Re: I am a newbie, looking at having the surgery and needing info

[Guest guest]

If you can get your insurance to pay for it, it will be the best present

that you can give yourself. It has been life changing for me and I have not

felt this good in over ten years and still have more weight to go.

Lin

422-338-250

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American by birth,

Saved by the grace of God.

I am a newbie, looking at having the surgery

and needing info

Hello I am Bethany

I am at present 4'11 " and 255 lbs.

My general surgeon, who I saw to get my reflux undercontrol, said

that I should have my stomach removed and that that would count as

GASTRIC BYPASS. Part of my stomach is not digesting or emptying the

right way. I have struggled with my weight since I was 8, now 32. I

live in Olympia, WA. I am weighing the pros and cons of the

surgery. I know at least two people who have had it and they say to

go for it. I have to get my primary doctor to petition DSHS to pay

for my surgery. My insurance will not, but I have medical coupons

and that is done through DSHS. I live by myself, so I cook for

myself.

A couple of Questions:

How long is the recovery?

Would anyone, in hindsight, wish they had not had it done?

What about food allergies, as in do they interfere with the proper

menu. I have allergies to artificial sweetners, all of them. Any

suggestions.

Bethany

nttr_b

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12:21 PM

[Guest guest]

Best of luck to you Bethany.I can't understand how you could live

without a stomach at all or am I reading wrong?

Kim

RNY 6/23/06

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>

> Hello I am Bethany

> I am at present 4'11 " and 255 lbs.

>

> My general surgeon, who I saw to get my reflux undercontrol, said

> that I should have my stomach removed and that that would count as

> GASTRIC BYPASS. Part of my stomach is not digesting or emptying

the

> right way. I have struggled with my weight since I was 8, now

32. I

> live in Olympia, WA. I am weighing the pros and cons of the

> surgery. I know at least two people who have had it and they say

to

> go for it. I have to get my primary doctor to petition DSHS to

pay

> for my surgery. My insurance will not, but I have medical coupons

> and that is done through DSHS. I live by myself, so I cook for

> myself.

>

> A couple of Questions:

>

> How long is the recovery?

>

> Would anyone, in hindsight, wish they had not had it done?

>

> What about food allergies, as in do they interfere with the proper

> menu. I have allergies to artificial sweetners, all of them. Any

> suggestions.

>

> Bethany

> nttr_b

> fuzzybpebble@...

>

[Guest guest]

Bethany

I am in the same situation as you are. I'm not exactly allergic to

some of the foods but I can't have them because of my bladder

condition, if I do it causes me great pain for 3 to 4 days, and no

sleep that whole time.

Can you have splenda as a surgar? Or is that one out too. I've

accepted the fact I may be a broth person for a while, until I can get

to the mushy stage. But I do figure if I can survive it, I'll

probably lose a lot of weight during that time.

My surgery is Jan 10th, nervous, and can't wait all at the same time.

216/216/235

Holt, Florida