Guest guest Posted June 8, 2000 Report Share Posted June 8, 2000 Re Radical surgery: don't forget Dr. Marcus here in MD. We are all radically Marcus' Miracles! BobA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 8, 2000 Report Share Posted June 8, 2000 As far as I know, Dr. Fox procedure is the same bypass length (max 40 in or 100 cms of comon chanel ), and smaller stomach... so, I think Dr. Fox is more radical due to smaller stomach (less digestion) Trish >Re Radical surgery: don't forget Dr. Marcus here in MD. We are all radically Marcus' Miracles! > >BobA > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 12, 2000 Report Share Posted June 12, 2000 Hi , I have actually already seen my Ohio guy for my one year follow up. I probably won't be traveling to Seattle to see Dr. Fox, due to money. Do you know if he does follow-up visits when he comes to Alaska? I do know he comes here every so often and does presentations. I see my PCP here, but he is somewhat clueless sometimes. One of his other patients is a Dr. Fox WLS person, so he gets pretty good instructions for blood tests and such. My surgeon was Dr. Spiers from Springfield Ohio. As far as I can tell he did a good job, my only complaints are that he was a little brusque in manner, and denies that his patients get gas. As far as I can tell from the surgical report all but 6 feet of my intestines are bypassed. The surgery report reads " the small bowel was traced down to the ligament of Treitz. Then, approximately six feet distal to the ligament of Treitz, the small bowel was transected using a GIA stapler. " I have actually had a pretty easy time of my surgery. I lost 105 pounds, I am holding steady at about 20 to 30 (depending on the chart in question) over my ideal weight, but I am happy where I am. I wear 12's and 14's on pants. I can eat pretty much whatever I want, and I can eat the amount that a normal skinny person does. I do not get sick on meat, rice or pasta. I do dump sporadically on sugary items. Milk products give me gas and the " I gotta go now " bowel movements. This came in handy after my hernia repair 2 weeks ago, you know how bound up the pain killers make ya. Since you see Dr. Fox fairly frequently, you may want to let him know his number listing in the ASBS is not correct, and ask him if he sees follow up patients here in Anchorage or if they have to go to Seattle. Also tell him THANK YOU, for letting my PCP know the correct treatment regime and dosage to solve the stinky problem. Thanks Gear On Thu, 8 Jun 2000 10:37:42 -0700 " Vitalady " writes: > , > Why not do your follow up with Dr Fox? We have Alaskans here each > week. One > of the girls catches 'em and keeps 'em as pets, though. She always > has a > happy housefly of Alaskans! > > Can I ask who did your surgery and what are your dimensions? I > haven't > found any other docs who do as radical a surgery as Dr Fox does;. > Let me > correct that. Who does this surgery and their pts do well. There's > another > in the state who does 'em, but all end up sick. He says it's > behavior. But > they aren't given any supps, so I think not. > > Congrats on your less, uh, obnoxious problem. Now, if you had dogs, > you > know, they're FASCINATED! Hahha! > > Thanks, > > > www.vitalady.com > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Go to Expedia.com to win airfare to Vegas for you and 20 friends, > $15,000 and a suite at Bellagio for New Year's. Or win 2 roundtrip > tickets anywhere in the U.S. given away daily. Click here for a > chance win. > http://click./1/5295/8/_/576511/_/960485763/ > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > ________________________________________________________________ YOU'RE PAYING TOO MUCH FOR THE INTERNET! Juno now offers FREE Internet Access! Try it today - there's no risk! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 31, 2008 Report Share Posted October 31, 2008 Kathy it is wonderful to have you with us. Eva Hi everyone. My name is Kathy. I learned about Intuitive Eating via a Weight Watchers message board. I have lost 75 pounds in the last year and a half. When I recently found myself feeling the same fears and anxieties about food, (eating when I am not hungry and gaining weight back,) I knew something was still not right within me. I long to have a healthy relationship with food. And although I have released a great deal of weight, and I feel so proud of my accomplishment, I want to be free from the fears I have regarding food. My doctor told me yesterday that I will always need to think about food, and I appreciate that, because I don't want to think I will be the "exception to the rule" (the girl who was over weight and is now thin and can eat whatever she wants, whenever she wants, take or leave exercise and never be overweight again.) And yet, I want to know I CAN eat whatever I want, whenever I am hungry....and not fear loss of control. What I appreciate most about IE is that is helps awaken my awareness to the moment. I ask myself, "Are you hungry? What do you want to eat? Are you still hungry? How does the food taste?" I am hoping for change. I am in the process of change. I am encouraged and I appreciate the support from others like you who share in these issues. Kathy Plan your next getaway with AOL Travel. Check out Today's Hot 5 Travel Deals! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 31, 2008 Report Share Posted October 31, 2008 Hi Kathy! Welcome. I just started this journey myself. Already I have found so much freedom! God Bless, Dayna:) To: IntuitiveEating_Support From: kakonrath@...Date: Fri, 31 Oct 2008 10:39:15 -0700Subject: Hi Hi everyone. My name is Kathy. I learned about Intuitive Eating via a Weight Watchers message board. I have lost 75 pounds in the last year and a half. When I recently found myself feeling the same fears and anxieties about food, (eating when I am not hungry and gaining weight back,) I knew something was still not right within me. I long to have a healthy relationship with food. And although I have released a great deal of weight, and I feel so proud of my accomplishment, I want to be free from the fears I have regarding food. My doctor told me yesterday that I will always need to think about food, and I appreciate that, because I don't want to think I will be the "exception to the rule" (the girl who was over weight and is now thin and can eat whatever she wants, whenever she wants, take or leave exercise and never be overweight again.) And yet, I want to know I CAN eat whatever I want, whenever I am hungry....and not fear loss of control. What I appreciate most about IE is that is helps awaken my awareness to the moment. I ask myself, "Are you hungry? What do you want to eat? Are you still hungry? How does the food taste?" I am hoping for change. I am in the process of change. I am encouraged and I appreciate the support from others like you who share in these issues. Kathy Store, manage and share up to 5GB with Windows Live SkyDrive. Start uploading now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 1, 2008 Report Share Posted November 1, 2008 Hi Kathy! Welcome to our group! My doctor freaked me out at my last visit by suggesting to me that I eat only "natural" foods, ie making my own granola and not eating any processed foods. The mere thought of the effort I would've had to put into this type of diet just makes me want to binge! I am going to tell her all about my intuitive eating the next time I see her. Hopefully she will understand that you can't tell someone who struggles with emotional eating and extreme dieting that she needs to restrict herself MORE to become healthy! Bonnie To: IntuitiveEating_Support Sent: Friday, October 31, 2008 12:45:01 PMSubject: Re: Hi Kathy it is wonderful to have you with us. Eva In a message dated 10/31/2008 12:41:45 P.M. Central Daylight Time, kakonrathyahoo (DOT) com writes: Hi everyone. My name is Kathy. I learned about Intuitive Eating via a Weight Watchers message board. I have lost 75 pounds in the last year and a half. When I recently found myself feeling the same fears and anxieties about food, (eating when I am not hungry and gaining weight back,) I knew something was still not right within me. I long to have a healthy relationship with food. And although I have released a great deal of weight, and I feel so proud of my accomplishment, I want to be free from the fears I have regarding food. My doctor told me yesterday that I will always need to think about food, and I appreciate that, because I don't want to think I will be the "exception to the rule" (the girl who was over weight and is now thin and can eat whatever she wants, whenever she wants, take or leave exercise and never be overweight again.) And yet, I want to know I CAN eat whatever I want, whenever I am hungry....and not fear loss of control. What I appreciate most about IE is that is helps awaken my awareness to the moment. I ask myself, "Are you hungry? What do you want to eat? Are you still hungry? How does the food taste?" I am hoping for change. I am in the process of change. I am encouraged and I appreciate the support from others like you who share in these issues. Kathy Plan your next getaway with AOL Travel. Check out Today's Hot 5 Travel Deals! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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