Shirley

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Dear Shirley:

I grew up a fat kid, and when I was in high school I started to not eat for

days( yes, that's an eating disorder, which I got treatment for) and lost a

lot of weight, of course it all went back on, and I was never able to lose

very much weight again no matter what I tried. I do know after 14 months

with the DS, the Doctor ordered a small bowel follow through, and it showed

my metabolism to be extremely slow as the food just wanted to sit in my

intestines. So yes, I always had a hard time losing even on 1200 calories.

Patti

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> Patti,

> I am wondering if you had a very hard time with weightloss before

> your surgery. Unlike alot of people who can lose the weight but then

> put it back on, I am one who has not been able to lose it. I have to

> stay under 1200 calories just to maintain my weight and have to cut

> down to about 600 in order to lose. And shame on me, I am not able to

> do that for long enough to lose any signifigant amount of weight.

> Also my bmi is 68, so I am at a weight that I am told I should be

> able to lose faster. I am hoping this surgery will change that for me

> but I am also afraid of it not working. For this reason I am hoping

> to get a shorter comon channel, between 50 and no more than 75. Just

> curious if you had the same type of problem pre-op.

> Thanks,

> Shirley

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[Guest guest]

Shirley,

The information I have reviewed regarding caffeine is that not only does it

not count as part of our water consumption but caffeine in general depletes

the calcium in your bones therefore you must consume more water to make up

for the coffee intake. I personally do not drink coffee. But, with the

already existing risk of calcium deficiency due to the surgery and the

necessary supplementation, IMHO, why go and deplete the existing calcium even

further by drinking coffee. JMH

Lap/RNY 1/17/02

Dr. Wayne English

399/214

[Guest guest]

Shirley,

The information I have reviewed regarding caffeine is that not only does it

not count as part of our water consumption but caffeine in general depletes

the calcium in your bones therefore you must consume more water to make up

for the coffee intake. I personally do not drink coffee. But, with the

already existing risk of calcium deficiency due to the surgery and the

necessary supplementation, IMHO, why go and deplete the existing calcium even

further by drinking coffee. JMH

Lap/RNY 1/17/02

Dr. Wayne English

399/214

[Guest guest]

Hello Shirley,

As I am just now considering the possibility of a total

pancreatectomy which has been advised by my pancreas specialist and

surgeon, I would love to hear more from people who have had this

operation. No mention was made of the islet cell implants. This

might be because it is not performed in the UK (I live in Liverpool)

or because it is not appropriate in my case. I'm going to ask the

specialist when I see him next in October. (He wanted to give me

some time to reflect and to have some other tests. My CP is

hereditary.) Would you be willing to exchange some futher

information on what this op feels like? I know I would have diabetes

afterwards but I'm more worried about the actual op and whether or

not it is desperately debilitating and if it really does help with

the pain of CP. My surgeon is one of the UK's leading pancreas

specialists and the pancreas team at the Liverpool Royal Hospital is

well-known and respected. He seems to think I would be a good case

for this op. Thanks for any help you can give me. Keep well.

Felicity