Introducing myself

[Guest guest]

bluecabochon wrote:

>

> I have faith in my surgeon, he's one of the best in NYC. He put

> me on iodine drops and the endo today started me on Tapazole.

Does the surgeon know you started Tapazole? I ask as it is

common to stop ATD before surgery here, the Iodine should be

suppressing thyroid function. I'd doublecheck if you are not

100% sure the left hand knows what the right hand is doing, it

isn't a big issue, the idea is to suppress hyperthyroidism but

still let the thyroid be filled out (I assume it makes surgery

easier), which is kind of a contradiction. I dare say a good

surgeon can cut out anything he finds on any thyroid, but he'll

want to make it as easy as possible, for both your benefit and

his.

> I'm afraid of thyroid storm but they don't think that will happen as

> my levels are not that high.

Did you discuss your fears with the surgeon? Serious

complications from thyroid surgery are very rare, and he should

have spelt out exactly what the risks are.

My surgery story is in the archive several times, and went very

well, and totally painless (for me - not all are so lucky). It

wasn't a big deal (even if it felt like it before hand), biggest

shock was waking up to find plastic tubes in my neck, but drains

are common after thyroid surgery and they were taken out over

the next two days, just wish they had told me before I went

under.

Do allow a couple of weeks taking it easy to recover from the

G.A. which was far worse for me than anything the surgeon did.

GA affects seem to vary widely between people.

[Guest guest]

bluecabochon wrote:

>

> I have faith in my surgeon, he's one of the best in NYC. He put

> me on iodine drops and the endo today started me on Tapazole.

Does the surgeon know you started Tapazole? I ask as it is

common to stop ATD before surgery here, the Iodine should be

suppressing thyroid function. I'd doublecheck if you are not

100% sure the left hand knows what the right hand is doing, it

isn't a big issue, the idea is to suppress hyperthyroidism but

still let the thyroid be filled out (I assume it makes surgery

easier), which is kind of a contradiction. I dare say a good

surgeon can cut out anything he finds on any thyroid, but he'll

want to make it as easy as possible, for both your benefit and

his.

> I'm afraid of thyroid storm but they don't think that will happen as

> my levels are not that high.

Did you discuss your fears with the surgeon? Serious

complications from thyroid surgery are very rare, and he should

have spelt out exactly what the risks are.

My surgery story is in the archive several times, and went very

well, and totally painless (for me - not all are so lucky). It

wasn't a big deal (even if it felt like it before hand), biggest

shock was waking up to find plastic tubes in my neck, but drains

are common after thyroid surgery and they were taken out over

the next two days, just wish they had told me before I went

under.

Do allow a couple of weeks taking it easy to recover from the

G.A. which was far worse for me than anything the surgeon did.

GA affects seem to vary widely between people.

[Guest guest]

Hi Jan,

Glad you found your way here. If you don't hear from anyone who had surgery,

post again with " surgery questions " in the heading. Caroline, who had surgery

several years back and two kids since then, is an excellent resource and will

likely answer you. Also, if you search the archives, you should be able to

find some of her story. Take care, Elaine

[Guest guest]

Hi Dee.......

Congragulations on such a wonderful weightloss and being pregnancy.

Yesterday was my 2 year anniversary on my surgery. I went in weighing 318

lbs and now weigh 175-180.

I have two children ages 6 and 3 and am 41 years old and ttc again. No

luck so went to an obgyn and he did some tests and found out my tubes are

blocked. So hopefully Dr. Bass in ThiefRiver will be able to help me with

that in a few weeks.

Congragulations and welcome........

Tracey

Northern MN

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>

[Guest guest]

Hi Dee.......

Congragulations on such a wonderful weightloss and being pregnancy.

Yesterday was my 2 year anniversary on my surgery. I went in weighing 318

lbs and now weigh 175-180.

I have two children ages 6 and 3 and am 41 years old and ttc again. No

luck so went to an obgyn and he did some tests and found out my tubes are

blocked. So hopefully Dr. Bass in ThiefRiver will be able to help me with

that in a few weeks.

