Guest guest Posted October 26, 2000 Report Share Posted October 26, 2000 Susie, Welcome to the group from New England. Glad you joined us. I have been out most of the afternoon and am checking in now. Coming all the way from CT to have Dr. Thayer. I love him too, but you are going to hate me. I live in the next town to Newton-Wellesley Hospital and Dr. Thayer. I don't have to drive very far. Seriously, he is great. I am having my surgery on 1/2/01, but I have known Dr. Thayer from his current practice in Bariactric Surgery and from his previous general surgical practice where I live. He is great and does make you feel at ease. At least, I think so. He seems to be liked by everyone I have heard who has seen him. Good luck next week. So glad you could be with us. You will learn a lot from a nice group of people. Best wishes. Sally hsmombrc@... wrote: > Hi everyone! A listmate on another list told me about this one and I > rushed right over to join! =o) > > My name is Susie and I am having surgery on Oct 30th (EEK only 4 days > away!) with Dr. Thayer in Newton. I am so excited and nervous, and > anxious, and nervous lol I am mostly excited! Let's see...I am 29 > years old and have not always had a weight problem. I weighed 105 > when I graduated high school, but babies, bedrest, a husband in the > CG who is always gone, and all that genetic stuff saw me put on > weight over the years and I go into surgery at 256...I am 5'1 " tall. > Yup a shorty lol I have a great, wonderful, and 100% supportive dh > named Rob, and three wonderful blessings who are 7, 3, and 1. > > I will have to spend some time reading the archives I know, but how > wonderful to find a list of all the New Englanders. I actually live > in Connecticut but after doing alot of research and talking to people > I really wanted Dr. Thayer as my surgeon. Even though it's quite a > drive, it's worth it, as the moment I met him I was immediatly > impressed by him and felt totally comfortable. =o) I'm so > exciiiiiiited!! (did I say that already??) hehe > > Anyways, I hate that I only just found this list lol I will be gone > next week. If you are inclined to lift a prayer up for me I would > really appreciate it, as would my family!! > > Oh and I do have a ? for any of you who were patients of Dr. > Thayers. They gave me a copy of the diet for after surgery and I > read it and it appears to be a blended diet starting from day one? > Am I reading this wrong maybe? I have heard from so many other > patients of different surgeons that they were on a full clear liquid > diet for a while before starting blends so I thought maybe I was > missing something. Curious if anyone has had any problems or if this > is the norm? > > Thanks in advance! > > God bless! > Susie > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 26, 2000 Report Share Posted October 26, 2000 Susie, Congrats on your upcomming surgery! I had a RNY with Dr. Thayer on 4/25/00 and have lost 77# in 6 months. I'm 29 and 5'4. In fact, I had my blood levels checked yesterday, and Dr. Thayer called me himself today to let me know that everything looks great! He's a wonderful surgeon and very attentive. Sometimes he runs in pretty fast gear, so don't be afraid to drill him with questions and be persistent till he answers you. It's true that you're on a blended diet from the day you leave the hospital. They will want you to eat some soup and other pureed stuff in the hospital before you can go home. I never had any trouble with the diet at all, except that it gets old fast ;-) - Alice A. hsmombrc@... wrote: > > Hi everyone! A listmate on another list told me about this one and I > rushed right over to join! =o) > > My name is Susie and I am having surgery on Oct 30th (EEK only 4 days > away!) with Dr. Thayer in Newton. I am so excited and nervous, and > anxious, and nervous lol I am mostly excited! Let's see...I am 29 > years old and have not always had a weight problem. I weighed 105 > when I graduated high school, but babies, bedrest, a husband in the > CG who is always gone, and all that genetic stuff saw me put on > weight over the years and I go into surgery at 256...I am 5'1 " tall. > Yup a shorty lol I have a great, wonderful, and 100% supportive dh > named Rob, and three wonderful blessings who are 7, 3, and 1. > > I will have to spend some time reading the archives I know, but how > wonderful to find a list of all the New Englanders. I actually live > in Connecticut but after doing alot of research and talking to people > I really wanted Dr. Thayer as my surgeon. Even though it's quite a > drive, it's worth it, as the moment I met him I was immediatly > impressed by him and felt totally comfortable. =o) I'm so > exciiiiiiited!! (did I say that already??) hehe > > Anyways, I hate that I only just found this list lol I will be gone > next week. If you are inclined to lift a prayer up for me I would > really appreciate it, as would my family!! > > Oh and I do have a ? for any of you who were patients of Dr. > Thayers. They gave me a copy of the diet for after surgery and I > read it and it appears to be a blended diet starting from day one? > Am I reading this wrong maybe? I have heard from so many other > patients of different surgeons that they were on a full clear liquid > diet for a while before starting blends so I thought maybe I was > missing something. Curious if anyone has had any problems or if this > is the norm? > > Thanks in advance! > > God bless! > Susie > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 13, 2002 Report Share Posted April 13, 2002 , My daughter was around 9 months old when we began to suspect a hearing loss. We had the same comments from our family that you have described. Even our pediatrician at the time said it was just because she'd had an ear infection over the winter, and we should wait until she was older to have her tested. Fortunately we didn't. Try playing with noisy toys (sqeakers, rattles, even things louder like pots and pans) behind your daughter, from another room, in front of her crib but below her line of sight, etc (anything you can think of that she'd have to hear rather than see) and see how she responds. Even with all of the medical testing our daughter had, it seemed like this simplistic play had the most impact on showing our families something was indeed wrong. Good luck with the ABR. I, too, have been there and will keep you in my thoughts. Cori > Also both sets of our parents are sooooo in denial. > They are saying essentially that there is no way for this to be. SHe acts so > normal. > > ABR to be done Friday at 7AM > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 25, 2003 Report Share Posted February 25, 2003 Hi donna, and welcome to the group. I am sure you will love it here. I am fairly new but everyone is so supportive and genuinely lovely and it really is a great place to be. well doen on all the weight you managed to lose before and well done on being able to maintain at that weight. I wish you the best of the luck with your new weight loss challenge. I used to do weight watchers but it didn't work out for me for some reason i get on much better with simply counting calories and watching my fat. My mother swears by it though. Glad it works for you too Also if you don't mind me asking how tall are you? Bitsy --- " Donna wrote: > Hello everyone .... I am new to the group and just > weighed in this > morning at 146, clothes on. __________________________________________________ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 28, 2004 Report Share Posted December 28, 2004 Welcome, Angel! I am Feisty. proud group co-owner.I suspect that you have Hashimoto's(autoimmune thyroid disease)as you have other issues that seem to go with autoimmune disease(the IBS, and possibly asthma/allergies) I am curious... what part of Washington state?I was born in Seattle, and grew up on the Olympic Peninsula about 50 miles nw of Olympia.Also, what part of Canada? I have relatives in British Columbia, Nanaimo, , Vancouver and environs... You are definitely not alone....We each have been touched by thyroid probs and there are so many here that are willing to share, to listen. We are a support group and as some have called us " Thyroid Learning Group " ThyroFeisty(Feisty) www.thyrophoenix.com I like pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals. Sir Winston Churchill British politician (1874 - 1965) newbie > > Hi there! > > I am a newbie here! > I was diagnosed as hypothyroid less than a year ago. I am still > trying to deal with it and figure out what the hell is going on. LOL > > My name is Angel. I am 41 years old. I am Canadian but I moved to the > USA (Washington State) in 2000. I have 3 children and 2 step children. > I am a SAHM or has her own graphics business. > > After months and months of thinking maybe I was perimenopausal, I > went to the doctors and had several tests done, to find I was > hypothyroid. I have several of the symptoms but since I am taking > Levothyroxine things have seemed to look up a bit. I also suffer from > asthma, allergies and IBS. > > I look forward to being a part of this group and hopefully learning > that I am not alone:) > > Angel > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 11, 2005 Report Share Posted April 11, 2005 I would ask the doctor to do a simple x-ray of the wrist to determine the bone age of the child and not the genetic age. I have a 7 year old boy who just finally passed the 40 lb mark..problem is he is healthy and eats all the time. He has been through tests after tests to come to the conclusion that he has growth delay which is hereditary. I do know that hypo will also cause growth delay because of the slower metabolism and should correct itself with thyroid hormones but they can take an x-ray of the left wrist and tell you how old his bones and body is and his wieght might actually be fine for his bone age and actually be less of a worry. My boy is 5 % on the charts for hieght and 5 % below the charts for wieght..but he is monitored on his own line and is actually 25%-30 % on both charts for his bone age which makes things at least easier on the stress levels.. > Any suggestions on what to do with one's 7 year old son who barely is touching 40 pounds and looks like one of the starving kids on those " give us money to feed these kids " commercials? He'll eat breakfast. He eats a small bit of lunch. He'll eat almost nothing at supper. Can hardly get him to snack in between. I'm beginning to worry our next issue with him will be sticking him in the hospital to tube feed him so he'll gain a bit of weight. And this from the kid who is hypo. But the ASD he has is fighting that (3 symptoms are poor appetite, poor weight gain, frequent pneumonias). So maybe once his heart surgery is done, that will turn around. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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