Re: (unknown)

[Guest guest]

Hey congrats !!!! We broke our plateau's together!!! Wasn't it nice

to have a big drop all at once like that!!!!! Made my weekend and I am sure

it did yours as well!!!!

Candi

(unknown)

Hey all!! This is in Missouri!

Well....Guess what!! I BROKE THAT LOONNNGGGG PLATEAU! lol

Remember...I emailed you all about me being on a plateau for almost 4

weeks. This morning I weighted and to my relief and happiness, I went

from the stubborn plateau weight of 188 to 181!! Yea me!!!!!!!!

Geez...this was the longest plateau so far! I had made a new years

resolution to get in my required water, protein drinks, more work out

sessions and not skipping my daily vitamins. I took all your advice

and it paid off!! I did it! Now I'm only 2 POUNDS AWAY FROM JOINING

THE CENTURY CLUB!!!!! I CAN'T BELIEVE I'VE DONE THIS!! I'm a

diabetic and I have Neuropathy in my feet and toes. Although it will

not improve alot, It won't get worse. I'm off insulin and diabetic

meds and now i'm just on diabetic meds gone down from 3 a day to two a

day. I use to take 30 cc's of insulin 3 times a day before surgery.

I saw my pcp last monday and by blood pressure was 120/70!!! I was

taking two bp meds twice a day. Now I'm down to only one a day!!!

GOD IS GOOD!! I am blessed!!

Thanks so much for all your input and suggestions and all your words

of support!

Now...on to the losing track once again until I hit the wall with

another plateau! LOL I'LL NEED YOUR WORDS OF ENCOURAGEMENT ONCE

AGAIN WHEN IT HAPPENS! LOL

Love to all!

Missouri

post op 8/12/3

279/181/?

[Guest guest]

Hey congrats !!!! We broke our plateau's together!!! Wasn't it nice

to have a big drop all at once like that!!!!! Made my weekend and I am sure

it did yours as well!!!!

Candi

(unknown)

Hey all!! This is in Missouri!

Well....Guess what!! I BROKE THAT LOONNNGGGG PLATEAU! lol

Remember...I emailed you all about me being on a plateau for almost 4

weeks. This morning I weighted and to my relief and happiness, I went

from the stubborn plateau weight of 188 to 181!! Yea me!!!!!!!!

Geez...this was the longest plateau so far! I had made a new years

resolution to get in my required water, protein drinks, more work out

sessions and not skipping my daily vitamins. I took all your advice

and it paid off!! I did it! Now I'm only 2 POUNDS AWAY FROM JOINING

THE CENTURY CLUB!!!!! I CAN'T BELIEVE I'VE DONE THIS!! I'm a

diabetic and I have Neuropathy in my feet and toes. Although it will

not improve alot, It won't get worse. I'm off insulin and diabetic

meds and now i'm just on diabetic meds gone down from 3 a day to two a

day. I use to take 30 cc's of insulin 3 times a day before surgery.

I saw my pcp last monday and by blood pressure was 120/70!!! I was

taking two bp meds twice a day. Now I'm down to only one a day!!!

GOD IS GOOD!! I am blessed!!

Thanks so much for all your input and suggestions and all your words

of support!

Now...on to the losing track once again until I hit the wall with

another plateau! LOL I'LL NEED YOUR WORDS OF ENCOURAGEMENT ONCE

AGAIN WHEN IT HAPPENS! LOL

Love to all!

Missouri

post op 8/12/3

279/181/?

[Guest guest]

I have not tried these but I do drink the Shape Up drinks from Dr. Phil

in Chocolate. They are 26g of protein and only 10 g of sugar...I don't

remember the carb count but it's pretty low as well and they're yummy.

T.

Lap RNY 6/20/03

432/267/170

Houston, Dr. Adam Naaman

Visit my homepage at http://users3.ev1.net/~leeds/

" I will find my way, I can go the distance. I'll be there someday if I

can be strong, I know every mile will be worth my while, I would go most

anywhere to feel like I belong. "

[Guest guest]

I have not tried these but I do drink the Shape Up drinks from Dr. Phil

in Chocolate. They are 26g of protein and only 10 g of sugar...I don't

remember the carb count but it's pretty low as well and they're yummy.