Congragulations and welcome........

Tracey

Northern MN

----- Original Message ----- >

>

[Guest guest]

COngrats and welcome Dee!

Rasley

mailto: drasley@...

BTC, Columbus, 10/7/98

Introducing myself

> Hello everyone,

> I am brand new to this group. I am 39 years old (hence the screen

name)

> and 11 weeks pregnant with my first child. I had the BPDS in November of

> 2000. I am trying to do everything right with this pregnancy and am

hoping that

> anyone else out there who had the same surgery can give me some good

advice and

> some reassurance that everything will be fine. I am under the care of a

> great OB, but I no longer see the surgeon who did my surgery for various

reasons.

> My health is generally excellent aside from some slight anemia for which

I

> take extra iron.

>

> I have been recently married and we are both very excited about this

baby.

> My husband is 42 and he was never married before (me either). and this is

a

> first child for us both. I know that my fears are normal (...I'm too old,

my

> baby will have Down's Syndrome, I won't be able to get the proper

nutrition,

> etc...).

>

> I'm experiencing pretty harsh " morning sickness " although mine happens

> later in the day and ALL evening. My due date is set for June 14th. I'm

almost

> done with the first trimester so I'm hoping to be breathing a little

easier

> soon.

>

> Well, I just wanted to introduce myself. I will be eagerly awaiting

all

> kinds of great information through your emails! )

>

> Dee (BunInOven39)

>

> P.S. I was over 400 lbs and now am around 160 and have been for over a

year

> and a half. Wearing a size 10 and feeling like a normal person!

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

COngrats and welcome Dee!

Rasley

mailto: drasley@...

BTC, Columbus, 10/7/98

Introducing myself

> Hello everyone,

> I am brand new to this group. I am 39 years old (hence the screen

name)

> and 11 weeks pregnant with my first child. I had the BPDS in November of

> 2000. I am trying to do everything right with this pregnancy and am

hoping that

> anyone else out there who had the same surgery can give me some good

advice and

> some reassurance that everything will be fine. I am under the care of a

> great OB, but I no longer see the surgeon who did my surgery for various

reasons.

> My health is generally excellent aside from some slight anemia for which

I

> take extra iron.

>

> I have been recently married and we are both very excited about this

baby.

> My husband is 42 and he was never married before (me either). and this is

a

> first child for us both. I know that my fears are normal (...I'm too old,

my

> baby will have Down's Syndrome, I won't be able to get the proper

nutrition,

> etc...).

>

> I'm experiencing pretty harsh " morning sickness " although mine happens

> later in the day and ALL evening. My due date is set for June 14th. I'm

almost

> done with the first trimester so I'm hoping to be breathing a little

easier

> soon.

>

> Well, I just wanted to introduce myself. I will be eagerly awaiting

all

> kinds of great information through your emails! )

>

> Dee (BunInOven39)

>

> P.S. I was over 400 lbs and now am around 160 and have been for over a

year

> and a half. Wearing a size 10 and feeling like a normal person!

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Congrats Dee on hubby and new baby coming!!

Wow.. AWESOME Weight loss!!

I have 1 pre surg son who is 13 months... I was 31 when I had him.

I was sick ALL day and ALL night.. and sooo tired I couldn't keep my eyes open

until about 17 weeks prego.

I am pre op ..10 days to go.. and next year hope to have baby #2.

Peace,

K

Open RNY Surgery date : 12/2/03

5' and 252 lbs

Introducing myself

Hello everyone,

I am brand new to this group. I am 39 years old (hence the screen name)

and 11 weeks pregnant with my first child. I had the BPDS in November of

2000. I am trying to do everything right with this pregnancy and am hoping

that

anyone else out there who had the same surgery can give me some good advice

and

some reassurance that everything will be fine. I am under the care of a

great OB, but I no longer see the surgeon who did my surgery for various

reasons.

