Guest guest Posted May 21, 2000 Report Share Posted May 21, 2000 Hi C How have you been? Well, when we finally got our computer back on line i had over 300 unread messages. My currier was upset, ha! I have finally gotten things where i want them to be. I see there are more new members. There have been a lot of ups and downs too! How is nancy? I am not familiar with her. I read her disturbed discovery and have been saying prayers for her and everyone, especially for those of us who are suffering and in pain. I know it hurts, we all know, we have been there. Well i guess i'll stop here for now, Bye all love veronica Re: Hello , I was just thinking about you the other night. Glad to hear no more flares. Sorry about your ear infections. I can relate to the plugged ear thing, its the pits. Hope your move went smoothly.Hurry and get unpacked and get back on line. Missed ya. C hi and welcome. maybe we can come up with answers that our doctors can't Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 21, 2000 Report Share Posted May 21, 2000 Hi , it feel good to be back online again. I have missed writing everyone. Well i hope your doing okay. I'm back now, i will let you go. Bye for now love Re: Hello Glad to see you posting again !!! We missed you.>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Hi veronica here, I just wanted to tell everyone hello, Hello! I haven'tbeen online in a while. We moved and i have been trying to get the houseorganized. I have missed a lot. I haven't had any flares, thanks to God.I am just dealing with ear infections, first my left ear now my right. Theyhave both cleared up, having your ears popping and not being able to hearis not pleasant. Well enough rambling for me. Bye all and I hope everyoneis enjoying the weekend. hi and welcome. maybe we can come up with answers that our doctors can't Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 25, 2000 Report Share Posted May 25, 2000 veronica glad to see you back we do have a few going through a tough time right now so prayers are all we can do love, hugs and hope Angie http://www.allplaycollege.com/go.cfm?referredby=rawareness Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 26, 2000 Report Share Posted May 26, 2000 Hi Angie here, I know, all we can do is pray and ask for Gods help and continue on with ourlives. My prayers are with everyone. ---So how are you holding up? I have been at the gym doing different leg exercises and right know my leg are sore and we live up stairs and i dont even want to leave the house knowing i have to come back upstairs when i do. lol okay have a good morning. hugs and more hugs Re: Hello veronicaglad to see you back we do have a few going through a tough time right now so prayers are all we can dolove, hugs and hopeAngiehttp://www.allplaycollege.com/go.cfm?referredby=rawareness Type here: www. .com hi and welcome. maybe we can come up with answers that our doctors can't Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 4, 2003 Report Share Posted November 4, 2003 I don't think there is any single answer as to when you can return to work. It is all very individual. I could not have returned to the kind of work you do in that amount of time. But the pain and recovery was worse and slower for me than for most people. You need to ask your Dr. and see what he says. My doctor did not want me doing anything strenuous around my stomach for like 10 weeks. I was told no lifting and no weights for 10 weeks. Now I do lift small things but we are talking under 10 pounds. I had my surgery done LAP and I believe the recovery time for open is a bit longer. The menu is dependent upon what stage you are at in the process. First it's clear liquids then you move on to full liquids. You will then move from pureed foods to soft solids to regular diet. What you eat is up to you but you mainly eat proteins and vegs and very few carbs. I was at regular diet at about 6 weeks. As to Gatorade I was specifically told not to drink it because it has so much sugar and it can cause the dumping syndrome. So check with your Dr. about that as well. According to my doctor you pouch is the size of a golfball after surgery. I had self controlled pain meds (morphine) after surgery. But the day after surgery I made them take me off of it and give me something else because I could hardly hold my head up and I absolutely could not walk. They wouldn't even let me try because I couldn't really sit up I was so out of it from the morphine. Length of stay is about 4 days I think for open. For Lap the average is 2 days. I hope that helps. Candi HELLO Hello My name is cori. I am about 2 weeks PRE-OP... A bit scared.. I was wondering if anyone can tell me about how long it will take to return to work.. I am a Paramedic /Firefighter so I do alot of lifting and pulling... I am on vacation till Dec 20 will this be enough time to recoup? I am having the Open RNY..... Another question is can someone give me an idea of what a normal days menu would be after the procedure???How long before going back to normal food? Also does anyone know how gatorade will affect the new stomach? In my field we are given gatorade at every fire and expected to drink it to replenish some electrolytes.... I have been told that i should have dr make my pouch a bit bigger since i dont eat at any regular cycle... And because I burn so many more calories in my field... ( I think thats kinda dumb cause if i was burning so many more calories I wouldnt be needing this procedure)... What is pouch size after procedure if anyone knows...... MY Dr has been kinda hard to get with cause of vacation to ask these questions.... Last question How many people had self controlled pain meds via IV pump after procedure????? And what was length of stay in hospital..... Thanks and sorry for all the questions...................Cori PRE-OP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 5, 2003 Report Share Posted November 5, 2003 Congradulations on getting your surgery approved Cori! I am a nurse in a busy urban community health center in Miami. I had a RNY LAP almost 4 months ago. I was off for only 6 weeks. If you do not have any complications from your surgery your time off should be at least that much maybe up to 8 weeks, if you do not have any complications. I filed for short term disability with my employer, as I didn't have that much sick time or vacation. Getting back to regular food in your diet varies with your doctor. I was on clear liquids the first post-op day and advanced to full liquids the next and was on full for two weeks, purred for two weeks and then soft before I advanced to a regular diet. As for the gatorade, it also has sugar. Your new pouch will not be able to digest it and you may experience 'dumping syndrome' Best to ask for or bring a sugar free sports drink. As for the pouch size, I don't think you will need a bigger one. The idea is to eat foods hi in protien, no