T.

Lap RNY 6/20/03

432/267/170

Houston, Dr. Adam Naaman

Visit my homepage at http://users3.ev1.net/~leeds/

" I will find my way, I can go the distance. I'll be there someday if I

can be strong, I know every mile will be worth my while, I would go most

anywhere to feel like I belong. "

[Guest guest]

Angel- Call your primary care doc and tell them you cannot get an OB for

another month and ask for a prescription of prenatals and take them in ADDITION

to

the ones you already take and also go to the frug store and get yourself 800

mcg of folic acid and take those, that is what I am on and what most of these

ladies on the group are on. Also, you can still work out at the gym just do

not overdo it, they say that as long as your body is used to the excersice

program that is is okay. Good Luck and Congrats again.

God Bless,

Robin, NorthEastern, NY

Age- 41

EDD- July 27th, 2004

IT'S A BOY!!!!!!

Mommy to:

&

(twin boys 7 1/2),

Madison, daughter, 5 years and

Wife to Pup 15 years (October 31, 1988)

Gastric Bypass Surgery-

October 18th 2002

Start-378, current- 246(pregnant)

goal 170 after baby

[Guest guest]

that should hold you up....actually my wife's obgyn dropped her to one a

day...he said one is plenty...but until then you are good to go...just take it

very easy until then...hope this helps

(unknown)

ok i took another test and it says pregnant..so i got my

answer....Now my new question is i cant get in for an appointment

intill june 1.so can anyone give me an idea about how many vitamins

and what else i should be taking.i take 2 prenatals a day my calcium

and a b12 once a week,

angel

Children are a blessing, and a gift from the Lord. -Psalm 127:3

[Guest guest]

I know it is SUPERHARD after a miscarraige to relax. i had 2 before this

pregnancy. Yes, ibhave had whitish discharge early. real early so that is normal

and with this pregnancy I have had hardly NO symptoms at all except for being

tired and crying jags. My boobs barely hurt but i too had to kjeep feeling

cause I wanted them to hurt to reasure me too. you for sure are not alone kris,

unfortunately there really is not much that can be done except wait or try tog

et in to a different doctor sooner. Take all your vitamins, have them give you

a prenatal and for sure start taking 800 mcg folic acid too. Good Luck, I am

praying for you.

God Bless,

Robin, NorthEastern, NY

Age- 41

EDD- July 27th, 2004

IT'S A BOY!!!!!!

Mommy to:

&

(twin boys 7 1/2),

Madison, daughter, 5 years and

Wife to Pup 15 years (October 31, 1988)

Gastric Bypass Surgery-

October 18th 2002

Start-378, current- 246(pregnant)

goal 170 after baby

[Guest guest]

yes, thats good...

[Guest guest]

I'm taking 400mg Folic Acid sublingully with my b-12, and then a pill

for another 400mg. That should be good, right?

Kris

[Guest guest]

Kris,

Try to stay calm!!! The one thing that you should keep in mind is that no

matter how much you stress out about it the outcome will probably be the same. I

know what I am talking about I have a 12 year old and have had two

miscarriages trying to have another baby. I am three years post op and my last

miscarriage was nine months ago. But I am happy to say that I am now 22 weeks

pregnant!!!!! With my last two, I never made it past 9.5 weeks. I had my

ultrasound

about two weeks ago and my little girl is healthy and right on track where she

should be. Just try to stay calm and make sure your doc runs all the blood work

and that you take your b-12 and extra folic acid along with prenatal vitamins

and anything else recommended. Good luck and take care!

Tonia

[Guest guest]

Tori,

I was told that you had to have stopped growing before you could have

this surgery. At 14 youhave already stopped growing?

