Hospitals

I found out this week that I’m going to be in the hospital longer than I thought.  I thought my “two days in the hospital” included the day of my surgery.  No.  It means 2 days after surgery.  So, I have my surgery on Tuesday and I go home on Thursday. 

Oh, well.  It’s not like I’m going to have to worry about the food!!  J 

I am concerned about the comfort of the bed, however.  I’m going to take my special pillow so my neck doesn’t hurt me but a bad bed could give me lots of back pain.  Somehow, I don’t think I’m going to need any more pain! 

I’ve also figured out that I’ve been pursuing Weight Loss Surgery (WLS) for over 19 months.  19 months.

I first heard that the only cure for Type 2 Diabetes is WLS in September of 2011.   That’s been my goal all along.  Getting skinny is a special bonus. 

I first tried the Bariatric Unit at St. Vincent Charity Hospital.  They advertise heavily in this market and have free seminars several times a year looking for clients.  What they don’t tell you is that they are the most conservative Unit in the area.  There’s a Unit at the Clinic, at University Hospital and one down in Summit County serving the Akron area.  I'm going to be at UH so, if any friends are reading this, come visit me on Wednesday!

After taking my money for their nutritionist and wasting lots and lots of my time, SVC turned me down due to my heart condition.  I KNOW I’m a high risk patient.  I’ve lived with this risk since 1994.  EVERYTHING is a risk for me: going to the dentist, getting my hernia repaired and dealing with the infection the Clinic gave me, getting my pacemaker implanted, everything!!  Like everyone else, I have to weigh the benefits against the risks.  I believe this is worth the risk.  I (and my cardiologist) am of the opinion that it can only help my heart for there to be 100 pounds less of me.  And getting rid of the sugar problem, which can further damage my heart, is a good thing as well.

And I could die.  It could happen.  I’m going to re-do my will, just in case.  It needs doing anyway and this is the perfect excuse to stop procrastinating about it.