I have a question: Can posties have the Heimlich (sp?) maneuver done
without damage to the pouch? If not, what do we do if we are choking?
Nona
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Brain cells come and go, but fat cells are there forever.
I am a newcomer to OSSG and a recent LRNY 1/20/2004. I just found
this site last week and have been very impressed by contributor’s
comments and advice. It is a very open and honest community. Now I
need some advice and support. And believe me I am not asking for
medical advice but for support.
I have struggled through the post-op period. To begin with I was
fluid overloaded during surgery when I went home from the hospital
weighing 15 pound more than when I went in and I was still on oxygen
for another week. To make matters worse I hadn’t been given my
thyroid medication for a week. So to sum it all up I felt like CRAP
from the beginning.
Since then I have been exhausted and struggling with depression and
the desire to sleep 24 hours a day. For the most part, I have not had
many problems with my pouch so long as I continue to ingest pureed
foods and liquids. On the occasions that I have varied my diet from
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HI GROUP!!!!!
I have been reading your notes and enjoying them. Sounds to me there
are a lot of fearless people out there getting the weight reduction
surgery. I am hunting for a doctor or hospital that does this
surgery.
I am in dire need to get it done. I am not even sure what kind I
want performed, I am so new to this. If anyone can or wants to give
me advice or a doctor, please e-mail me or place it on this list.
buhmann4@…
Thank you and good luck to all ……
Charlotte
Here I am, 9 days since my LAP RNY, home from the hospital for
5 days and just finished my third day back at work (office,
sit-down & stay pretty still job). Not too bad. I do wish I
could have afforded a few weeks off to get used to the new diet
and to feel 100% better before returning to work, but I can’t
complain.
I was in the hospital 2 extra days due to a couple of minor
complications (Asthma attack after they cleaned my room &
elevated white blood count. My doctor was Eldo Freeza in Lubbock,
Texas the hospital was Texas Tech University Medical Center. The
anesthesia consult was simply excellent, with the anesthesiologist
telling me he didn’t want me in any pain and to take a pain pill
and Prilosec before showing up on the morning of my surgery; to
ask for the pain pump to be in my room while I was in the holding
room, and to also ask for something to calm me down in the holding
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Barbara,
I first heard of this stunt a couple days ago… and was horrified- to
say the least! I kept wondering what I would have done had I been one of those
people in that room, facing a difficult decision, scared of surgery, scared
of my situation to remain as it was, and feeling as if I had come to a point
where I was trying to make my life better for myself. What ticks me off (and
trust me, I’m trying to restrain myself here), is that I don’t walk up to any MO
person and try to push my choices on to them under the misguided heading of
“education.” I expect the very same from my MO brothers and sisters. I tried
to subscribe to the fat activist movement- unfortunately, it felt as if I was
lying to myself (and every other important person in my life) when I had to
constantly remind myself that I was happy being the way I was, and that I loved
myself. I did not love the fact that I couldn’t stand up for very long, nor
did I love the fact that I cried in dressing rooms when nothing fit, I
certainly did not love not fitting into roller coasters, or through turnstiles,
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Hi Everyone,
I’ve posted from time to time when I was scared, confused, or
frustrated about something I encountered on my path toward surgery.
I had my RNY on Wed. Feb. 25. The process of going through surgery
was a bit rougher than I had anticipated, probably because I really
have never had major surgery. The truth is, though, that my pain
went down very quickly and each day I felt 100% better than I did
before. I was in the hospital a couple days longer than I had
expected because of a complication–not huge or untreatable. When
the surgeon said that I could stay another night or go home, I jumped
on the chance to get home, where I could rest more comfortably and
walk without an IV pole. I have no idea how much weight I have lost
so far because I haven’t checked. My focus right now is on simply
resting up, healing, and following my surgeon’s dietary instructions–
clear liquids until I get the drain out tomorrow. After that I’ll
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Hi,
I am almost 3 months post op and I am losing weight but at a slower
pace than what seems “normal”. I totally understand that every one
is different but I wondered if any one experienced a slower loss and
still made it to goal. I am concerned it will stop.
I am eating and drinking as I should, started exercising but still
only losing between 1-2 lbs a week. I am only down approx 40lbs in
three months, most of it going in the first 2 weeks (18lbs).
If any one else experienced this I would appreciate hearing from
you.
Thanks,
C
Hi I am a beginner on this journey I am doing the research and one
day I
am 110% for it then it drops off to 80% is this normal?
I have a question about skin care, in particular, helping minimize
loose skin.
Obviously, there are a lot of factors contributing to loose skin,
such as age, amount of weight loss, previous sun damage to the skin
and so on. Are there things we can do to minimize this problem? Do
things like vitamin creams work (and which vitamins?). How about
alpha hydroxy cleaners?
Exercise is often touted, but are there particular exercises better
than others for this? swimming? walking?
How about stretch marks? Are topical creams effective? There is a
lot of people selling stuff on the net, but they all seem suspicious
to me.
Would an appointment with a dermatologist be in order? Before
surgery, 1 month post-op or when?
Thank you,
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Hello everyone,
I want to wish Steve good health after his ordeal…I had my surgery
9/00 and I posted for about a year on and off afterwards. I kept
reading the posts, but now I am back.
My wls was very successful for me personally. I went from 255 to 135
and I have kept the weight off. I lost the majority of my weight in the
first 8-10 months like a majority of people.
I did fairly well with vitamins, etc., but lately I was feeling really
sluggish and I knew immediately I needed to have blood work done. In
fact, I am severally anemic with a very low red blood cell count..I
could have guessed that. I am one of those post-ops that can’t tolerate
sugar in any form or fats without dumping. (even sugar alcohol in sugar
free stuff makes me sick). My doc told me that even though I eat in a
healthy way I am not getting enough protein and iron enriched
foods….for example, too many vegetables. I have never had a doctor
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