My health is generally excellent aside from some slight anemia for which I

take extra iron.

I have been recently married and we are both very excited about this baby.

My husband is 42 and he was never married before (me either). and this is a

first child for us both. I know that my fears are normal (...I'm too old, my

baby will have Down's Syndrome, I won't be able to get the proper nutrition,

etc...).

I'm experiencing pretty harsh " morning sickness " although mine happens

later in the day and ALL evening. My due date is set for June 14th. I'm

almost

done with the first trimester so I'm hoping to be breathing a little easier

soon.

Well, I just wanted to introduce myself. I will be eagerly awaiting all

kinds of great information through your emails! )

Dee (BunInOven39)

P.S. I was over 400 lbs and now am around 160 and have been for over a year

and a half. Wearing a size 10 and feeling like a normal person!

[Guest guest]

Congrats Dee on hubby and new baby coming!!

Wow.. AWESOME Weight loss!!

I have 1 pre surg son who is 13 months... I was 31 when I had him.

I was sick ALL day and ALL night.. and sooo tired I couldn't keep my eyes open

until about 17 weeks prego.

I am pre op ..10 days to go.. and next year hope to have baby #2.

Peace,

K

Open RNY Surgery date : 12/2/03

5' and 252 lbs

Introducing myself

Hello everyone,

I am brand new to this group. I am 39 years old (hence the screen name)

and 11 weeks pregnant with my first child. I had the BPDS in November of

2000. I am trying to do everything right with this pregnancy and am hoping

that

anyone else out there who had the same surgery can give me some good advice

and

some reassurance that everything will be fine. I am under the care of a

great OB, but I no longer see the surgeon who did my surgery for various

reasons.

My health is generally excellent aside from some slight anemia for which I

take extra iron.

I have been recently married and we are both very excited about this baby.

My husband is 42 and he was never married before (me either). and this is a

first child for us both. I know that my fears are normal (...I'm too old, my

baby will have Down's Syndrome, I won't be able to get the proper nutrition,

etc...).

I'm experiencing pretty harsh " morning sickness " although mine happens

later in the day and ALL evening. My due date is set for June 14th. I'm

almost

done with the first trimester so I'm hoping to be breathing a little easier

soon.

Well, I just wanted to introduce myself. I will be eagerly awaiting all

kinds of great information through your emails! )

Dee (BunInOven39)

P.S. I was over 400 lbs and now am around 160 and have been for over a year

and a half. Wearing a size 10 and feeling like a normal person!

[Guest guest]

Dee,

Congrats on this wonderful blessing for both you and your hubby, and welcome to

the list!

Axelrod

Introducing myself

Hello everyone,

I am brand new to this group. I am 39 years old (hence the screen name)

and 11 weeks pregnant with my first child. I had the BPDS in November of

2000. I am trying to do everything right with this pregnancy and am hoping

that

anyone else out there who had the same surgery can give me some good advice

and

some reassurance that everything will be fine. I am under the care of a

great OB, but I no longer see the surgeon who did my surgery for various

reasons.

My health is generally excellent aside from some slight anemia for which I

take extra iron.

I have been recently married and we are both very excited about this baby.

My husband is 42 and he was never married before (me either). and this is a

first child for us both. I know that my fears are normal (...I'm too old, my

baby will have Down's Syndrome, I won't be able to get the proper nutrition,

etc...).

I'm experiencing pretty harsh " morning sickness " although mine happens

later in the day and ALL evening. My due date is set for June 14th. I'm

almost

done with the first trimester so I'm hoping to be breathing a little easier

soon.

Well, I just wanted to introduce myself. I will be eagerly awaiting all

kinds of great information through your emails! )

Dee (BunInOven39)

P.S. I was over 400 lbs and now am around 160 and have been for over a year

and a half. Wearing a size 10 and feeling like a normal person!

[Guest guest]

Hello DEE! Congrats on the weightloss and recent PREGNANCY for you

and your hubby!! Wow!

I wish you a healthy, happy 9 months!

