Obesity Surgery WP Blog

Holy crow!! Kidney stones???!! I don’t use tums much anymore, I’ve
been using Viactive… is this calcium carbonate? Nobody mentioned
anything at my doc’s office about kidney stones! But it does make
sense, I had heard in the past that too much calcium can “calcify”
(if that’s a real word) your kidneys.
Is there any type of chewable (or very small) calcium citrate pills
on the market? I’m also concerned about the opening out of my
stomach and not getting anything stuck.. Kay
Open RNY March 2003
225/145/135…??

I was on a plateau for about 2 weeks. Stuck at 269 and now in just a week I have
lost 10lbs that brings me down to 259lbs. I was so disappointed before when i
stopped.

6 months ago, I had my open RNY. 2 months ago, I passed, (thank GOD !) the
first kidney stone I’ve ever had. ( Ouch ! That sucker had CLAWS on it !) Now,
I think I’ve got another one trying to pass. ( Yes, dr. appointment made…) Is
there something about the altering affects of the RNY that makes us more prone
to K. stones, or what ? And is there anything we can do to avoid them ?
Madamspinner
RNY 3-10-03
333-260-and stuck !

Annette,
I have the same problem with those big ropey veins showing up. I’m being
evaluated right now to see if I’m a candidate for something called EVLT. A
radiologist threads a catheter into the faulty vein and then uses a laser to
seal the vein. Discomfort is suppose to be minimal and there are no
restrictions after the procedure. There is a website that will tell you all
about it: www.evlt.com. Unfortunately a thigh lift will not get rid of the
varicose veins. My insurance will pay for the laser procedure.
HTH,
Mary
and now have the dreaded extra skin. I developed a hernia so my
insurance will cover that and I can have the tummy tuck but I also need my
legs done. I have HUGE veins that showed up under all the fat so I’m
wondering if anyone has had the leg tuck (?) done because of that?? If
not…has anyone paid to have it done and if so…what was the approximate
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There is a new support group for pre and post ops that has started in
Seymour, IN. I went to it last month. It is really good. If any of you are
interested, please email me at MoonGarden1971@… and I will give
you all the info.
Kim
Lap RNY 12.19.02
343/179/135

hello all,
i am hoping someone can help my pcp gave me a surgeons name but the
surgon no long a sogeates with the surgery so i thought i would ask
the group if they knew of any,if so please e-mail me at
antnher6shadows@…
thanks and god bless.
Sharon in pa

Barbara Metcalf, RN, of Pacific Laparoscopy, asked me to pass this along:
“Our very first DS patient, Ms Shirley Newsom, 10 years postop and Miss May
2004 will be our guest speaker. She will then be our guest speaker in San
Francisco the following Wednesday, October 8. Hope lots of people can
attend….thanks….barb”
Here’s the meeting info:

hiya patricia, i am 8 weeks post-op right now and i sure can realate
with you… i had some depression also in the beginning… but it seems
to be getting better lately… i still have “lustful” thoughts of
eating… and it is a very hard thing to get over… i think everyone
goes through this to some degree… i guess you would call it our
“recovery”… im so glad you are going to see a doc about this though…
that is the best thing to do… i also talked to my doc about this and
he helped me alot… good luck sweetie:))
tamera:)
open rny-july28/03
500/427

hello Sharon here,
i finally got a name of a doctor who performs the gastric bypass
surgery. yippy
now i am in the process of trying to get some information.
If any one knows anything about Dr. Dempsey please let me know.
take care and god bless,
Sharon

I was banded in 1995, and just this summer had a revision to rny. So I’ve had
lots of years to deal with this issue.
YES! It is NORMAL to feel as if you have lost your best friend. For many of
us, food has been there no matter what! We HAVE lost our best friend!
I was diagnosed with Diabetes about 1-1/2 years before my banding. Prior to
that, I used to eat myself literally into a coma. Then I would sleep it off,
wake up, and sedate myself with food again!
When I was first banded, I was not able to get that feeling of “fullness”
that allowed me to go to sleep more easily. Napping was not as easy. I guess my
body was telling me to “Get up and MOVE!”
Many of us stuff our feelings down with food. Without food to use as a
buffer, we feel these feelings more intensely. Also, I have heard it said that
hormones that are fat soluable get released as we lose the fat, and this can
cause
these “blue” feelings.”
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