Vicki

April 22, 2000

Hi Vicki,

Been thinking about you, and wondering how your son is doing? I hope all is

well.

Keep in Touch Okay ?

Love & Hugs,

April 22, 2000

Hi Vicki,

Been thinking about you, and wondering how your son is doing? I hope all is

well.

Keep in Touch Okay ?

Love & Hugs,

October 30, 2001

Vicki:

I sent my test in two weeks ago. I couldn't help thinking " somebody's

going to open this bag with this big BIOHAZARD sign on it " !! Fine time to

be sending biohazard bags thru the mail!

LOL!

karen

Re: chronic fatigue and ER4YT:

> I sent in my secreter test last thursday..hope to hear from them soon

> and that the anthrax scare doesnt slow down the mail....especially in

> a big BIO-HAZZARD bag...

> Vicki

>

September 9, 2002

Getting a trach is a very personal and serious decision. I cannot tell you

what is right for you. I have mine because I do not have the lung strength to

cough up anything in my airpipe. Are you able to cough deep & hard? What is

your lung capacity? Do you get respiratory illnesses a lot (colds, flu,

bronchitis, pneumonia)?

Vicki

September 9, 2002

In a message dated 9/9/2002 10:46:27 AM Central Daylight Time,

MsBYGthoughts@... writes:

> Um, maybe u should try a suction first.

From a physiological standpoint, suctioning through mouth into the throat

triggers the gag reflex which induces vomiting. Vomiting is dangerous in this

instance because often leads to aspiration (choking).....defeating the

purpose of suctioning to begin with. Plus, anatomically speaking, when you

suction by mouth to the throat, you get the esophagus (food pipe) not the

trachea (airpipe) if the epiglottis is where it should be. This would give

new meaning to the phrase, " suck your guts out! "

Vicki

September 9, 2002

In a message dated 9/9/2002 11:12:04 AM Central Daylight Time,

pickndaisies2002@... writes:

> I can get stuff out of my lungs.

Then you don't need a trach. Lose the tonsils instead.

September 9, 2002

In a message dated Mon, 9 Sep 2002 10:32:37 AM Eastern Standard Time,

pickndaisies2002@... writes:

> Do

> you think a suction could just help me...or do you think a

> trach is

> the answer?

Um, maybe u should try a suction first.

~s, the unique princess~

September 9, 2002

I don't think a trache is the answer at all. I'd get the tonsils out first.

My son had a problem with sleep apneas because his tonsils were huge. No

problem since they were removed.

vicki

do you think i should get a trach? im worried SICK about choking and

not being able to breathe. Plus I have huge tonsils-even worse. Do

you think a suction could just help me...or do you think a trach is

the answer?

Jess

September 9, 2002

I can get stuff out of my lungs. What I am worried about is choking,

not aspirating into my windpipe. But something lodged in my throat.

My pulmonary function is like 27%

September 9, 2002

In a message dated 9/9/2002 4:14:06 PM Central Daylight Time,

MsBYGthoughts@... writes:

> Everybody's different.

Indeed we are! That's what makes us goddesses.

Vicki

September 9, 2002

In a message dated Mon, 9 Sep 2002 11:25:35 AM Eastern Standard Time,

VickiLJurney writes:

>

> From a physiological standpoint, suctioning through mouth into the throat

> triggers the gag reflex which induces vomiting. Vomiting is dangerous in this

> instance because often leads to aspiration (choking).....defeating the

> purpose of suctioning to begin with. Plus, anatomically speaking, when you

> suction by mouth to the throat, you get the esophagus (food pipe) not the

> trachea (airpipe) if the epiglottis is where it should be.

> This would give

> new meaning to the phrase, " suck your guts out! "

Everybody's different.

~s, the unique princess~

January 20, 2003

> Holler if you need the link again. <

okay...I am hollering! In the name change, I deleted stuff that I was supposed

to transfer. Hate cleaning up my computer house!

January 20, 2003

>okay...I am hollering! In the name change, I deleted stuff that I was

>supposed to transfer. Hate cleaning up my computer house!>>

LOL Just be glad that your puter house wasn't cleaned FOR

YOU! OK....here is the one that has the info on the area that we are

talking about:

http://www.maitrise-orthop.com/corpusmaitri/orthopaedic/mo70_maigne_thoracolumba\

r/

That link came from this page, which also has TONS of info.....this poor

guy has been thu all kinds of surgeries and is still not in very good

shape! He talks like a normal person....not Dr talk <G>

http://home.inreach.com/doodle/index.htm

Ask me about my new MSM lotion for aches/pains!

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May 14, 2003

Vicki,

I too can eat alot and it scares me too! I am almost 8 months out and am

still loosing. I do have to " diet " to loose.

Most of the time I can eat normal amounts of food. Some times more. And it is

very rare that I can only eat 1/2 a burger. I can eat a whole one no problem

with fries too!.

I would like to hear from other post ops that are more than 6 months out to

tell us how much they can eat.

B

May 14, 2003

Hello, .