Blessings~

Jackie in MI

edd 7/10/04

[Guest guest]

Hi,

I've posted a couple of times and I think it's probably time I

introduce myself! I am new to SCD, just working my way into it.

I am coming to SCD from IBS, leaky gut, malabsorption, food

sensitivities and allergies at a minimum. 27 years ago I had the

flu, and everything went haywire. It took me a few months of total

life-engulfing misery and gut troubles to begin to sort it out. I

found I had lost whole food groups: gluten, dairy, all animal

products in fact, eggs, even fish. Once I figured this out I

improved enough to get up out of bed. I went to a vegetarian diet

but after a few years legumes " went bad " on me and I had twenty years

with absolutely no protein at all. I lost corn, I lost the

nightshade/potato family. I lost various veggies. Eventually

treating leaky gut with gastrochrome, I was able to get back

(starting with just one bite at first) chicken and turkey though I

can't eat much of it. My sister was bug-eyed when she saw me

actually eat some meat after so many years.

OK, fast forward. I discovered van Vorous' web site for IBS,

eatingforibs.com. She has an extensive list of IBS triggers which I

know would probably look familiar to many of you. They certainly

helped me. Her web site offers an excellent self-hypnosis set of

tapes, which definitely helped my attitude toward IBS and helped me

calm down. But I still had the problem.

Somewhere along the line I actually had a copy of BTVC, but I was

unable to try the diet at that time because I knew I could never go

long term on just fruits and veggies. I forgot about it. Then a

friend, who is also going on SCD, reminded me of BTVC about a month

ago and I ordered a new copy of the book. And really, I think

everything I've learned over 27 years now makes sense. Every single

food I have found I CAN handle is legal. Some that were debatable

and I sort of got away with sometimes, well, not legal! My only real

food " sin " was rice, which uses as a calming bland basis for

the IBS diet. No wonder I never got well on this! I really don't

like rice anyhow, so I just quit it right then even before I got the

book. I haven't missed it at all, except for a few minor carb

cravings a couple of days later.

I cannot even imagine ever being able to eat much of the legal stuff

on the diet, like eggs, dairy, the nightshade family, many things. I

suspect I may retain long term allergies to some, but hey, even if I

never get any more foods back, at least I will feel better. After

all these years I can follow any diet. What I am working on now is

finding better versions of the supplements which I must take, and

tracking down a few foods. Just now I wrote to Seneca to inquire

about any hidden ingredients in their " 100% natural " applesauce. I

will let you know.

Meanwhile, here's what I can eat:

fruits - most

veggies - salad veggies mostly. I think zucchini has come back to me

in trade for the rice

almond butter - limited

olive oil

poultry - white meat by far the easiest to digest; I know fish should

work but it makes me food-poisoning ill, not just IBS-ill.

various supplements

I do use stevia. I cannot with hypoglycemia even consider honey and

saccharin I hate the taste. I know Elaine had concerns about stevia

being a plant sterol but many other plant foods have plant sterols

and I am not going to worry about that one for now.

That's IT. No, I can't eat out. Yes, I take food with me always

when I go somewhere. My friends and family are very understanding

about this.

So, to the other newbies, I think we just have to hang in there.

Things will get better. Meanwhile, if you think the SCD diet is

limiting, just think about mine. I eat the same thing every meal,

every day pretty much. Except I can only eat fruit in the mornings

and I can vary that plus which veggies I put in my salads.

And I started feeling some better 2-3 days after I dropped the rice.

I still have a touchy gut but the underlying feeling of being

dreadfully ill is much better. I am encouraged!

Sorry if this is too long,

[Guest guest]

> Hi,

> I've posted a couple of times and I think it's probably time I

> introduce myself! I am new to SCD, just working my way into it.

Welcome ,

> I cannot even imagine ever being able to eat much of the legal stuff

> on the diet, like eggs, dairy, the nightshade family, many things. I

> suspect I may retain long term allergies to some, but hey, even if I

> never get any more foods back, at least I will feel better.

