RE: Fresh out of surgery

August 13, 2003

In a message dated 8/13/2003 6:30:53 PM Eastern Daylight Time,

erwins@... writes:

> My name is Jess, and I just had surgery August 4th. I had been

> thinking about having it for over a year.

Hi Jess and welcome home. I am so sorry that the hospital stay wasn't more

pleasant but that part is all over with. Now you just relax and give your body

a chance to heal it takes anywhere from 6 months to a year to fully heal.

Don't worry just eat what you are supposed to at the right stage and you will

lose the weight ok. Now you have to work on that head hunger there are

plenty of things that are low fat low carb and high protein that taste great and

when your surgeon says so you will be able to enjoy them. Remember it takes

time so don't become a scale junkie LOL and don't compare yourself to anyone

else

as far as how fast you are going to be losing ok your body is unique and

special and it will lose at a rate that is just right for you. Take care and

many

blessings are wished your way. I will be in your shoes in just about 11 days

Lori Anne

pre-op Lap RNY

8/25/03

August 13, 2003

Hi Jess

Congratulations on making it to the losing side. Your hospital

experience sounded poor, but be reassured that it just keeps getting

better everyday now. Don't focus on each lost pound, just do what

you are supposed to, walk and sip and walk and sip, and it will

happen. I am 2-3 weeks ahead of you, and feel better each day!

regards, bill g

> Hello everyone,

>

> My name is Jess, and I just had surgery August 4th. I had been

> thinking about having it for over a year. I didnt realize it until

I

> was starting to get qualified I was actually 315 pounds. To my

> surprize I passed the physical, I'm 26 and have no major health

> problems.

>

> I had surgery about a week and a half ago. know people.

August 13, 2003

Hi Jess so sorry to hear that the nurses were bad and rude.I would

let the hospital know it seen your out.I don't think the hospital

will be too happy to hear how bad they treated you.Did you talk to

your Doctor about what happen there?I think they owe you a appolige

(Sorry can spell)But I'M Sorry.Well congraduation on being on the

losing side now.Can't wait to join you on the losing side.I glad now

that your home and out of that bad place your feeling better.I'm

sure you'll do great and be suprised on the wt lose.Take care a

friend debkroll of Iowa,Surgery date Aug.18,2003,Wt# 365/ ? &

counting.

> Hello everyone,

>

> My name is Jess, and I just had surgery August 4th. I had been

> thinking about having it for over a year. I didnt realize it until

I

> was starting to get qualified I was actually 315 pounds. To my

> surprize I passed the physical, I'm 26 and have no major health

> problems.

>

> I had surgery about a week and a half ago. The surgery itself went

> well, or so I'm told.. not that i remember any of it, lol. The

post-

> op " care " was pretty sad. I don't really know what it was supposed

to

> be like, but I went home bruised (as expected from the numerous

> IV's), blisters on the back of my legs and really horrible back

spasm

> pain that lasted about 3 days. They didn't let us (my roommmate

and

> i) take a shower or get cleaned up until 4 days after surgery, and

> also didn't get to eat anything, ice chips until 4 days later. The

> nurses would sometimes take an hour, hour and a half to respond,

and

> the last night in the hospital I had no IV (I had one but it had

> moved or just become useless, didn't stop a nurse from trying to

use

> it though) and thats the night I got back spasms all up and down

my

> back, and they gave me liquid vicodin that worked for about 2

hours,

> and they wouldn't give me more till about 5 hours later.

>

> The first couple days I wasn't able to go to the bathroom on my

own,

> and I actually put on water weight. I gained 10 pounds, but by the

> time i left I was back to the weight I was before surgery. (I had

> tried a few times to go on my own, but couldn't. One of the nurses

> said to me in a sort of threatning way, you better go or im going

to

> straight cath you)

>

> So I've been home since Friday, and yesterday was the first day

I've

> actually felt good. Now that I'm pratically healed, I'm hungry

again.

> Everytime my family cooks a meal for themselves I just want to

> scream. My post-op appointment with my surgeon isn't until the

21st

> (its supposed to be 10 days) and right now I'm stuck with protien

> shakes, which aren't terrible but its definitely no steak dinner!

>

> I don't mean to sound so negative, but so far this experience

hasn't

> brought much positive, we have a scale here but its older than I

am

> and I'm not sure how much weight I've lost since the hospital. I

can

> tell a difference in my legs, and a little in my belly. I don't

> regret doing it, I'm just getting very anxious already to see the

> results. (i'm not known for my patience, lol)

>

> I'm glad I found a friendly support group and I look forward to

> hearing everyone elses stories and getting to know people.

August 13, 2003

Okay......LOL . I didn't know there was another Jess on here! I was kinda

confused for a sec. LOL !

Jess in MI

August 13, 2003

hey jess. just today i remembered that one of my nurses would

inject my poor wrist with pepcid & it felt like LAVA, can you say

burn baby burn.

every day gets better, promise!

lori h.

August 13, 2003

In a message dated 8/13/2003 8:46:44 PM Central Standard Time,

crw713@... writes:

> >Hello everyone,

> >

> >My name is Jess, and I just had surgery August 4th. I had been

> >thinking about having it for over a year.