I am a little over 6 months out and I can eat a good amount of food, but

this is only if I eat very slowly.

If I eat fast, I eat less and feel full fast. If I eat too fast, I just feel

sick and have to wait for about 15 minutes before I feel better. I have

really gotten better at not letting this happen.

What I sometimes do is make a nutritious meal and give myself a good portion

and take maybe an hour or two to eat it. Sometimes this may be my only

" meal " for the day and then I pick at nuts, seeds, fruit, etc. I am happy to

say that I do make good choices. I have a treat every now and then, but it's

so nice not to even really WANT the junk anymore.

I would suggest that if you find yourself eating good-sized portions, try to

make sure they are healthy choices.

I wish you the best.

Nov. 6, 2002

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Re: Vicki

> Vicki,

> I too can eat alot and it scares me too! I am almost 8 months out and am

> still loosing. I do have to " diet " to loose.

> Most of the time I can eat normal amounts of food. Some times more. And it

is

> very rare that I can only eat 1/2 a burger. I can eat a whole one no

problem

> with fries too!.

> I would like to hear from other post ops that are more than 6 months out

to

> tell us how much they can eat.

> B

>

May 15, 2003

I know that you asked for post-ops that were 6 months out or more, but I

just wanted to respond. I am almost 4 months out and sometimes feel that I

am able to eat too much food. It scares me to death too, but I am also,

still losing weight. So far, I'm down about 60 pounds, but fear that I'm

going to mess something up, by eating. I have been able to tolerate

everything, except rice. That has been the only thing that comes back up.

The things that I do the best with are plain popcorn, grilled chicken salad,

and mashed potatoes. I feel 100% better than I ever have in my life, but

everytime I put food in my mouth, I can't help but get a little worried.

Re: Vicki

> Vicki,

> I too can eat alot and it scares me too! I am almost 8 months out and am

> still loosing. I do have to " diet " to loose.

> Most of the time I can eat normal amounts of food. Some times more. And it

is

> very rare that I can only eat 1/2 a burger. I can eat a whole one no

problem

> with fries too!.

> I would like to hear from other post ops that are more than 6 months out

to

> tell us how much they can eat.

> B

>

May 19, 2003

Vicki, and ,

I was glad to see this topic of eating too much addressed here because

I too am having this problem. I am 10 months out and am amazed and

concerned about how much I can eat. Some days I feel like I can not

fill up. I was actually getting concerned that something might have

gone haywire. I guess I assumed that I would always fill up quickly

but now I see that some of us are able to consume quite a bit. I would

love to hear from somebody at Dr. R's office comment on this. Is this

normal for some people?

Vicki, I too am able to eat just about anything including sweets,

which is a disadvantage because I am back with the mental struggle

again. As far as being on a plateau for six months, I know there have

been others on this site that have been on a plateau that long and

still lost more weight. I would guess that you are not done at 11

months and have at least until 18 months out to lose some more. But I

understand the concern as I have been at a standstill for 2 months and

also worry that I may be done. We just need to hang in there and give

it more time. I have heard many people say that to break a plateau,

try changing something in your routine. Drink more, increase protein,

and with exercise, either increase or decrease what you are doing now.

Good luck!

Peggy in Michigan

MGB 7/16/03

260/176

> Hello, .

> I am a little over 6 months out and I can eat a good amount of food, but

> this is only if I eat very slowly.

> If I eat fast, I eat less and feel full fast. If I eat too fast, I

just feel

> sick and have to wait for about 15 minutes before I feel better. I have

> really gotten better at not letting this happen.

> What I sometimes do is make a nutritious meal and give myself a good

portion

> and take maybe an hour or two to eat it. Sometimes this may be my only

> " meal " for the day and then I pick at nuts, seeds, fruit, etc. I am

happy to

> say that I do make good choices. I have a treat every now and then,

but it's

> so nice not to even really WANT the junk anymore.

> I would suggest that if you find yourself eating good-sized

portions, try to

> make sure they are healthy choices.

> I wish you the best.

>

> Nov. 6, 2002

> 376/274

> Re: Vicki

>

> > Vicki,

> > I too can eat alot and it scares me too! I am almost 8 months out

and am

> > still loosing. I do have to " diet " to loose.

> > Most of the time I can eat normal amounts of food. Some times

more. And it

> is

> > very rare that I can only eat 1/2 a burger. I can eat a whole one no

> problem

> > with fries too!.

> > I would like to hear from other post ops that are more than 6

months out

> to

> > tell us how much they can eat.

> > B

> >

May 20, 2003

I also can eat anything without getting sick. The further out you get,

the more you can eat. What I find, is that if I eat a lot of carbs and

sweets, I can continually eat all day. It is like I never get full. I

was also on a plateau for 3 months and everyone hits a plateau sooner or

later. The rule of thumb here is to eat mostly healthy foods such as

protein, fruits and vegetables and limit the sweets and carbs.

It just seems harder to practice then preach. LOL

Monroe

Patient Representative

Dr. Rutledge's Office

704-682-0260 (cell)

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