Re: Questions for 10 Patient Contacts

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I'd love to have these questions answered, also. Plus one - what is the 3

month starvation?

Anne

Ann Ledbetter wrote:

>

>

> I am looking for 10 patient contacts to talk with. Here

> are a list of questions that I have.

>

> 1. What kind of medical problems did you have prior to

> surgery?

> 2. Have your problems improved since surgery?

> 3. What was your weight before surgery and how much

> weight have you lost since surgery?

> 4. What kind of complications; if any, did you have after

> surgery?

> 5. Did you have problems getting approval from your

> insurance company? If you did, then what steps did you

> take to get approved?

> 6. Did you get the full support from your family and

> friends?

> 7. Did you get the full support from your physician? If

> not, did you change doctors?

> 8. Did you have to find a psychiatrist or do you already

> have one since an evaluation has to be done?

> 9. Have you experienced any emotional problems since the

> surgery?

> 10. If you had to travel for surgery, then did you

> experience any problems with having to stay in a motel to

> recuperate?

> 11. If you had adhesions prior to surgery, did Dr.

> Rutledge run into any problems with the MGB? If he did,

> then what were the problems?

> 12. If you could change anything about your surgery what

> would it be?

> 13. If you had to do it over again, would you still have

> the surgery?

> 14. What has your eating been like since surgery?

> 15. Have you had your gallbladder removed previously?

> 16. Have you had a hysterectomy previously?

> 17. Have you had your appendix removed previously?

> 18. Can you please list 5 pros and 5 cons to this

> surgery?

> 19. Did you have any vitamin or mineral deficiencies?

> 20. Did you have any hair loss? If so, how much?

> 21. How did you handle the three month starvation period?

> 22. What time frame have you set for yourself and what is

> your goal?

> 23. What time frame did you take to feel like yourself

> again?

> 24. If you have had previous surgeries for whatever

> reason, how do you compare those with the MGB?

>

> Thanks ahead of time for answering my questions.

>

> Ann

>

>

[Guest guest]

<< 1. What kind of medical problems did you have prior to

surgery?>> high blood pressure, arthritis, fatigue, sleep problems, etc.

2. Have your problems improved since surgery? >> They're nearly gone! BP is

normal, arthritis is not a constant problem, my energy level is WAY up, and I

can sleep through the night.

3. What was your weight before surgery and how much weight have you lost

since surgery? >> My BMI at the time of surgery was 69, it is now 62.

4. What kind of complications; if any, did you have after surgery?>> none!

5. Did you have problems getting approval from your insurance company? >> No.

6. Did you get the full support from your family and friends?>> Yes.

7. Did you get the full support from your physician?>> Yes; I visited with

him prepared and with a copy of the Patient Manual for him to keep.

8. Did you have to find a psychiatrist or do you already have one since an

evaluation has to be done?>> The psych eval doesn't have to be done by a

psychiatrist...a qualified psychologist can do an MMPI. The main thing is

having your network in order should you need counseling after surgery.

9. Have you experienced any emotional problems since the surgery?>> You mean

other than deciding that I'm pretty hot stuff???...no, I'm happier than I

can remember being in many years. It shows; people are telling me how much

happier they believe me to be.

10. If you had to travel for surgery, then did you experience any problems

with having to stay in a motel to recuperate?>> Nope! I laid in my supplies

prior to surgery and then just went back to the motel and holed up taking

care of myself until my plane left.

11. If you had adhesions prior to surgery, did Dr. Rutledge run into any

problems with the MGB? If he did, then what were the problems?>> I did have

adhesions; Dr. R worked lap for about two hours, he said, then gave me an

incision to finish up. It wasn't a problem; the incision AND my four porthol

es have healed nicely!

12. If you could change anything about your surgery what would it be?>> I

would like to have found Dr. R several years ago to have the MGB sooner.

13. If you had to do it over again, would you still have the surgery?>>

Faster than a New York minute!

14. What has your eating been like since surgery?>> Very mellow, very

relaxing; I've stuck to the 8 weeks of liquids...and it really makes a

difference because I followed Dr. R's directions.

15. Have you had your gallbladder removed previously?>> No.

16. Have you had a hysterectomy previously?>> Yep.

17. Have you had your appendix removed previously?>> Yep

18. Can you please list 5 pros and 5 cons to this surgery?>> PROS: I eat to

live, not live to eat; I'm healthy again; I like myself; my energy level

is very high; I don't need naps anymore; I can sleep through a whole night!

I can't think of any CONS.

19. Did you have any vitamin or mineral deficiencies?>> Nope.

20. Did you have any hair loss? If so, how much?>> Too soon to know.

21. How did you handle the three month starvation period?>> There is no

three month starvation period. Ask me about this another time. That's not

true...you don't starve yourself at all.

22. What time frame have you set for yourself and what is your goal?>> To

live my life as God intends me to.

