banded 9/8/04 -CARITAS LOUISVILLE KY

09-14-2004, 10:25 PM

HELLO EVERYONE MY NAME IS PATRICIA I AM A 26 F IN THE KENTUCKIANA AREA. I WEIGHED 327 BEFORE SURGERY AND I AM @ 307 NOW... THIS IS OF COURSE 14 DAYS LATER AFTER THE PRE DIET AND STUFF. I WILL LET YOU KNOW THAT I HAD A MISFORTUNE HAPPEN DURING MY PROCEDURE. MY SURGERY WAS A SUCCESS AND FINISHED BUT WHILE THEY WERE CLOSING ME UP I WENT INTO VENTRICULAR FIBRILLATION. THIS COULD HAVE BEEN CAUSED BY THE AMT OF ANESTHESIA I RECEIVED OR AN ACTUAL UNDERLINE HEART CONDITION. I WAS PADDLED 7 TIMES AND COMPRESSED FOR 20 MINS BEFORE COMING OUT OF IT. I WAS THEN PUT ON A VENTILATOR AND IN ICU FOR 6 DAYS. I AM A MIRACLE BECAUSE I CAME OFF OF MY VENT 6 HOURS AFTER HAVENT IT PUT IN. I WOULD NOT GIVE UP. I WILL LET YOU ALL KNOW THAT I WOULD SUGGEST DR LUSCO OR DR JOHN OLSOFKA TO ANY PERSON WHO IS SUFFERING FROM OBESITY. WELL BACK TO ME WHICH U ARE PROBABLY WONDERING WHAT HAPPENED. I HAD A HEART CATH DONE BY ONE OF THE BEST CARDIOLOGISTS IN LOUISVILLE KENTUCKY DR. UMMAT. HE SAID THAT I HAD THE HEART OF A NEW BORN BABY!!! I WILL NEVER FORGET HOW HAPPY I WAS TO HEAR THOSE WORDS. SO THE ? IS STILL @ HAND.. WHAT HAPPENED TO THIS HEALTHY 26 YEAR OLD GIRL ON THAT SURGERY TABLE??? ONLY GOD KNOWS.. BUT I CAN SAY THIS ... HE SAVED ME..... AND SO DID THAT SURGERY TEAM @ CARITAS. IF ANYONE WOULD LIKE TO FOLLOW UP ABOUT MY CARE OR HAVE MORE IN DEPTH QUESTIONS... PLEASE FEEL FREE TO EMAIL ME itzcawdkarma@insightbb.com OR YOU CAN JUST ADD ME TO YAHOO -cr8zy4jj . Thank you and I WISH YOU ALL THE MOST SUCCESS.

leatha_g · 09-14-2004, 10:33 PM

This sounds like quite an experience for such a young person! I'm really glad you made it through okay and had good docs that could handle the situation. this is one reason why it's so important to be in a facility that can handle something like this.

So glad you are better and at home!! Great loss so far, keep it up!

New Hope · 09-14-2004, 11:05 PM

Wow, thank God you had a competent surgeon and hospital. Hope you continue to regain your health. Best of luck!:)