Re: Scary hospital visit. Sooo glad I am planni g to have surgery

[Guest guest]

sounds awful, hunny. one of the MO probs is hypoventilation(reducd

lung function), it's definitely a co-morb. where are you in your

pre-op journey?

lori h.

> I've been having some scary shortness of breath lately, and wound

up

> being admitted to the hospital overnight for tests. My oxygen

> saturation would drop big time any time I walked around. Doctor

> thought I might have a blood clot. What a scary experience. I

spent

> 11 hours in the emergency room, and another day having tests.

Turns

> out that my thyroid meds were off...one reason I felt just lousy.

I

> had every test known to man. Thank God, they couldn't find

anything

> obvious. My doctor and I had a non-judgemental conversation about

> how my poor lungs just cannot support the oxygen needs of my body,

so

> my oxygen levels do drop. It seems my shortness of breath is

truly

> weight related. You can imagine how glad I was that I've been

> working so hard seeing all my doctors and getting all my

> documentation in order. I have my surgical consult on Dec. 11.

It

> cannot come too soon. I also want to say that although I don't

post

> that often, I read this board EVERY DAY. I thought of all of you

> when I was laying in the ER. You show me that a much healthier

life

> lies ahead if I just have the courage to go through the WLS

process.

>

> Thanks for being here.