3 Days Until Surgery. Changes Overnight.

FIRST.  HAPPY to say I am healthy.  The "concerns" the doc was talking about will change things though.

Yesterday I went to Winnipeg and spent the afternoon at the Bariatric clinic being asked a million questions and being poked and prodded for 2 hours.  After that I met with my fellow surgery buddies Kelly and Carol for broth at an awesome Asian restaurant.  Funniest thing:  "Excuse me waiter, please bring us 3 bowls of delicious broth and water on the side please".  And YES, it was delicious!!!  When you have not had food in 10 days, broth is heavenly.  My dietician is now letting me have 8 oz broth/day!!!  WOOO!  Oh the small things. :)  The day was followed by an evening with my beautiful daughter, more broth, and a movie.

TODAY I went to my doctors appointment to discuss the "concerns".  I really fought my mind not going to all kinds of bad places because there is just so much cancer in my family.  I HATE the "c" word.  But I got GOOD NEWS in my eyes.  YET, a big change in plans.

Turns out that with my Barium Swallow they discovered that I have bad acid reflux and they suspect a small hiatal hernia (see diagram).

The doctor STRONGLY recommended that I not have the sleeve, but rather the bypass.  WHAT???!!!

(Click here if you want to know why I chose the sleeve and to learn the difference between the sleeve and the bypass.)

So he asked me why I wanted the sleeve and I told him.  And then he argued with me as to why I should have the bypass.  He told me that with the acid reflux I am having right now it would be magnified with the sleeve because of the pressure.  He told me that it would be potential for a second surgery.  He assured me that the "dumping syndrome" happens to both sleeved people and bypassed people but won't happen with a proper diet.  He told me about the great track record for the bypass and how successful it is.  I sat there going "Wowzers, I have have 5 minutes to make this decision."

He left for a moment and I texted a bunch of friends to pray.  He came back and I asked him, "If you were in my shoes, what would you do?"  He said "Bypass".  I said "OK". 

JUST LIKE THAT.  I'm getting the bypass.  THIS CHANGES A LOT OF THINGS!!!  Gah!!  I will place it in God's hands (cuz that's what I do).  I have some serious mental prep and praying to do. 

(To be continued......)

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RIGHT NOW.  I am here:

And I am THANKING GOD it was nothing serious.  THANK YOU to EVERYONE that has been praying!!!

Chill time.