Re: Responses from my catching up

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In a message dated 3/1/2004 7:08:03 PM Central Standard Time,

hevnbound1@... writes:

Anyone...How fast does Lasix work and for how long does it work?

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Long enough to get in your system and lasts about 4-6 hrs then tapers off. Iv

lasix is immediate but I assume we're talking the oral kind...LOL.

in Bama

VBG 1982 (lost from 433lbs to 270's)

VBG -RNY1996 revision(Lost from 343 to 299)

RNY-DS revision Dec 2002 -down 130 lbs (377.7 to 247.2 and still going)

BMI 39.4...No longer Morbidly obese!

Homepage address- http://hometown.aol.com/mdl1031/myhomepage/profile.html

Many thanks to Dr. K willing to take on a 3rd timer....LOL

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In a message dated 3/1/2004 7:08:03 PM Central Standard Time,

hevnbound1@... writes:

And I've

never understood why everyone says drains hurt coming out. I've had

many drains removed and I've never felt them coming out. I guess I'm

blessed that way. Lord knows I've had enough OTHER complications in

the past 19 years to make up for the pain I don't feel with those two

things.

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Laurie,

Until you have experienced these, hold you opinions....I didn't think

drains were bad as i remembered having them pulled with the RNY...But these were

definately hellacious! When I saw the x rays I knew why....He puts them

deep...Next to the place where the tummy was sutured and the intestines

attached.

That's why, because they aren't just there to drain fluid, but to look for blue

dye or other problems from the internal suture lines.

I didn't spike a temp or have a WBC spike from my leak because he had

placed the drains in the most likely place and we were lucky that it was caught

fast. It sucked any leakage material right up into the drain tube.

Mine were in ...What? almost 4 weeks...So by the time they came out I

think they had grown in place. It is a weird feeling and a deep pulling

sensation

that catches your breath that lasts about 30 second intense then eases by the

second. The first isn't so bad, but the second one is rough knowing what is

coming...LOL.

Occasionally someone will say they aren't so bad, but I think it's pretty

common for it to be " an experience " ...LOL. I say no matter, it was

definately worth it.

As far as hot on Sept...Some days it was hot in Dec, so I figure Sept is

winding summer down and more hot than cool....LOL. I know it is here....

in Bama

VBG 1982 (lost from 433lbs to 270's)

VBG -RNY1996 revision(Lost from 343 to 299)

RNY-DS revision Dec 2002 -down 130 lbs (377.7 to 247.2 and still going)

BMI 39.4...No longer Morbidly obese!

Homepage address- http://hometown.aol.com/mdl1031/myhomepage/profile.html

Many thanks to Dr. K willing to take on a 3rd timer....LOL

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Laurie....Some drains hurt and some don't...alot depends on the

placement of those drains....my tummy tuck drains didn't hurt at

all, they were shallow in the body....the DS drains felt like it was

wrapped around my spinal cord and they pulled the stuffing out of

me! Those drains are deeper, one is under the stomach and I swear I

could feel the organs flopping around as the drains come out. Then

on the other hand some people have had those drains pulled and it

bothered them no more than my tummy tuck drains....either way, hurt

like hell or no pain at all it's over with in a flash and sooo worth

it.

The Weather is pretty nice in September....the worse of the heat is

gone. Usually low 90's/high 80's for daytime and low 60's/high 50's

for night time.

These next 6 months are going to fly and your surgery will be here

before you know it!

Jo

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Laurie....Some drains hurt and some don't...alot depends on the

placement of those drains....my tummy tuck drains didn't hurt at

all, they were shallow in the body....the DS drains felt like it was

wrapped around my spinal cord and they pulled the stuffing out of

me! Those drains are deeper, one is under the stomach and I swear I

could feel the organs flopping around as the drains come out. Then

on the other hand some people have had those drains pulled and it

bothered them no more than my tummy tuck drains....either way, hurt

like hell or no pain at all it's over with in a flash and sooo worth

it.

The Weather is pretty nice in September....the worse of the heat is

gone. Usually low 90's/high 80's for daytime and low 60's/high 50's

for night time.

These next 6 months are going to fly and your surgery will be here

before you know it!

Jo

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BAD JO!! September here usually sucks! You must live at a higher

elevation then the rest of us!!! It is HIT here at least until later

in the month! I don't remember EVER having a cool September!

October? Yes, it gets nice....

But August and September have always been known as HELL months here!

I agree thoughi, nights, (after 10 or so) it is usually pretty nice!!)