(unknown)

I had this procedure and I am 14. We started discussing it and the

orthodontist said depending on which path we decided to take, he

would either take me out of braces b/c I had been in them for a year

and a half already. For me, not to be braggy but a lot of ppl said I

was already really pretty and they didn't know why i needed it until

I showed them my bite. My smile had always been off and kinda

strange when i took a look at it, but it didn't hurt me and if I

didn't have the surgery then I could get my braces off. I chose to

have the surgery and now my bite is awesome, my smile will be so much

better and my face is not going to change much at all. For a while i

questioned why I did my surgery and I was so upset. Now, I am pretty

happy and am 2 weeks post op as of today! It's more of a personal

decision and I am glad that I chose to do it

*tori*

[Guest guest]

My problem was that my upper jaw had stopped growing. My surgeon

was completely confident in my surgery and it took only 1 hr and 15

mins. Doing great so far, started eating mashed potatoes etc on the

third day. No elastics at all after 24 hrs, just a splint. He

doubts ANY problems in the future:)

tori

> Tori,

>

> I was told that you had to have stopped growing before you could

have

> this surgery. At 14 youhave already stopped growing?

>

>

>

> (unknown)

>

>

> I had this procedure and I am 14. We started discussing it and

the

> orthodontist said depending on which path we decided to take, he

> would either take me out of braces b/c I had been in them for a

year

> and a half already. For me, not to be braggy but a lot of ppl

said I

> was already really pretty and they didn't know why i needed it

until

> I showed them my bite. My smile had always been off and kinda

> strange when i took a look at it, but it didn't hurt me and if I

> didn't have the surgery then I could get my braces off. I chose

to

> have the surgery and now my bite is awesome, my smile will be so

much

> better and my face is not going to change much at all. For a

while i

> questioned why I did my surgery and I was so upset. Now, I am

pretty

> happy and am 2 weeks post op as of today! It's more of a personal

> decision and I am glad that I chose to do it

> *tori*

>

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Tori,

That's great. My daughter is having upper lower and chin in July. She

is 16 and has stopped growing. Glad to hear all went well.

(unknown)

>

>

> I had this procedure and I am 14. We started discussing it and

the

> orthodontist said depending on which path we decided to take, he

> would either take me out of braces b/c I had been in them for a

year

> and a half already. For me, not to be braggy but a lot of ppl

said I

> was already really pretty and they didn't know why i needed it

until

> I showed them my bite. My smile had always been off and kinda

> strange when i took a look at it, but it didn't hurt me and if I

> didn't have the surgery then I could get my braces off. I chose

to

> have the surgery and now my bite is awesome, my smile will be so

much

> better and my face is not going to change much at all. For a

while i

> questioned why I did my surgery and I was so upset. Now, I am

pretty

> happy and am 2 weeks post op as of today! It's more of a personal

> decision and I am glad that I chose to do it

> *tori*

>

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Conny,

Not getting adequate nutrition will also do harm to the teeth and gums.

Did the dad think about that too when he took the bottle away?

Regards,

(Still kicking in Texas but not finding much free time.)

(unknown)

Hi, and everyone,

I had this disagreement with everyone in 's life about keeping

on the bottle. I felt that it was vital to keep him on the bottle

because it was the only guarenteed calories we could get into him

every day. I won the fight until just before he was two, when his

dad just took the bottle away one day from both and his one

year old sister. As I feared, did begin to look skinnier, in

spite of the fact that many days he seems to eat a fair amount. What

I am doing now is putting toddler formula into whole milk for his

sippy cup, just as I did for his bottle. This has the same calories

as pediasure (30 cals per ounce) without all of the sugar and slow

emptying issues of Pediasure. Then after dinner, but before bed,

since he is not permitted to have anything but water after bedtime,

because Dad is worried about his teeth, I give him a sippy cup full

of a high-cal yogurt drink. I have found two of these. Dannon has

one and there is an organic brand, too. The Dannon has 270 calories

in 8 ounces. The organic brand has 240. Either is certainly a

calorie shot right before bedtime. I think he is looking a bit

better although we still don't need an x-ray to count his ribs.

If I had my vote, I would still have him on the bottle and worry

about the teeth later. Not getting adequate nutrition will harm way

more than a person's teeth.

