treating nausea

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OK, rowanceleste.

I'm on the Gatorade! Also took a Compazine for good measure. I

think that we should start some kind of charity club for new post-

ops. We would send them home with one ounce of grass (for medicinal

use only) and a Grateful Dead CD. What do you think?

Best,

(who's so friggin' old now that she'd have a darn hard time tracking

down good ole Jane!)

> > > -

> > > : About the MtSInaiDS group... it appears that now it

is

> > > 'invitation only'. When I joined way back (and subsequently

left

> > the

> > > group because of the constant bickering that was going on at

that

> > > time. As a recent post-op, it was just way tooooooo much!),

there

> > > wasn't any process to become a 'member' - one just signed up.

> > >

> > > Now, you have to answer some questions and reply to the three

> > > moderators. Have you tried it yet? I did this but the e-mail

addy

> > > they provided to send the response to won't work because I'm

not

> > yet a

> > > member! LOL Hopefully this will get straightened out. DId

they

> > sent

> > > you an invite as a recent post-op? Did anyone mention this

group

> > to

> > > you? I think it's rather odd that they are going to make it so

> > > top-secret and exclusive IF they aren't actively telling new

post-

> > ops

> > > that it is available to them....

> > >

> > > Now, my situation is slightly different. I am further post-op

and

> > > they have changed the process since I had my surgery. But, I'm

> > really

> > > curious as to the outreach they do for new post-ops... If

someone

> > > wants to join the list, how are they going to do this with the

> > current

> > > setup? Furthermore, how are they going to even know about the

list

> > if

> > > there isn't any active program or outreach to call it to their

> > > attention?

> > >

> > > I hope someone mentioned it to you at some point and asked you

to

> > > join. I think this is imperative for all recent ds-post-ops at

Mt

> > > Sinai.

> > >

> > > all the best,

> > >

> > > lap ds with gallbladder removal

> > > January 25, 2001

> > > Dr Gagner/Mt. Sinai/NYC

> > >

> > > 10 months post-op and still feelin' fabu

> > >

> > > preop: 307 lbs/bmi 45

> > > now: 198 lbs/bmi 28/size sweet 16, but squ