I am wondering if many people needed to use a reclining chair after
surgery. I hear they are great. I do not have one and I am wondering
if I should buy one. My surgery is November 5th.
Barbara
Hi everyone,
Yesterday I had a weird experience,I didn’t eat
asmuch as I should have for one thing,and worked much
harder than usual…. about 8:30 yesterday evening I
got cold chills , then hot flashes then I got
nauseated and very dizzy and my chest hurt ..
finally I nearly passed out this was in walmart
scared the clerks to death…. they kept trying to
give me hard candy I was trying to explain I can’t
have that …. anyway I made it to my car and checked
my bloodpressure it 90/70 pulse was 128 blood sugar
was 40…I had some nuts in the car I ate a frew and
went home had some fish and some water I had a really
bad headache and still felt bad so I laid down .. I
was so cold I was chilling haveing a very hard time
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“I have a Mom and sister in town but they
have very busy lives. They said they will help with as much as they
can, but they have to keep doing thier things. I know that I can just
let the house go for a while, and have some meals prepared in advance
etc. I just worry that I will still have to be in charge, and just
the thought of it is making me exhausted already.”
Dear Person:
I don’t know your name because you didn’t identify yourself. Your profile shows
you are
male but that has to be WRONG if you are a Mom. Go figure.
Here is my idea. Tell people here where you are and see if you can make a new
friend or two!
There are lists here which are identified by their geographical locations and
one of them might be
a good place to find someone local.
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I am having my surgery on November 5th. I feel very well informed,
and I know that this is the right thing for me to do. Over the past
week I have become nervous about the recovery period. I am a Mom and
all you other Moms out there know that “the Mom can not get sick”. My
biggest worry about the whole surgery thing is that my family will
fall to pieces if I am not super woman once I get home. My husband is
wonderful about helping ME but he falls apart when it comes to the
kids. (he is their step dad) I have a Mom and sister in town but they
have very busy lives. They said they will help with as much as they
can, but they have to keep doing thier things. I know that I can just
let the house go for a while, and have some meals prepared in advance
etc. I just worry that I will still have to be in charge, and just
the thought of it is making me exhausted already. I am very
interested in how other Moms have handled this situation and what the
recovery period is really like. I have read that the first 3 weeks
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You wrote:
“It’s really starting to depress me and make me concerned about my long-term
success. I have a week-long business trip coming up soon,and I’m worried about
how to handle the 6 hour plane rides and eating virtually every meal out”
Hi,
What I have learned is stick to proteins, veggies and fruit.
I travel for business as well. Hotels make it very easy these days for people
that have to travel.
Some advice on travel eating:
Ask the hotel to bring you a mini refridg. & microwave to your room.
go to the market, buy low fat cheese sticks, cottage cheese, smoked salmon,
cucumbers, humus, edame beans,bean soups, peanut butter (low fat) apples, pears,
and stock them in your fridge. I use sliced cucumbers to put humus, cheese,
cottage cheese and salmon on.
When eating out with clients;
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I just wanted to tell you that on Aug. 1st, when the surgeon said he would do
my WLS, I commited to him I would quit smoking and I did. That first week I
did smoke one pack and that was it. I told the surgeon that one of the
reason I smoked was to keep from gaining weight, and I really believe that,
but at about 240lbs, it wasn’t doing a very good job of helping me lose
weight. Anyway, my surgery is in 9 days and I feel good about not smoking.
Knowing that I can lose weight while I’m not smoking has really encouraged
me. I have smoked on and off for 30 years and this was the easiest time I’ve
ever had, I look at it as a gift and I am grateful that I haven’t had to
fight any urges. Maybe knowing that I had to quit in order to qualify for my
surgery has been the key. Whatever it is, I’ll take it and hopefully keep it
after my surgery.
Laura
I am 10 days post-op and doing so/so my incision is sore and I don’t
have much energy, I walk everyday for 25 minutes, but after that I am
done for the day so hopefully my energy level will be coming back…
Here is my question???? How do you reach Wichita Falls OSSG Dr.
Warnock’s patients??? I haven’t been able to find them? any input
would help me. Thank You and I hope your surgery goes well for all
of you. Take Care and I am very blessed in having this
surgery…Cindy you can email me at cin2ric@…
Hey all,
I just have to tell you what I almost freaked out about today…..I got a letter
from the hospital where I’ll be having surgery. They had verified my insurance
coverage and learned that I have a $250 deductible and an out-of-pocket max of
$1,500. My insurance covers 80%, so that means I will have to pay that total of
$1,750. The letter said the money was due at the time of registration. I don’t
have ANY money right now, let alone $1,700……. I read the letter further and
it said if payment arrangements were needed to call ASAP. So, I was afraid to
call, thinking they may say if I didn’t have at least some of the money, I’d not
be able to have surgery. YIKES!!! SO, when I finally got up the nerve to call(
since I didn’t want to worry about it all weekend) I got a VERY NICE woman named
Hope (how appropriate). I explained my current situation, being out of work and
not having any money right now. She was so sweet. She asked over what period of
time I wanted to make payments. Also said it was OK that I didn’t have any money
up front.OOOOOOOHHHHHH I was sooooo relieved. She arranged for the payments over
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Yes, I did get a few names from my surgeon, but they either weren’t taking
patients or had nothing right away. I was supposed to be done in Feb, but
since it got pushed up, I need the appointments like…NOW, lol. My
insurance company was the worst. I’d say 70% of their listed providers were
out of date! They had doctors on there who had passed away as much as 3-4
years ago…phone numbers with area codes that were changed more than 5 years
ago. It was terrible. I basically had to go thru phone books and call each
Dr. myself and I finally did get a nutritionist too, so I’m really happy
right now…until the next obstacle, lol.
I know it will all be worth it, so I’m just trying to take all in stride.
Cindy
In a message dated 10/18/02 4:39:55 PM Central Daylight Time, gmivli@…
writes:
I can’t believe you had to do all that calling yourself. Didn’t the surgeon
have names of pshychologist or nutritionist they worked with? What a pain
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I am a 33 year old male who had RNY on Sept. 10. Things have
progressed very well and I’m officially on a soft diet. As of last
Friday, I had lost 52 pounds.
My biggest frustration is that I feel like the doctors/nutritionists
are leaving a lot to me to figure out on my own. Many of the things
they tell me contradict what they have written in their diet sheets.
When I raise this issue, their pat response is that “it’s different
for everyone.”
I’m constantly stressed out over my diet. Am I getting enough
protein? Am I getting enough fluids? Can I eat this? Can I eat
that? I feel guilty if I eat something that doesn’t have a
significant amount of protein.
I had the surgery with the hope of taking food out of the equation.
So far, it seems that food now IS the equation.
It’s really starting to depress me and make me concerned about my
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