sleep apnea with PH
I have PH and Sleep Apnea. They aren't sure if it was caused by the Apnea, because I also took Fen-Phen years ago. I have Left Diastolic Dysfunction, maybe from Apnea, or CHF, from the PH? All is under control now, with meds. I have to bleed 3L of O2 into my CPAP at night. I sure hope that all gets better after WLS. I also have Type 2 Diabetes, Fibromyalgia, and Inflammatory Arthritis.....and more. The Surgeon is aware of all of this, and is still doing the surgery. It's high risk, which scares me, because it's a Revision from a VBG in 1999, and has to be open. He told me it's a 65% complication rate and 5% morbidity. He also said to count on at least 8 days in the hospital. I've gone back and forth, but if I don't have surgery, I'm cutting my life anyway. I get my surgery date on 5/28. Is anyone out their in this position?
Marsha
Marsha
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