Guest guest Posted May 9, 2000 Report Share Posted May 9, 2000 Neil, SO glad to hear that you're doing better! As for the eating... sounds about like mine. I'm not up to 1/2 cup yet... the typical amount for me is about 3 tablespoons. I also LOVE the popsicles! They're so refreshing, and I can eat them at any pace I want which is nice. I get the Dole fruit and juice pops with no sugar added. They're 100% juice, nothing artificial, and taste so sweet! As for the purging, I'm sure you know, and that everyone in the world is telling you, but allow me to repeat... it can be very stressful on your new pouch and staples. You're doing the right thing by breaking that bad habit. You certainly don't want to sabotage the surgery, I'm sure! Anyway, hang in there. You're doing great! - Alice A. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 10, 2000 Report Share Posted May 10, 2000 Nice to hear from you Neil! Every day does get better and better. Congrats on your weight loss! Hugz, Sandy in MA Neil Marsh wrote: > Hey all... > > Well, it's been about a week since I've felt motivated to write > anything. > My diarrhea has cleared up quite a bit. Last week I took a teaspoon of > > liquid Imodium AD on Tuesday and then on Wednesday and ever since then > > things have been fairly smooth. No embarrassing accidents so far. > > Went to church for 3 hours Sunday and went swimming for a while today. > > Ahhh. Nothing like floating free in the water. My lower back didn't > like > it, though. It's been mostly resting in the recliner or in the bed, so > it > complained a little loudly today while I was in the pool. Still, I > loved it > and it made me feel so refreshed. > > The biggest problem I am having now is that I seem to have trouble > knowing > how much is too much to eat. I am *so* thirsty all the time that I > think I > drink too much before eating and then don't have a lot of room for > food. > Then I eat a bite every 5 minutes but only get about half-way through > my > 1/2 cup of food before I feel stuff wanting to come back up. I guess I > am > going to have to go an hour without liquids before I eat anything. > That's > hard to do when my mouth dries out every few minutes. > > So far the liquid combo I like best is orange juice, ice and water. I > don't > get the bad aftertaste that I do with plain water, but I don't risk > dumping > with pure OJ either (not that I've show any signs of actually > experiencing > dumping syndrome yet -- I've eaten yogurt and pure OJ and had no > problems). > I also adore the low-cal popsicles that I found. They have sorbitol > instead > of sucrose, which keeps my mouth moist for a while longer. > > One *bad* habit from pre-surgery that has reared it's ugly head: > gulping. I > discovered that I can tilt back that carton of milk or OJ and take > several > satisfying gulps and then purge it back up again (making myself purge > without the aid of fingers is something I've been able to do since I > was a > kid -- as long as I'm already a little overfull). I know I shouldn't > do it, > so I tried to start the day today forcing myself not to do it. But it > is > *such* a satisfying thing to do. *sigh* > > But, on the other hand, I've lost about 50#, so I can't complain. And > I am > feeling a little better every day. I still feel woozy in my insides > some of > the time, and dizzy when I stand up, but I expect those will change > over > time. At least I hope so. > > Looking forward to my next swim... > > -N > > --- > Neil Marsh > > 35yo 6'2 " 474#/517# Open RNY distal 4/18/00 > Dr. Ned Cabot Brigham & Women's Hospital Boston Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 22, 2000 Report Share Posted June 22, 2000 Hi Sandy, Just wanted to say that I too had concern about the top staples. It felt like I had a hard ball at the top and so I called the Dr. and went in to see him just to make sure nothing was wrong. The discharge papers said if you feel hard and protruding around the incision. But he said just about everybody has trouble with the top part because the muscle is shorter around the ribs and there isn't as much give as the rest of the scar. It also seems harder but that was just the tissue. After a couple of days since it has gone down and everything is fine. So it just may be because of the area it's in. I wouldn't worry unless it's extremely painful and protruding really alot. Mine was also red and sore but that goes away soon too. Good luck. Nance Dr Reines RNY 6/5/00 265/249/150 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 2, 2001 Report Share Posted August 2, 2001 , I am so sorry to hear about your daughter. How is she doing emotionally? Thankfully, you are done with the back and forth driving for awhile. Hopefully, you and she will be able to look back on this as a distant memory soon. If at all possible, when you feel strong enough, I would encourage you to see Dr. Valle. It is a long drive, but you may only need to do it once or twice. Or, if you find the courage to fly then fly....talk to Terri about this because she has the same fear as you. At least with Dr. Valle you don't have to drive back every week like I did with Dr. indman. I saw him every week for 4 weeks. He was only a 6 hour round trip for me however...not 18!!!!!!! Anyway, I would have driven 9 hours for Dr. Indman...he was so worth every