I am not a doctor and so you must consult your doctor, but these

things have helped us.

Conny, 's great-aunt

[Guest guest]

!

Glad to see you are still around. Unfortunately, Dad did not think

about that because Dad is not very bright, thinks he knows everything

when, in fact, he knows nothing. He drives me crazy.

Conny

> Conny,

>

> Not getting adequate nutrition will also do harm to the teeth and

gums.

> Did the dad think about that too when he took the bottle away?

>

> Regards,

> (Still kicking in Texas but not finding much free time.)

>

> (unknown)

>

> Hi, and everyone,

>

> I had this disagreement with everyone in 's life about

keeping

> on the bottle. I felt that it was vital to keep him on the bottle

> because it was the only guarenteed calories we could get into him

> every day. I won the fight until just before he was two, when his

> dad just took the bottle away one day from both and his one

> year old sister. As I feared, did begin to look skinnier,

in

> spite of the fact that many days he seems to eat a fair amount.

What

> I am doing now is putting toddler formula into whole milk for his

> sippy cup, just as I did for his bottle. This has the same

calories

> as pediasure (30 cals per ounce) without all of the sugar and slow

> emptying issues of Pediasure. Then after dinner, but before bed,

> since he is not permitted to have anything but water after bedtime,

> because Dad is worried about his teeth, I give him a sippy cup full

> of a high-cal yogurt drink. I have found two of these. Dannon has

> one and there is an organic brand, too. The Dannon has 270

calories

> in 8 ounces. The organic brand has 240. Either is certainly a

> calorie shot right before bedtime. I think he is looking a bit

> better although we still don't need an x-ray to count his ribs.

>

> If I had my vote, I would still have him on the bottle and worry

> about the teeth later. Not getting adequate nutrition will harm

way

> more than a person's teeth.

>

> I am not a doctor and so you must consult your doctor, but these

> things have helped us.

>

> Conny, 's great-aunt

>

>

>

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Did u have your surgery in Sept 03? I had mine Oct 21, 2003 I am currently

17.5 weeks. I got pregnant only 3 months and 3 weeks out of surgery. My

surgeon also advised me to wait at least a year too. It wasn't planned. I'm

still loosing weight and feel great. My ob is experienced w/ WLS patients she

assures me everything is going be okay. Eat healthy and take your vitamins.

Cody

(unknown)

Hey Everyone, I am new here and am full of questions. I found out I

am pregnant. I am now 5 weeks pregnant. I had a RYN Gastric Bypass

on Sept 24th, 2004 and am doing great. My doctor suggested that I

not get pregnant till 12-16 months out and I was on the pill and I

go in thinking I had a Bladder infection and came out having a baby.

Although I am really excited for this much wanted miracle I am

scared. Has anyone been pregnant shortly after your surgery and what

did the doctors recommend.

Help! Advice Needed!

Children are a blessing, and a gift from the Lord. -Psalm 127:3

[Guest guest]

Hi, Robyn, and welcome to the group! This site has been wonderful throughout my

surgery for support and guidance. I had the same procedure as you are going to

have. I also had an assymetrical lower jaw, so it had to be moved over and

back.

My surgery was on the 5th of May. I am still somewhat swollen and numb. I can

feel everything, but it still has a funny numbness to it- like a pins and

needles feeling and a tight feeling. This is mostly on my chin, lips, and nose.

Some people are not numb at all, though I think this is rare. Some people also

have some residual numbness that lasts weeks, months, or years. My surgeon had

jaw surgery and can still feel some slight numbness in his chin. He said that

it doesn't bother him at all and that he only really feels it when he is

shaving.

Get plenty of rest and try to keep your fluids up. Are you going to be wired or

banded? I wasn't either, just sort of left dangling! lol, but I am glad. I

would have done it if I had to be wired, but I wouldn't have like it!

Good luck, and let us know how you are doing.

~Cathy

(unknown)

Hey everyone, finally coming about and realizing that the surgery is

actually about to take place tomorrow, I decided to check around on

the internet to see what I can find out about this surgery that my

doc has neglected to tell me about.