Once you have had significant healing, you will be able to

get some of these foods back.

> After

> all these years I can follow any diet. What I am working on now is

> finding better versions of the supplements which I must take, and

> tracking down a few foods. Just now I wrote to Seneca to inquire

> about any hidden ingredients in their " 100% natural " applesauce. I

> will let you know.

Apple sauce is one of the easiest things to make, by the bye, so

even if there's is not okay, it is easy to make your own. Or just

a baked apple.

>

> Meanwhile, here's what I can eat:

> fruits - most

> veggies - salad veggies mostly. I think zucchini has come back to me

> in trade for the rice

> almond butter - limited

> olive oil

> poultry - white meat by far the easiest to digest; I know fish should

> work but it makes me food-poisoning ill, not just IBS-ill.

I've never heard of this. All kinds of fish do this to you?

Shellfish and regular?

Do you have any idea why?

Are you eating the chicken broths and vegetable broths.

The chicken in particular is excellent for inflammation.

How about coconut oil?

> So, to the other newbies, I think we just have to hang in there.

> Things will get better. Meanwhile, if you think the SCD diet is

> limiting, just think about mine. I eat the same thing every meal,

> every day pretty much. Except I can only eat fruit in the mornings

> and I can vary that plus which veggies I put in my salads.

Have you had a colonoscopy or anything like that? Medical tests

to help narrow down the causes of your symptoms? Other than

just allergy tests?

Good luck with SCD,

Mara

[Guest guest]

Thanks Mara for the suggestions. Yes, I can make applesauce, nothing

easier, and I do bake apples. I've also baked pears and made pear

sauce come to that. I also, for a sort of variation on that, cook

bananas occasionally and usually add ginger to that.

Apple sauce is one of the easiest things to make, by the bye, so

even if there's is not okay, it is easy to make your own. Or just

a baked apple.

Even a bite of fish makes me deathly ill and we get supposedly good

fresh fish here in the northwest. I asked my alternative and very

sympathetic doctor one time about my food poisoning type reaction to

fish and he said he thought I must be unusually sensitive to

bacterial contamination. I then did some research online and found

that commercial fishing has some pretty dreadful practices sometimes

even up to freezing the whole fish and thawing later (in shore) to

clean, which is clearly going to allow the fish to rot in the thawing

process IMHO. I have a friend who gave us a piece of halibut from

the pristine waters of British Columbia that they fish for on

vacation, and their guide cleans and freezes on the spot when they

get back to the dock and I will try a bit of that and see if it's

really the fish or this contamination business. If their fish is OK

I might be able to eat some. I hope so, I love fish.

Yes, I do eat chicken broths. I'm rather tired of veggie broth as I

had so much of that during the twenty years with no protein, though,

so I stick to chicken now as it has more flavor. Eating nothing but

poultry I have lots available to make chicken broth out of!

Coconut seems iffy. When I first read the diet and book I thought

with what I had learned in 27 years I might be able to skip ahead a

few steps and just add coconut flour and oil and almond flour and I

tried it. I was wrong! I will have to wait a bit, though when I get

at least some of the supplements with illegal fillers taken care of,

I will be glad of any advice anyone has about what would be a

beginners diet for me with no way to eat eggs or fish. Perhaps just

keep my current diet and cook the fruits and veggies for awhile? I

don't have any bloody diarrhea to calm down or anything like that.

Yes, over the years I've had millions of tests or so it seems.

Sigmoidoscopies in the early days, colonoscopies more

recently. Parasite tests, leaky gut test, all kinds of things. The

first colonoscopy was perfect, the one a couple years ago showed a

tiny bit of inflammation and he said yes, that could indeed have been

because of a rare bit of cheating on wheat several months before. I

took Asacol for a couple of weeks as he wanted and it was HORRIBLE. I

don't do well with drugs at all. Really, the leaky gut test was the

only one other than this little bit of inflammation on the

colonoscopy that showed anything. Definite leaky gut. Otherwise it's

been mostly an assumption of IBS by exclusion.