It all depends on Mother Nature!!! Remember I lived in Tulare, 30

miles from Delano where we got 6 inches of snow every 30 years and

115 degrees in the summer!!!!

Ray is used to anything from 102-117 out there on base with the heat

of all the asphalt, the runways and the FA-18's taking off yards

away! I hibernate during the summer and only come out in the winter,

fall, and spring!

Cindee (who hates heat!)

> The Weather is pretty nice in September....the worse of the heat is

> gone. Usually low 90's/high 80's for daytime and low 60's/high

50's

> for night time.

>

> These next 6 months are going to fly and your surgery will be here

> before you know it!

>

> Jo

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BAD JO!! September here usually sucks! You must live at a higher

elevation then the rest of us!!! It is HIT here at least until later

in the month! I don't remember EVER having a cool September!

October? Yes, it gets nice....

But August and September have always been known as HELL months here!

I agree thoughi, nights, (after 10 or so) it is usually pretty nice!!)

It all depends on Mother Nature!!! Remember I lived in Tulare, 30

miles from Delano where we got 6 inches of snow every 30 years and

115 degrees in the summer!!!!

Ray is used to anything from 102-117 out there on base with the heat

of all the asphalt, the runways and the FA-18's taking off yards

away! I hibernate during the summer and only come out in the winter,

fall, and spring!

Cindee (who hates heat!)

> The Weather is pretty nice in September....the worse of the heat is

> gone. Usually low 90's/high 80's for daytime and low 60's/high

50's

> for night time.

>

> These next 6 months are going to fly and your surgery will be here

> before you know it!

>

> Jo

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> BAD JO!! September here usually sucks! You must live at a higher

> elevation then the rest of us!!!

I stand by my statement....July and August are blazing...September

it starts to cool off and getting into the lower half of the 90's.

Which after the high 90's and 100's feels pretty good. Also I

didn't say Sept. 1st was wonderful...lol...which is still pretty

much the tailend of August...lol.

Heres what weather.com says

Sept.

Average high 90.1 degrees

Average low 63.5 degrees

Record high 9/3/55 112 degrees

Record low 9/26/48 48 degrees

So low 90's is average for the whole month of September.

Beginning of September hotter than the end of September.

Still Swimming weather, light cool cloths, runnning your

AirConditioner......But nicer than July and August our hottest

average months of the year. June starts to really heat up and

September STARTS to cool down.

Jo

Lol...who am I kidding...90 anything is still darn hot.

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>

> > BAD JO!! September here usually sucks! You must live at a higher

> > elevation then the rest of us!!!

>

> I stand by my statement....July and August are blazing...September

> it starts to cool off and getting into the lower half of the

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isnt that funny how the 90's become what we call " cooler? " . after

dealing with 110 degrees, it IS cooler!!

vicki

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>

> > BAD JO!! September here usually sucks! You must live at a higher

> > elevation then the rest of us!!!

>

> I stand by my statement....July and August are blazing...September

> it starts to cool off and getting into the lower half of the

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isnt that funny how the 90's become what we call " cooler? " . after

dealing with 110 degrees, it IS cooler!!

vicki

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LOL, and my son wears shorts and tee shirts 10 months our of the

year! I agree LATE September is usually cooler, but damn I remember

those first few weeks of school in the beginning of September! HOT

HOT HOT!! Maybe Our area runs hotter than Delano......LOL!

Buy, we know it will be perfect weather in August for a pool party

though huh?? Hopefully Ray will have that day off! Still waiting for

word on his promotion so we are living in limbo and it sucks!

Cindee

>

> > BAD JO!! September here usually sucks! You must live at a higher

> > elevation then the rest of us!!!

>

> I stand by my statement....July and August are blazing...September

> it starts to cool off and getting into the lower half of the 90's.

> Which after the high 90's and 100's feels pretty good. Also I

> didn't say Sept. 1st was wonderful...lol...which is still pretty

> much the tailend of August...lol.

>

> Heres what weather.com says

>

> Sept.

> Average high 90.1 degrees

> Average low 63.5 degrees

> Record high 9/3/55 112 degrees

> Record low 9/26/48 48 degrees

>

> So low 90's is average for the whole month of September.

> Beginning of September hotter than the end of September.

> Still Swimming weather, light cool cloths, runnning your

> AirConditioner......But nicer than July and August our hottest

> average months of the year. June starts to really heat up and

> September STARTS to cool down.

>

> Jo

> Lol...who am I kidding...90 anything is still darn hot.