Obesity Surgery WP Blog

I read your comments and wanted to drop you a little line. I had
an “emergency” appointment with my surgeon on Friday because of the
same thing. I told him that I can’t handle not being able to eat
and that I feel that I’m slipping into a deep depression. My open
RNY was 15 Aug.
He said a few things that I didn’t think about before but what he
did say was very true after I had a chance to think about it.
Food was comfort and that comfort has been taken away. I might be
grieving food loss but most likely I’m grieving that my best friend
has been taken away from me. That I need to focus on something
else, something else that will give me some comfort. I have been
working on what that can be, but for now; I still don’t know what it
is!
I spend hours a day reading all the different WLS groups that I
subcribe to, maybe I need to get out of this and into something
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Serving size: protein
almonds (1 cup) 26.0 red snapper (3 oz.) 39.0
barley, uncooked (1 cup) 16.5 salami (1 oz.) 6.9
baked beans (½ cup) 8.1 scallops (5-6 med) 39.5
kidney beans (½ cup) 7.2 shrimp (5 lg) 15.5
lima beans (½ cup) 5.4 shrimp, canned (3 oz.) 20.8
bean soup (1 cup) 7.6 baked ham (3 oz.) 26.3
corned beef (3 oz.) 22.9 boiled ham (2 oz.) 14.5
hamburger (3 oz.) 21.8 lamb chop, broiled (4 oz.) 20.2
roast beef (3 oz.) 23.3 lentil soup (1 cup) 5.0
beef pot pie 23.0 beef liver, fried (3 oz.) 13.2
cottage cheese (½ cup) 13.6 calf liver, fried (3 oz.) 15.1
fried chicken (½ breast) 24.7 lobster (1 cup) 19.5
chicken drumstick 12.5 mac & cheese (½ cup) 8.4
chicken, dark (3.5 oz.) 29.3 malted milk (8 oz.) 11.1
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Hi,
I’m 25, 5′5 and I started out at 250 lbs, a size 22/24. Now at 4
months out, I’m about 180 lbs, a size 14/16, but am totally unhappy
with my body. I exercise daily, and go to the gym to lift weights 2
times a week, but still have overflowing handfuls of loose flesh on
my arms, legs and stomach.
I’m looking for someone 6+ months post op with a similar set of
circumstances to ask, “Does the loose skin go away? When I get to my
goal, will I still have to wear clothes to conceal my arms, legs and
stomach? Will it ever firm up, or am I doomed to surgery?”
I know alot depends on your personal chemistry, whether or not you
stay hydrated and exercise, but what I’m really looking for is just
some hope. For someone to write me and say, “My loose skin firmed up,
just keep working on it”
Is anybody out there????
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Hi everyone! I’m new to this list, and am very excited to be here.
I’m five weeks post-op (40 lbs down!) and I would like some
suggestions from the other “posties” about when I will stop vomiting
all solid food?? I can keep down liquids and sorbets, but nothing
else. Is this normal? How long could it last?
Also, how have some of you coped with no longer having food in your
lives? I’m really grieving for it!
And, I’m so weak from lack of food (I hate the taste of all the
protein shakes I’ve tried), I can’t seem to get my exercise in. Help?
Much thanks!
Lydia Modert
Apex NC
Starting weight 366lbs
Now 326 lbs
Surgery 8/6/02

Hi, what is this card some people are talking about after you have he WLS?
Where do you get it & what do you use it for?
thanks, Sharie from N.C.
I have my first appt. tomorrow!

In a message dated 9/8/02 12:08:47 AM Eastern Daylight Time, bONNIE writes:
i had the open procedure, and if recall correctly, it was at least 2 weeks or
so before my particular doctor had me start soft foods. Perhaps she should
just try a day or so of liquids, and see if at least that stays down. Since
everyone reacts differently to the surgery, her system may be more sensitive
to all the rearranging that was done.
felicia
No matter how hard you try, you can’t buy bread from a hardware store….

I have never been left with the impression that offering advice on
how to avoid complications amounted to assigning blame to those
unfortunate individuals who develop them. Medicine is not an exact
science. Any type of surgery carries with it certain risks despite
one’s best efforts to avoid them. So many variables come into play,
many of which we cannot predict or control. As my surgery date
approaches, you can bet your next paycheck I’ll be uping my protein
intake, strengthening my cardio-respiratory system, & doing anything
else my MD suggests to lessen the risk of complications.
Joe Crist
Pittsburgh, PA
consult scheduled
GO STEELERS!!!

How many days do most people need to do liquid diet? also anyone have to have
fleet phospho soda day before surgery?
Stacy

“My thoughts for today:
Bypass surgery isn’t easy…..AND IT IS JUST A TOOL, NOT A
TOTAL SOLUTION! It has saved my life but it does not solve my
obsession and compulsive eating issues (just makes it harder to act
out!).”
That reminds me of my friend that had the surgery. She said “they staple your
stomach, but they can’t staple your brain.” The cravings and habits are there
but it’s wonderful to not be able to eat alot and feel guilty the next morning.
BTW, does anyone know about the effect that alcohol consumption has on the
surgery? Other than the calories, of course. I like 103 proof whiskey and it
seems that when I drink, I always have room in my stomach to munch alot. Does
anyone else have this??
Margaret

Hello everyone,
I hope it is all right to post this here.
I have an extremely extensive wardrobe of clothes that I would like to
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I worked in retail for three years. Most of the clothes have only
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