Again, thanks for the suggestions,

I've never heard of this. All kinds of fish do this to you?

Shellfish and regular?

Do you have any idea why?

Are you eating the chicken broths and vegetable broths.

The chicken in particular is excellent for inflammation.

How about coconut oil?

Have you had a colonoscopy or anything like that? Medical tests

to help narrow down the causes of your symptoms? Other than

just allergy tests?

Good luck with SCD,

[Guest guest]

> Thanks Mara for the suggestions. Yes, I can make applesauce, nothing

> easier, and I do bake apples. I've also baked pears and made pear

> sauce come to that. I also, for a sort of variation on that, cook

> bananas occasionally and usually add ginger to that.

>

>

>

> Apple sauce is one of the easiest things to make, by the bye, so

> even if there's is not okay, it is easy to make your own. Or just

> a baked apple.

>

> Even a bite of fish makes me deathly ill and we get supposedly good

> fresh fish here in the northwest. I asked my alternative and very

> sympathetic doctor one time about my food poisoning type reaction to

> fish and he said he thought I must be unusually sensitive to

> bacterial contamination.

Have you considered something like Multiple Chemical

Sensitivies? Could be something used in the processing

that you are sensitive to.

> I then did some research online and found

> that commercial fishing has some pretty dreadful practices sometimes

> even up to freezing the whole fish and thawing later (in shore) to

> clean, which is clearly going to allow the fish to rot in the thawing

> process IMHO. I have a friend who gave us a piece of halibut from

> the pristine waters of British Columbia that they fish for on

> vacation, and their guide cleans and freezes on the spot when they

> get back to the dock and I will try a bit of that and see if it's

> really the fish or this contamination business. If their fish is OK

> I might be able to eat some. I hope so, I love fish.

>

> Yes, I do eat chicken broths. I'm rather tired of veggie broth as I

> had so much of that during the twenty years with no protein, though,

> so I stick to chicken now as it has more flavor. Eating nothing but

> poultry I have lots available to make chicken broth out of!

Have you tried beef or buffalo broth to check whether

you can handle those. For a change of pace?

>

> Coconut seems iffy. When I first read the diet and book I thought

> with what I had learned in 27 years I might be able to skip ahead a

> few steps

That's your first mistake. On this diet, you can't skip

ahead. The beginning diet is to give some relief

to your gut by feeding it things that are very, very

easy to digest.

> and just add coconut flour

coconut flour is fibrous and considered advanced, unlike

coconut oil which is a beginner food and an anti-inflammatory.

And an anti-fungal, too, I believe.

> and oil and almond flour and I

> tried it. I was wrong! I will have to wait a bit, though when I get

> at least some of the supplements with illegal fillers taken care of,

> I will be glad of any advice anyone has about what would be a

> beginners diet for me with no way to eat eggs or fish.

Are you allergic to the whole egg? Or to the egg white?

Apparently, most people react to the white.

Regular bad reaction or anaphylactic?

> Perhaps just

> keep my current diet and cook the fruits and veggies for awhile?

Also, no advanced fruit, like melon, for a while. Just apples,

bananas, blueberries, then pears, etc.

> I

> don't have any bloody diarrhea to calm down or anything like that.

>

> Yes, over the years I've had millions of tests or so it seems.

> Sigmoidoscopies in the early days, colonoscopies more

> recently. Parasite tests, leaky gut test, all kinds of things. The

> first colonoscopy was perfect, the one a couple years ago showed a

> tiny bit of inflammation and he said yes, that could indeed have been

> because of a rare bit of cheating on wheat several months before. I

> took Asacol for a couple of weeks as he wanted and it was HORRIBLE. I

> don't do well with drugs at all.

Even so, you might want to consider LDN - low dose naltrexone. Several

of us are on it, and unlike the asacol stuff, it works - and it works

hand in

hand with SCD.

http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/lowdosenaltrexone/

Mara