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Posted December 20, 1999 · December 20, 1999

Hi Al,

Like you, my rosacea became noticeable after sugery, approximately 6 weeks

after.

I had been on some steroids and think that brought out the rosacea. I know that

I

had rosacea before the surgery -- had a burn once on my chin and once on my

cheeks

from too much sun and wind and always turned red when exercising. However, I

had

never even heard of rosacea so the diagnosis was a shock.

Yes, you should put the lotion on in the morning and before going to bed, both

after washing your face.

a

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>Hi everyone,

>

> I was diagnosed with rosacea last wednesday. I had the red cheeks,

>especially cheekbones and red nose for about three months without

>knowing what it was. This is because before that I had nose surgery

>for a broken nose, to remove a bump, correct septum and straighten

>nose. Right after I took of the bandages from my nose I had a red nose

>(bridge area) and my cheekbones were red. I asked my plastic surgeon

>why my nose and face were red, he said my nose is red from the surgery,

>it just has to heal, and he said that he doesn't know why my cheeks are

>red and that it is nothing to worry about. About a week after I

>started to breakout really bad on my cheeks, looked like I had a rash

>on my face. I still thought nothing of it. Finally three months later

>I still had this redness on my face that wasn't going away, so I went

>to see a dermatologist, and he said that I do have rosacea and the type

>that is hard to treat. Something about my blood vessels on my nose and

>cheeks, he prescribed me with metrocream, and said lets see how this

>works, and if this doesn't work the only other thing to do is laser

>surgery. I asked him whether the nose surgery could have brought about

>this rosacea, and he said he wouldn't link it to the surgery, that my

>rosacea could of just happened at the same time. I told him that I

>never had this redness on my cheeks before that never went away.

> However, I think I might have had rosacea before the surgery, because

>when I excersized hard or played basketball hard my nose bridge would

>turn red as well as my face. I just thought that my nose turned red

>because I broke my nose and a bump formed and that affect the blood

>vessels of my skin where the bump was. Also at night when I would

>shower after playing ball my face would turn red and would start to

>feel really hot, I could feel that it was turning red, I just thought

>that it was because I was dehydrated, I would drink cold water and

>splash water on my face and just try to cool down. Somethings it

>worked and somethings it didn't. I would also turn red in the face if

>I was in a hot room. But the redness always went away after a while.

>But after the surgery my redness never went away. So do you guys think

>that the surgery could have made it worse.

> My other question is does anyone use cover up or make up to cover up

>their redspots on their face. I want to cover up the redness on my

>nose, I pretty sure I have broken blood vessels on the bridge of my

>nose and want to cover the redness up. What can I use that want

>irritate or make my rosacea worse. I was also wondering when should I

>apply the cream. It says put it on twice daily, in the morning and the

>evening. What about at night when I'm sleeping. Can this rosacea be

>controlled, like the flairup. Also I know everyone is different, but

>how long should I wait before I expect to see some results. I see my

>dermatologist in four months, April.

>

> Thank

>you

> Al

>

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Posted January 10, 2001 · January 10, 2001

Welcome Sharon!

If you do your BMI calculations, that should help determine if eligible.

The say the weight has to be 100+ for the procedure to be done, and there

are many on the list who were right at that starting " loss " .

PCP's can vary. My suggestion would be, whoever you chose for your surgeon

(if Dr. Shikora at NEMC), call them and ask for names of PCP's that have

given referrals in the past.

I don't have Neighborhood Health, but again, ask the Dr.'s office if they

accept it, and what is their denial ratio if any.

I've never used any " pills " in any way, that's about the only thing I

haven't tried. Again, many on here have used them, so they should be able

to assist better than myself in that area.

Yes, you can still have children after surgery. You must wait until the

weight loss tapers off, and you've stopped losing for the babies sake of

course. I plan on having kids also, and per my Dr. (Dr. Sheldon Randall,

Lawrence Memorial Hosp.), he said I can try anytime after approx my 18 month

" window " as long as my weight has stabilized. I want to be 100% sure that

my body has adjusted to the weight loss before getting pregnant to be sure

the baby is getting enough from my bodies intake/absorption.

I hope this helps a bit!

Let me know if I can help you out, I'm here to try!

Dawn

Open RNY 8/9/99

Dr. Sheldon Randall, Lawrence Mem. Hosp., Medford, MA

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Hello All,

I'm a new member and wanted to say hello all...

I've joined your list because myself and my girlfriend are interested

in having the gastric bypass surgery performed and wanted to get info

before hand. I have two question:

If I'm 5'5 " and weight 235lbs am I not eligible to have the procedure

done? MY ideal body weight is 135lbs, so to me, I'm eligible because

I'm 100 overweight. I choose Neighborhood Health Plan as my

insurance starting 01-01-01, has any had any denials from them? I

had wanted to know what PCP would definitely give me a referral, so I

could choose the correct PCP. I had seen a post this morning stating

ANY PCP from NEMC could/would give me a referral for surgery. I

don't know how true this is, but I've scheduled an appt with a

Dr.Dinelli Ahern for a physical exam in March and will ask for a

referral for the procedure. I also read a post that there is a well

known surgeon by the name of Dr.Shirkora at NEMC that does the

procedure.

My girlfriend weighgt's much more than I do.........I feel I'm going

to be told I don't weight enought for the procedure and at this point

I want it so bad that I'm willing to pig out so that by the time my

appt (3-12-01) I'll weight at least 245lbs!!! I KNOW this is the

wrong thing to do, but I'm so sick and tired of failure and know I

would succeed with this procedure. Anyway, if I can't get the

procedure done, has anyone ever use any of the Fat Blocker meds on

the market? I think it's called Meridia.............

I happy for EVERY that has had the procedure and has lost weight and

I hope and pray that I'll too be eligible to have it done as well.

Lastly, I'm a 36 y.o. parent of a 6 y.o. son and was wondering if I

have this procedure done can I still have children and if so, how

long after the surgery do I have to wait before getting pregnant? At

this stage in my life, I would rather have the surgery, than have

another baby as there are many children needing homes.

Sharon

Posted January 10, 2001 · January 10, 2001

Hi,

How do I do the calculations?