Jess,

What you were put through in and of itself was a major ordeal and for

these sorry a** creatures that called themselves nurses something should be

done. I would get in touch with the " Chief of Staff " of that miserable hospital

and file a complaint immediately with him/her. They are there for the patients

care and all to quickly the miserable bit**** forget that. I wish I could have

been there. I would have had those so and so's beggin to take care of you. I

am furious at this. I have had to show my tail when my sister was in for like

her forth hernia surgery. When I threatened to get the Chief of Staff in there

and cussed em all out I got some real quick results. They don't want their

job threatened for sure. My sister said it was her Terms of Endearment moment.

lol. But we are grown up adults and people on the street that don't even know

us , most times anyway, treat us better. And they are in a job field where care

and compassion have to take priority. This has really just ticked me off in

the worst kind of way. When I get in there for my surgery they will know my

name and my face well if they even remotely try that crap with me. I am so so

sorry you went through all of that. To know that people can be so heartless and

so cruel. Just know this one day they will be on the other side of the fence.

And when they are treated so unkindly lets see how they like it. What goes

around comes around!!!!! Now lets let it fly!

Wolfie

Pre-Op

Leeds, Alabama

Surgery Date-August 27th

Dr. Lee A. Schmitt

August 14, 2003

Hey Jess, I promise things will get better. YOu have definitely been through

the worst part and it only gets better from here. The first thing you have to do

is buy a new scale---you are going to love seeing how much weight you are

losing, b/c it is such a great feeling!

i am 10 months postop, and although i am not eating any big steak dinners, i do

enjoy food a lot more now than before my surgery. i know it is not easy living

on liquids, but make sure you are drinking enough or you will get dehydrated

quickly--i didn't and it was miserable, they had to put me back in the hospital

about a month after my surgery.

I still have a few bad days every now and then, but if i eat right i usually

feel great!

just know that you WILL feel better than you did before surgery, it just takes a

while.

god bless you,

michelle

Fresh out of surgery

<tt>

Hello everyone,

My name is Jess, and I just had surgery August 4th. I had been

thinking about having it for over a year. I didnt realize it until I

was starting to get qualified I was actually 315 pounds. To my

surprize I passed the physical, I'm 26 and have no major health

problems.

I had surgery about a week and a half ago. The surgery itself went

well, or so I'm told.. not that i remember any of it, lol. The post-

op " care " was pretty sad. I don't really know what it was supposed to

be like, but I went home bruised (as expected from the numerous

IV's), blisters on the back of my legs and really horrible back spasm

pain that lasted about 3 days. They didn't let us (my roommmate and

i) take a shower or get cleaned up until 4 days after surgery, and

also didn't get to eat anything, ice chips until 4 days later. The

nurses would sometimes take an hour, hour and a half to respond, and

the last night in the hospital I had no IV (I had one but it had

moved or just become useless, didn't stop a nurse from trying to use

it though) and thats the night I got back spasms all up and down my

back, and they gave me liquid vicodin that worked for about 2 hours,

and they wouldn't give me more till about 5 hours later.

The first couple days I wasn't able to go to the bathroom on my own,

and I actually put on water weight. I gained 10 pounds, but by the

time i left I was back to the weight I was before surgery. (I had

tried a few times to go on my own, but couldn't. One of the nurses

said to me in a sort of threatning way, you better go or im going to

straight cath you)

So I've been home since Friday, and yesterday was the first day I've

actually felt good. Now that I'm pratically healed, I'm hungry again.

Everytime my family cooks a meal for themselves I just want to

scream. My post-op appointment with my surgeon isn't until the 21st

(its supposed to be 10 days) and right now I'm stuck with protien

shakes, which aren't terrible but its definitely no steak dinner!

I don't mean to sound so negative, but so far this experience hasn't

brought much positive, we have a scale here but its older than I am

and I'm not sure how much weight I've lost since the hospital. I can

tell a difference in my legs, and a little in my belly. I don't

regret doing it, I'm just getting very anxious already to see the

results. (i'm not known for my patience, lol)

I'm glad I found a friendly support group and I look forward to

hearing everyone elses stories and getting to know people.

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August 14, 2003

After I read your post, I was curious, so I went to cbs.com and looked it

up. It is a verrrry interesting article, if you didn’t see the 60 minutes

episode last night. I even printed it out so I could put it in my Gastro

File that I have been keeping. I have all sorts of bits and pieces of info

that all of you have contributed over the past few months. I want to read

and review occasionally.

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2003/03/11/60II/main543614.shtml

One of the statements in the article was---

“Implication is that this is one of the ways in which the body fights

against weight loss, " says Cummings, which might help explain why millions

of yo-yo dieters can’t keep the weight off.”

Charlotte

Pre-op (tomistic)

Re: Fresh out of surgery

I watched 60 minutes last night and they talked about

a hormone that helps keep heavy people heavy. When an

overweight person goes on a diet, this hormone

produces more and therefore makes us hungrier than

ever which is why it is impossible for MO people to

lose weight. The gastric bypass cuts off this

hormone, which is why it makes this surgery such a

success.

--- " MICHELLE B. WALKER " wrote:

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