Re: MISSED PHONE CALL

March 18, 2005

I had a phone call from Fremont today but they called my home phone which is my

evening phone. What happens if I miss the call? I called and left a

message but will they pass me up? they left no message. My caller ID said Kaiser

and it had the # AUGGGHHHH All I want is an orientation date!!!!!!!1 Helpf if

this has happened to anyone else.

>

Oh, Adrienne -- I feel so bad for you! However, you said you are

feeling a little better now, and I bet it will just get better. Once

you get through this, you WILL be happy you had the surgery! I've

heard it said " What doesn't kill us makes us stronger " ! Hold on to

the love of your dear husband, and the love we all feel for you.

(OMG, I'm sitting here at work, crying for your pain while I'm

writing this note!)

I haven't been where you are, by some stroke of luck, but I do pray

that your body heals itself so that you can resume a normal life.

Hey, the good thing is, without being able to eat, you'll probably

drop lots of pounds! Yeah, I know it's not a fun way to loose

weight, but it's something encouraging to think about.

Hang in there. I'll be watching the message board to see your post

when you tell us how much better you have gotten.

--Sandi H. (5 ft 1 inch tall and 50 years old)

I live in Citrus Heights (Sacramento County)

Dr. Leo – San Diego (Thru Kaiser)

315 at orientation (May '03)

285 at 3 pre-op appointments in San Diego (August 4, 2003)

252 at surgery (6/03/04)

Last weighed at 186 (03/12/2005)

Hopefully someday below 140

(yeah, I hope before Oct. 2nd when my daughter gets married!)

sandiantoytrain @ yahoo . com

> Well, I went back to Scripps last Saturday after I called Pacific

Bariatrics and told them that I couldn't keep anything down. They

wanted me to be rehydrated because my tube was most probably swollen

and not letting anything in.

>

> I spent three pretty miserable days back in the hospital. I don't

have great veins to begin with, but this time it was extra hard to

find them for the iv and lab work. They had to change the iv line

three times and my arms were quite swollen but I got through it all.

The worst part was the potassium that they had to inject which was

incredibly painful.

>

> I came home on Tuesday and haven't really felt much better until

this morning. I am starting to get down a few things but I'm still

very nauseous. What worries me the most is that any of the protein

powders I have tried are making me sick to my stomach. I haven't

tried Isopure yet, so I think I'll give that a try next.

>

> The hardest thing for me has been my frame of mind. Right now I am

so sorry that I had this surgery. I feel like I'll be the only

person who this doesn't work for. I don't feel like I'll ever stop

feeling sick to my stomach or that I'll ever be able to put a piece

of real food into my mouth again. My husband has been incredibly

supportive but it's very hard.

>

> But...I'll just keep on keeping on...one day at a time.

>

> Adrienne in Riverside

> Open RNY: 2/25/05

> Dr. Leo in San Diego

> 274/256 (3/4)/120???

March 18, 2005

Hmmm...I think you go back to end of the line and have to wait

another year!

(kidding...please don't hurt me...)

> I had a phone call from Fremont today but they called my home

phone which is my evening phone. What happens if I miss the call? I

called and left a message but will they pass me up? they left

no message. My caller ID said Kaiser and it had the # AUGGGHHHH All

I want is an orientation date!!!!!!!1 Helpf if this has happened to

anyone else.

> >

March 18, 2005

david!!!!!!!!!!! THOSE WERE KILLING WORDS!!! iLL HOLD

HIM DOWN FOR YOU.

CECILIA

--- onebigscot@...> wrote:

>

> Hmmm...I think you go back to end of the line and

> have to wait

> another year!

>

> (kidding...please don't hurt me...)

>

> > I had a phone call from Fremont today but they

> called my home

> phone which is my evening phone. What happens if I

> miss the call? I

> called and left a message but will they pass

> me up? they left

> no message. My caller ID said Kaiser and it had the

> # AUGGGHHHH All

> I want is an orientation date!!!!!!!1 Helpf if this

> has happened to

> anyone else.

> > >

>

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March 18, 2005

I had hang-ups today too. Maybe they called me and I missed also.

> I had a phone call from Fremont today but they called my home phone

which is my evening phone. What happens if I miss the call? I called

and left a message but will they pass me up? they left no

message. My caller ID said Kaiser and it had the # AUGGGHHHH All I

want is an orientation date!!!!!!!1 Helpf if this has happened to

anyone else.

> >

March 18, 2005

That's why I give the doctors my cell phone number for contacting

me, 24 hours a day! In the evening, I can set my cell phone to call

forward (that is ring at) my home phone, so I never miss a call.

(Well, almost never. If I'm in a " dark spot " where my cell phone

doesn't get reception, the call goes to voice mail, and that always

seems to be when I'm waiting for my PCP to call me back! UGH!)

But most of the time I get my important calls. That's why I got the

cell phone, to be contacted by doctors, first when my parents were

sick, and now for my own personal calls during the day.

--Sandi H.

> > I had a phone call from Fremont today but they called my home

phone

> which is my evening phone. What happens if I miss the call? I

called

> and left a message but will they pass me up? they left no

> message. My caller ID said Kaiser and it had the # AUGGGHHHH All

I

> want is an orientation date!!!!!!!1 Helpf if this has happened to

> anyone else.

> > >

March 19, 2005

lol,, ok that was mean! funny but mean!!

> > I had a phone call from Fremont today but they called my home

> phone which is my evening phone. What happens if I miss the call?

I

> called and left a message but will they pass me up? they

left

> no message. My caller ID said Kaiser and it had the # AUGGGHHHH

All

> I want is an orientation date!!!!!!!1 Helpf if this has happened

to

> anyone else.

> > >

March 19, 2005

Ya know that happened with me and Richmond Kaiser. Someone on here

told me to keep calling till I got a live person, and I did!!! Thank

gawd too. The woman who called me on Thursday wasnt going to be back

till the 22nd. So I would have waited till then. But, I kept calling

and calling and going through all the options till someone answered.

And she was nice enough to schedule the orientation for me..

So as of Monday, I would just keep calling!

> > > I had a phone call from Fremont today but they called my home

> > phone which is my evening phone. What happens if I miss the call?

> I

> > called and left a message but will they pass me up? they

> left

> > no message. My caller ID said Kaiser and it had the # AUGGGHHHH

> All

> > I want is an orientation date!!!!!!!1 Helpf if this has happened

> to

> > anyone else.

> > > >

March 20, 2005

> well unfortunately they didnt call my daytime phone.. i have my daytime phone

as my cell and nighttime as home... i hope i didnt miss a chance to get a phone

call

>

> Date: 2005/03/18 Fri PM 05:56:57 PST

> To: gastric-bypass-support-kaiser-patients

> Subject: Re: MISSED PHONE CALL