minute and every penny I paid for him. Anyway, I am sorry that you haven't had a period, but it may be simply be that some thin scar tissue has built up around your cervix and it may be easily removed. Usually the scar tissue that forms after hysteroscopy is thinner and easier to remove. Hopefully, this will be the case for you. take care of yourself and your family. Good luck, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 6, 2001 Report Share Posted August 6, 2001 , I am SO relieved to hear about the small size of your subchorionic hemmorhage. I recall a reference in an ultrasound text I read a few years ago that gave an excellent prognosis when the size of the hemorrhage is small. It is typically when the hemorrhage is >40% the size of the placenta that the outcome is questionable. I had a subchorionic hemorrhage in 1996 (pre-AS). Unlike you, I did not bleed externally; it was evident only on US. Unfortunately, mine was ~75% in size and resulted in a missed abortion. Baby died at 9 weeks and I mc at 13. The good news is that I went on to eventually have another child who is now 3 1/2. The small size of your hemorrhage and the fact it is visibly shrinking are VERY good signs. Hang in there - we are riding this rollercoaster with you and your precious little one Darlene Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 6, 2001 Report Share Posted August 6, 2001 - Sounds like you had good results! Sorry to hear about the uterine puncture, but unfortunately they are not uncommon with this kind of surgery. Think of it in terms of a cescarean section (did I spell that right?) in which they make an actual inscission in the uterus after which many women go on to have vaginal birth with later children. So a tiny puncture is not that big a deal as far as uterine strength goes. I'm sure it will heal up well. For now, just focus on taking good care of yourself! Hope you continue to heal well and SCAR-FREE! Gwen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 9, 2001 Report Share Posted August 9, 2001 Dear , Congrats to you. It sounds like it went very well!!! Your in my thoughts. ELizabeth >From: kmejre@... >Reply-To: Ashermans >To: Ashermans >Subject: update >Date: Fri, 03 Aug 2001 16:37:25 -0000 > >Hi all. I'm recovering after my surgery, lap/hysterscopy with Dr. >March to remove my septum and one tiny bit of scarring that >returned. I ddi log it in the data area. He thinks I'll be fine and >back to trying without fertility drugs sicne most of the many >miscarriages were most likely due to the spetum especially the ones >before ashermans and the ones after my last ashermans's surgery that >my RE did. The only down side is that he puntured my uterus, luckily >is was a tiny punture so it'll heal on it's own and it was on the >last cut, so now we have to wait 60 days instead of 30 till we can do >a diagnotic hysterscopy so recheck his work before getting the OK to >move forward. We'll be staying with him until I can get pregnant >then he'll send up to somebody. He said I will not need a high >risk/perineatologist just a good OB. He usually sends his patients >to the OB that did this to me however he'll find somebody else do to >what he did and how he handled it, hiding it from us for 3 years! >Also, my RE clearly stated I don't have a spetum, which is crazy >since we saw it ourselves during the diagnotic hystescopy so we will >not be going back to him. My parents are still in town till sunday >helping me recover and after this week end I'll be back to my normal >routine. Now all I have to do is wait and hope that things are now >normal and I will not need any further surgery and have a normal >pregnancy and not miscarry! > _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 21, 2001 Report Share Posted August 21, 2001 The news is no IUD anywhere in my uterus (great news, big sigh of relief), probably lurking somewhere in the sewer system (!). Had appt with doc today and he tried to reassure me, said he feels the IUD was in long enough to do it's trick (if, these things do actually do anything), and was hoping as much as I am that the surgery was successful. Have a scheduled sonohystogram on Friday, and I didn't even have to get ugly on that one, he just complied with my request for this. And I was lucky to get an appt for this test so promptly, too. Sooo, feeling a little less anxious, I guess being heard for once is important, I hate the brush-off treatment these docs do sometimes. Thanks all. . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 21, 2001 Report Share Posted August 21, 2001 , This is great news. If you have any scarring then the sonohystogram can break it up sometimes. If there is scarring and the sonohystogram doesn't break it up then ask about an office hysteroscopy to remove it. The second round of adhesions are usually very weak and break up easily. I had 2 office hysteroscopies after my operative hysteroscopy and Dr. Indman found very thin adhesions which broke free very easily and then the last hysteroscopy showed no adhesions. Anyway, good luck and good job on getting the sonohsytogram so early. It won't harm anything and may even help. But, most importantly it will give you peace of mind of what comes next. Good luck! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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