Being lucky, I stumbled across this group

I read through a number of the posts and found out quite a great

deal about what I'm about to undertake, however one question still

irks me, " Approximately how long will I remain numb for? "

My upper jaw is being moved down and forward while my lower jaw is

being moved backward. If anyone has had this procedure before, I'd

really appreciate your input as to how long I should expect to have

a numbness in my face for.

As I probably wont be too enthusiastic about writing back by the

time I read this, thanks in advance

-Robin

[Guest guest]

Decision making process is always hard since braces and jaw operation is

optional--it depends on how much perfect you want your look is and how much risk

from the surgery you can stand. Just like any surgery, jaw surgery has some

risks. I am also in this decision making process, and even though the surgeon

said that my jaw line look quite okay and it wil not have much improvment from

this, I am still not done making decision. So if you think you are satisfied

with you looks, being happy, has self-confidence, and are free from any concern

about your looks, you don't not need this. There are two tyeps of people who

decide to do this, I guess, fisrt is the one who is really need for the

functional use, and second is the one who want to improve their appreance and

their functional, while it has a chance to improve. I guess the most important

thing is that we need to find the surgeon and the ortho that we are trust in

them.

Good luck

smilewithgranny smilewithgranny@...> wrote:

hi everyone im 19 and from ireland. i have a prominant lower jaw

therefore i can have surgery to correct it. at times it doesnt

bother me and other times it does. i love my teeth as they are nice

and straight therefore i dont want braces but ive been told they are

a necessity. i think also the fact of having to wear them for two

years before the op. also scares me. i am also afraid that i may end

up looking awful as i dont look that bad at the moment if i do say

so myself : ) overall im not sure whether or not to go through with

the whole thing. i have an appointment to get my wisdom teeth out on

the 28th june so i need to make my mind up soon... has anyone any

advise... thank you!!!!

[Guest guest]

That is wonderful. I can't wait to see her pics Congratulations.

Thank you for your payment. i will get this shipped out first thing tomorrow

morning and I will leave you positive feedback.

[Guest guest]

Welcome Emma Mae to the world! Congrats!

Axelrod

(unknown)

I just wanted to post that Emma Mae was born on July 16, weighing in

at 7 lb 9 oz and 21 in long. We are both doing great and I will get

a picture online soon.

Children are a blessing, and a gift from the Lord. -Psalm 127:3

[Guest guest]

congrats and welcome to the world emma!

aka mom2ben99 (jennilee75@...)

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(unknown)

I just wanted to post that Emma Mae was born on July 16, weighing in

at 7 lb 9 oz and 21 in long. We are both doing great and I will get

a picture online soon.

Children are a blessing, and a gift from the Lord. -Psalm 127:3

[Guest guest]

so sorry to hear about Zach. Max had pneumonia 3 times this year and

I think I know where you are at. Are you seeing a pulmonologist now with him?

Max uses an nihaler twice a day and also The Vest, an airway clearance system to help clear all the gunk of her lungs. Have you been able to monitor his saturation levels? Max drops her sats because of congestion and we give her a little 02. Info on The Vest you can find at www.thevest.com. Also, Max takes a little of an antibiotics every day. At the slightest sign of any kind of infection the antibiotics are increased.

Every pneumonia she has gotten has taken longer to recover from. Our kids are not strong to begin with. If you have not seen a pulmonologist as of yet, please think about doing it. Is there a children's hospital close by to you? It may be hard just prior to the long weekend coming up. However, if you have a children's hospital close by, they will have a pulmo on call and the ER may be the best place to take Zach.

Let us know how you guys are going

best regards

rosy, mom to max, 5

[Guest guest]

Robyn

Reading your post makes my heart ache for what you and your family are going

through. Dealing with the unknown factors is one of the most difficult aspects

of fighting this disease, and we all struggle with it daily. I know that

doesn't give you much comfort, but please know that we can all relate to your

pain on some level. I don't think it's ever easy to " prepare " for the death of

someone you love with all your heart. Maybe something helpful for your younger

son would be to make a book about life in your family as it is right now. Take

pictures, draw stories, and write down how this is affecting your life. I don't

mean that in every picture people need to be smiling. This is not a time that

brings smiles to your face. I'm just saying that by recording events that are

going on, talking about what Peyton is going through and writing it down can be

a very healing thing. My dad died several years ago, when my kids were 3 and 6.

