests run.  Think how much healthier you will become.

Patience is something I do not have in abundance.  But I'm finding it necessary to exercise patience during this journey.  You see right after surgery, I saw myself dropping a pound a day.  Well I halfway expected it to continue to drop like that.  

Oh no,  it drops in fits and starts, and sometimes not at all.  I'm losing about 1.5 to 2 pounds a week.  And I'm working hard at it.  So I dig out my patience, and I just do what I can, deal with what I got, and keep on.  Then, wha-la, I'm down another 10 pounds, a month is gone, and I'm happier, healthier, and stronger than I was.  

They call it a journey, because it takes so long to reach our destination. 

Cheryl,

Your journey is mapping out quite similarly to my own. You are making wonderful, steady progress and I assume that you'll be close to where I am in a few more months. 

Wishing you continued success,