They figured it was too dangerous to do anything to keep Spaw ticking a few years ago, too. Lucky for us, he found a surgeon who was the most experienced using a new robotic surgical system called the Da Vinci and it saved his life. IT's now beocming more commonplace. Our local hospital got one about 5 months after my open-heart surgery last May.
Don't beat yourself up over the losing weight; it can be tough when you don't have enough of the good stuff circulating in order to exercise. Once they fix it, I think you'll be amazed at how much you can do and how much better you feel.