They were too young to really grasp everything that was going on at that time,

but i still took pictures and really journaled about how difficult and painful

it was, but how much Grandpa loved them. Now, four years later, it has become

an important part of our family history, to read the " Grandpa Book " . It still

makes me cry, but that is okay. It's something else i've learned in dealing

with mito, a divorce, and the loss of my dad: it's OKAY for our kids to know

that we are sad. It's okay to tell your son that your heart hurts because his

brother is very sick and he isn't getting better. I used to make the mistake of

trying to put a happy face on everytime my son was around. At that time, he was

symptom free and i wondered how in the world i would explain something as

complicated as his sister " might " die from this weird debilitating horrible

disease. Then i finally figured it out: he knew i wasn't happy, and by trying

to pretend that i was, i was sending the message that we should hide our true

feelings. So, now, even when my heart feels like it will break into a billion

tiny pieces from watching the struggles they go through, i tell them the truth:

yes, i am sad or mad or scared. and i ask them for a hug, and tell them that we

are a team and will get through it all together.

I hope this helps at least a little bit.

My love to you.

ruth

mito mom of Mitch (9 1/2) and Lexi (6 1/2) both mito affected and my treasures

[Guest guest]

Robyn

Reading your post makes my heart ache for what you and your family are going

through. Dealing with the unknown factors is one of the most difficult aspects

of fighting this disease, and we all struggle with it daily. I know that

doesn't give you much comfort, but please know that we can all relate to your

pain on some level. I don't think it's ever easy to " prepare " for the death of

someone you love with all your heart. Maybe something helpful for your younger

son would be to make a book about life in your family as it is right now. Take

pictures, draw stories, and write down how this is affecting your life. I don't

mean that in every picture people need to be smiling. This is not a time that

brings smiles to your face. I'm just saying that by recording events that are

going on, talking about what Peyton is going through and writing it down can be

a very healing thing. My dad died several years ago, when my kids were 3 and 6.

They were too young to really grasp everything that was going on at that time,

but i still took pictures and really journaled about how difficult and painful

it was, but how much Grandpa loved them. Now, four years later, it has become

an important part of our family history, to read the " Grandpa Book " . It still

makes me cry, but that is okay. It's something else i've learned in dealing

with mito, a divorce, and the loss of my dad: it's OKAY for our kids to know

that we are sad. It's okay to tell your son that your heart hurts because his

brother is very sick and he isn't getting better. I used to make the mistake of

trying to put a happy face on everytime my son was around. At that time, he was

symptom free and i wondered how in the world i would explain something as

complicated as his sister " might " die from this weird debilitating horrible

disease. Then i finally figured it out: he knew i wasn't happy, and by trying

to pretend that i was, i was sending the message that we should hide our true

feelings. So, now, even when my heart feels like it will break into a billion

tiny pieces from watching the struggles they go through, i tell them the truth:

yes, i am sad or mad or scared. and i ask them for a hug, and tell them that we

are a team and will get through it all together.

I hope this helps at least a little bit.

My love to you.

ruth

mito mom of Mitch (9 1/2) and Lexi (6 1/2) both mito affected and my treasures

[Guest guest]

I do disability applications for a living. Please email me and I will see what I can do to assist you with your application. karla

(unknown)

I suffer from this debilitating diseases I am trying to seek info about being eligible for social security disability and the process to get there. I am unable to work now because of NS causing severe foot drop in my right leg making walking very difficult I also have very bad balance and tremors in all extremities. I was in a ATV accident on 6/12/07 causing a T12 burst fracture on 7/13/08 I had back surgery now I have two screws in T11 and two screws in L1 and rods connecting them. This of course did not help my situation at all but make it a lot worse. Please if any one has experience in this area any information will be greatly appreciated. Thank you all

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