carbs and a 4 oz serving will fill you up. My typical diet is a protien shake with water and coffee in the morning, a regular lunch, a hi protien snack in the afternon of cheese or a protien bar and then dinner. I eat the same foods as my family, only much less. Hope this helps. As for the PCA pump. The hospital I went to did away with them, so I had to wait for the nurse to give me mine. I would have rather had the PCA for the first couple days.... Sharon RNY LAP 7-17-03 South Miami Hospital 315/239/150 HELLO Hello My name is cori. I am about 2 weeks PRE-OP... A bit scared.. I was wondering if anyone can tell me about how long it will take to return to work.. I am a Paramedic /Firefighter so I do alot of lifting and pulling... I am on vacation till Dec 20 will this be enough time to recoup? I am having the Open RNY..... Another question is can someone give me an idea of what a normal days menu would be after the procedure???How long before going back to normal food? Also does anyone know how gatorade will affect the new stomach? In my field we are given gatorade at every fire and expected to drink it to replenish some electrolytes.... I have been told that i should have dr make my pouch a bit bigger since i dont eat at any regular cycle... And because I burn so many more calories in my field... ( I think thats kinda dumb cause if i was burning so many more calories I wouldnt be needing this procedure)... What is pouch size after procedure if anyone knows...... MY Dr has been kinda hard to get with cause of vacation to ask these questions.... Last question How many people had self controlled pain meds via IV pump after procedure????? And what was length of stay in hospital..... Thanks and sorry for all the questions...................Cori PRE-OP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 5, 2003 Report Share Posted November 5, 2003 Hi Cori, I am 5 1/2 weeks post-op...as for the Gatorade, I think certain people can tolerate it...I can't...there is a water made by Gatorade, it is called " Propel-Fitness Water " comes in different flavors, lemon is the best...very low sugar(but there is a little bit)...it does not affect me though...and it tastes great, I drink about half of one when I get done exercising...yummy! I was in the hopital for four days...four long boring days...and a self controlled morphine pump, but had a bad reaction to the morphine...so i quit using it the second day...the pain is very tolerable...and i have a pretty low threshold for pain(i am a big wussy). By the time I left the hospital I was off pain meds and when I got home, sent my hubby to fill my prescription and found out it was a derivative of codeine(which I am allergic to)...so I have been med free since day three after surgery...the more you walk, the better you feel. I am starting at 5 1/2 weeks to incorporate more foods into my diet just to see what is tolerable and so far, I have been lucky(knock on wood), I have had no problems...eggs, potatoes, bacon, crackers, chicken, raviolis, bite of spaghetti, all kinds of soups, fat-free milk, juices(except orange)...well good luck in your journey... Hannah > Hello My name is cori. I am about 2 weeks PRE-OP... A bit scared.. I was > wondering if anyone can tell me about how long it will take to return to work.. I > am a Paramedic /Firefighter so I do alot of lifting and pulling... I am on > vacation till Dec 20 will this be enough time to recoup? I am having the Open > RNY..... Another question is can someone give me an idea of what a normal days > menu would be after the procedure???How long before going back to normal > food? Also does anyone know how gatorade will affect the new stomach? In my field > we are given gatorade at every fire and expected to drink it to replenish some > electrolytes.... > I have been told that i should have dr make my pouch a bit bigger > since i dont eat at any regular cycle... And because I burn so many more calories > in my field... ( I think thats kinda dumb cause if i was burning so many more > calories I wouldnt be needing this procedure)... What is pouch size after > procedure if anyone knows...... MY Dr has been kinda hard to get with cause of > vacation to ask these questions.... Last question How many people had self > controlled pain meds via IV pump after procedure????? And what was length of stay in > hospital..... > Thanks and sorry for all the questions...................Cori > > PRE-OP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 10, 2003 Report Share Posted December 10, 2003 welcome aboard. try go to wls support groups, a lot of hospital that perform surg have meetings. try obesityhelp, asbs.org, medical journals @ your local library... lori h. > Hi everyone I'm New to the group and need your oppinions. > I am 5'10 and a little over 400lbs. I am considering gastic bypass > surgury. The problem is I don't know where to begin. There is so > much information on the web about RNY and lap Band; I have > information overload. There is a pill that I read about that suppose > to be a substitute the the Gastric Bypass surgury. Has anyone heard > about? Does it work? Where can I get information to be able to make > the best decision about if I should go for the surgury or not? > I would appreaciate any help this group could provide. > > msecooke Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 17, 2003 Report Share Posted December 17, 2003 whenever i hear about this pill i think to myself " how many other miracle pills have i taken through out my life? " ...i can only imagine what all of the pills that i have taken to lose weight have put into my body...now i know that i will NOT ever take another " miracle weight loss " pill and put God only knows what kind of chemicals into my body..just my honest opinion 10-21-03 332-280-150 LapRNY Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 17, 2003 Report Share Posted December 17, 2003 I have heard that there is a pill that is supposed to be coming out but I did not know it had been released as yet. Candi Hello Hi everyone I'm New to the group and need your oppinions. I am 5'10 and a little over 400lbs. I am considering gastic bypass surgury. The problem is I don't know where to begin. There is so much information on the web about RNY and lap Band; I have information overload. There is a pill that I read about that suppose to be a substitute the the Gastric Bypass surgury. Has anyone heard about? Does it work? Where can I get information to be able to make the best decision about if I should go for the surgury or not? I would appreaciate any help this group could provide. msecooke Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 17, 2003 Report Share Posted December 17, 2003 , WELCOME!!!!! Jump in anytime. We all need the feedback. Joan LAP RNY 11/18/03 Dr. Higa, Fresno, CA 282/246/140 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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