scared I wont make it!!!!

kalgirl wrote:

let me guess cheeky little Miss Magic P...

you mean the bit about RiceCake being a loony don't you?

we need a smiley emoticon holding up the middle finger...

yeah, we need that smilie, preferably one that spins...burns calories and all that.

Signing off,
Loony Rice Cake..

Kal Girl...isn't that the pot calling the kettle black???

hi thanks to all of you. Kalgirl, thanks I decided that today instead of researching the sleeve and it's immidiate risks like I have done for three months. I need to start looking into my doc. I emailed him, and got a lot of useful ineformation. Thank you. I am just in transition and need to ask the people who know more than my books, or the net. Those people are all of you thanks again.

Hi
All surgery has its risks.
Ask your Dr what his sucess rate is? how many leaks etc?
where are you getting done?
I did read of a close call in mexico ages ago now that was from a leak . So its the leaks that are a big thing.
Everyone is scared about doing the under the knife thing. The day you get done is exactly 1 year that I was done. So it is a lucky day.
Good luck and don't spin out to much..

Welcome Horseapplerancher That is good news getting a date however I would also reiterate the comments below in finding out as much as you can. Ask you surgeon everything you can think of, I ring mine with new questions, now that surgery is close (9 days). All surgery has risks, this is no different. Go onto the internet and put in searches on whatever you can think of. I don't know anyone who has died but have read about some on the internet. Often it was from other complications, not the sleeve.
Read through everything on this site, it will take hours, days but is worthwhile as you go on the journey with all the people that have been sleeved, booked into be sleeved and thinking about it. I went and got a second opnion recently and the surgeon has only done a few sleeves as he prefers the band or bypass. HIs only issue with the sleeve was the lack of data going back more than a few years and this only relates to weight loss.
Good luck

Welcome Horseapplerancher (wow that's a mouthful isn't it?).

I concur with Kalgirl. You need to just keep researching and above all, ask questions to your surgeon/hospital. Please read through all the posts and glean as much information as you can from the journeys that have already been taken. However, we are very subjective in our views, which is why research is important from as many sites as possible and not just ours.

I do know there have been a few people who've gone from the US to somewhere else (possibly Mexico??) for there surgeries, so it might be worth checking out some of their posts or even sending them a PM to get their stories.

I do wish you all the best and please feel free to ask away with the questions. I can only speak from personal experience, that it has to be one of the best decisions I've ever made. I don't believe I had the strength the do it on my own and I truly needed this to ensure my longevity. I don't have children, but I wanted to grow old with my husband and actually enjoy my life. The life I had before the op, was not even close to enjoyable. Take care and good luck.

Hi everyone, I am new to the site. I have a surgery date for feb 12th 2009. I am scared of not the actual surgery date but of developing issues once i'm home.I am going out of the country and just would like to know how many people out their know someone who has died from the gastric sleeve? Please I am begging, I am so scared to leave my babies, and my husband thank you God bless.