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

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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.