23. What time frame did you take to feel like yourself again?>> I didn't put

myself under that kind of pressure; I just trusted that God would take care

of me.

24. If you have had previous surgeries for whatever reason, how do you

compare those with the MGB?>> The MGB is a piece of cake!

[Guest guest]

Dee,

You impress me. Your answers are quite clear and comforting. Thank you for

being so extremely supportive.

P.S. I was not successful in saving my AOL data. :-( Thank you for trying

to help. So I am starting my E-mail address, etc., I am starting from ground

zero.

[Guest guest]

Dee,

You impress me. Your answers are quite clear and comforting. Thank you for

being so extremely supportive.

P.S. I was not successful in saving my AOL data. :-( Thank you for trying

to help. So I am starting my E-mail address, etc., I am starting from ground

zero.

[Guest guest]

Thanks alot Dee.

Ann

[Guest guest]

Thanks alot Dee.

Ann

[Guest guest]

Thanks . Your questions are great too!!

Ann

[Guest guest]

Thanks, .

Anne

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> << 1. What kind of medical problems did you have prior to

>

[Guest guest]

Thanks, Lynda.

Anne

pghcoon wrote:

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> skc6252@... wrote:

[Guest guest]

skc6252@... wrote:

> From: skc6252@...

>

> These questions are great. . I would also like to know the answers to them.

> Please e-mail me privately if you would at skc6252@...

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> In a message dated 02/22/2000 2:25:58 PM Central Standard Time,

> keech@... writes:

>

> << Other questions I'd also like to know are:

> >

> > 1. How much food/liquid do you consume in an average day?>>I am 2 1/2

weeks

> post op I have for breakfast-1-4 oz. yogurt Dannon.......mid am snack 5 oyster

> crackers.....lunch is another yogurt, dinner is an egg.......snack in evening

is

> usually yogurt or small curd cottage cheese(1/4 C) I try to drink 30 oz. of

> water per day(I use filtered water) All food is interchangable, and I am

> branching out into soups-home made this week. Chicken soup is being made

> now.....about 1/2 C broth with a little carrot, cellery, and onion(1-1 inch

> piece of each) and some chicken, about a teaspoon sized piece. Now before I

get

> any comments----this soup has been in the crock pot all day, so it's basically

> mush. I also have beef and pork broth in the freezer(and no I have not dumped

> with any of the meats)

> >

> > 2. What does an average breakfast, lunch, dinner look like on your plate.

> > As in, what foods do you eat, what portion sizes, etc.

> >

> > 3. When you eat, just how small are your bites? How well do you

> > chew...until the bite is totally dessimated or pretty much as you did

> before

> > MGB?>>>with the vegis and meat, it is chewed very well.

> >

> > 4. How long were you on liquids before moving to " soft " foods? What foods

> > did you start with?>>>Liquid about a week and a half....soft foods still

> >

> > 5. How soon did you feel like being up and active again? (i.e., resuming

> > normal daily activities)>>I went back to the hotel less than 24 hours after

> the op, and resumed normal activities immediately

> >

> > 6. How much activity could you take initially...as in first week, month,

> etc.>>>I am back to cleaning houses-which is what keeps the cats and me fed

> >

> > 7. Do you ever eat out at restaurants? If so, what sorts of things do you

> > order. How much do you end up taking home of what you order?>>>I took my

> daughter out to dinner the evening we arrived home from NC, I had won ton

> soup(so did she) and she ordered a dinner. I have gone out a couple times

since

> then and have ordered the soup and been satisfied.

> >

> > 8. Do you have an exercise program? If so, has that helped in firming the

> > flab as you lose? If not, how bad is the flab?>>I do walk 4 times per

week,

> and of course my cleaning keeps me active.....I clean a house in 4 hours or

> less, so no sitting around when I am at work. Still too soon to tell on the

flab

>

> >

> > 9. Did you tell many friends/extended family before you did the surgery?

> > What types of reactions did you get? How did you deal with the negative

> > reactions?>>>my family knew and 2 friends.....most were supportive,

although

> I did get some grief from my daughter when I got home...one session of " why

did

> you do this " it lasted about 20 minutes and has not come up again.

> >

> > 10. How much " supporting medical data " did you have to submit?>>>about 40

> pages covering the last 5 years of my failed diets--all included in my reg.

Dr.

> report

> >

> > 11. What types of things did you submit?>>>just what Dr. R wanted-actually

a

> nurse in the Drs office selected what Dr. R got.

> >

> > 12. How long did it take to gather everything before submitting it?>>>a

very

> long month

> >

> > 13. How long between submitting the data and having your date

> scheduled?>>>less than a week

Lynda

Pitsburgcoon Maine Coons

Pittsburgh, PA

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[Guest guest]

Lynda-

Thanks for the help.

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