First of all I have to say, if I knew 6 yrs ago that one I could not absorb Iron pills or liquid Iron and that I would have to do the shot for the rest of my life then my answer again would be Hell no, I would not have had the surgery…Now to some that might sound like I’m just crazy..But trust me when they stick you with this big needle and it feels like they are putting acid in my hip(which permanently leaves a black mark on your hips) then you would understand my feelings on this…It’s sad when I start saying the F word and apologizing to the nurse for saying that…But they are so good that they just say it’s understandable…

So now you know where I was yesterday…Not only that but on one hand it makes you really sleepy and I have to come home and take a couple hours nap…Everyone knows that when I get one of these I’m not good for a couple of days…

Sometimes I stop and think and wonder if I was allergic to the shots or IV of the Iron that some people are and then what would my solution be? Hello Bariatric Doctors, you might want to address this issue, please…

I will be back at it tomorrow to let you know my adventure with the Diabetic Doc….Should be interesting…

Thank you again to all of my wonderful readers…
Berrigirl

Today I decided to share with some of my readers about my dog Charlie…Charlie as been having some health issues for some time and we found out around Christmas it was his sugar…He had levels that were in the 500 and in a month’s time he lost 4 pounds..And on a dog that weighs no more then 24 lbs that is alot of weight..We could see his ribs sticking out..So we all adjusted to getting up early in the morning to feed him and give him his insulin shots 2x a day…

Well today when we woke up I called his name and he came out but started bumping into things and I was like he is not understanding me, but then I realized that he had gone blind…Now they told us that it could happen cause he had cataracts already but I didn’t think it would be this fast…Granted he has his hearing and seems to be doing well, it just wasn’t what I envisioned for him…

Thank you to all of my readers on Twitter and their supportive comments…

Today I have been thinking about a lot of things…First one was if I should go to a Bariatric Support Group this morning, but then I thought I might not fit in since I have complications and some people just don’t want to hear that…I’m like the plague sometimes, they look like I’m the only one who would have these types of issues…What did you do wrong and why are you here again…Granted my last one I attended didn’t work out so hot for me as you can tell…That I believe was almost 4 yrs ago…My how time flies, if that support group even knew that back then I was almost normal and now not so much, I can hear the gasp in the air…LOL…

Now my second thought of the day was if I wanted to go through my tummy tuck or not…Granted, that might sound weird since a lot of people would jump at the chance if they could…But I think my biggest fear is that I will wake up from the procedure due to me having sugar issues that likes to eat the anesthetic…Who knows that might not happen, but it’s such a great fear of mine that I don’t know what to do about it…I did make another appointment to see the Doctor and of course he is going to say there is nothing to worry about but to me it is…What do some of you think I should do??? Please if I’m being neurotic please let me know, I can handle the truth…

And now back to my kitty scratching me to death…LOL…

This morning I”m sitting here looking out my windows with the new love of my life which is my new baby kitty named Bunny…Which if you know me on Twitter or Facebook you have already heard about her …Sometimes I think I’m crazy now for having 5 animals and one who has an insulin problem that I have to give shots to 2x a day…Does that make me alittle insane probably…Now if I had a child on top of all of this, I might have to be committed…LOL…But they are all joys in my life and sometimes when I feel sad all I have to do is look at them and say my life is going to be ok….

So with her in my lap, I have taken all my medicine for this morning and I just had the best tasting 100 calorie snack which was Special K crisp wafers strawberry, they taste just like a mini pop tart…Life is good, who ever came up with that was a genius in my book…I mean seriously for someone who loved her sweets this is complete heaven…I have to stay away from the pantry otherwise the whole box would be gone…LOL…Now only if they did that with chocolate…Hello Special K if you read this please do a chocolate version…

Well I hope everyone has a great day and now I have to go clean…Little anal when it comes to cleaning which has become a new obsession since WLS…Odd, why couldn’t have been something better, like say shopping..Oh well…

Bariatric Doctors and the media/commercials glamorize Weight Loss Surgery and you hear that all of the problems you now have will go away, promising that you will either be off this or that medication, along with some of the other “assumptions” that a patient hears while going thru these pre op processes. The facts are: most doctors are prepared for the actual surgery and immediate post op care, but don’t have the long term information available or have answers to things that come up far out from the surgery.

It’s misleading to paint a rosy picture, especially when there are no guarantees that issues like nutrient non-absorption or sugar levels going haywire aren’t going to come up at some point in the future. If Doctors or researchers haven’t gotten all of the answers, then it’s still their responsibility to at least tell patients that there could be complications down the road.

This surgery comes under “cosmetic” categories, and while Drs. are in this for the money that’s potentially earned, they still have an oath to uphold. They still fall into the guidelines of any other licensed medical professional. Yes, it’s great the first 1-4 yrs and then things start going down hill either with people regaining weight, malnourishment, B-12 issues, Low Blood Pressure, Low Pulse, Bone Loss, Adrenal Gland problems, Calcium issues, Iron issues, seizures, Insomnia, to name a few issues currently happening to WLS patients beyond that initial period. It’s time to stop ignoring people like me, who find themselves in this situation. It’s time to include these potential issues in the PRE OP discussions between Drs and patients and have a real solution if this arises.

Some are going to say I sound like a negative person and maybe I do come off a little bit harsh, but from the bottom of my heart I do not wish this on anyone who has had this surgery…I only want your success and nothing more…I’m not going to tell you after having so many complications that I would do it all over again..Hell no, is my answer…Why would I punish myself like that again…And if your still saying that this will not happen to you, stop and ask yourself this “how long have I been out of surgery”…Take it from someone going on 6 yrs and maybe we will talk when your a little longer out…But in all honestly I hope we don’t because I don’t want this to happen to you or anyone else…

Their is no magic pill, diet or surgery that will fix all of your problems…It’s up to you to lose the weight and keep a healthy lifestyle…The surgery only fixes one piece of a bigger picture…