Question

[Guest guest]

And butter

[Guest guest]

Popcorn may possibly tear stomach?  Its also a carb...my doc (not dr a.)says its ok to have mayo

[Guest guest]

But...Dietary fat is not fattening.  WHITE carbs are fattening.  Flour, sugar, pasta, rice, and potatoes.  Butter is better for you than margarine.  Margarine is 2 steps away from plastic.  Set a tub of margarine outside.  Even cockroaches and other bugs won't touch it, it also won't mold.  That is not food, again- that is two steps away from plastic.  Eat real butter.   We don't need a HIGH fat diet, we need a full fat diet.  Huge difference.  We need fat in our diets, heck... you need fat to burn fat.  You need fat to stay satiated and satisfied.  You do not need WHITE carbs.

Popcorn, I can't think of a reason not to eat it.  Put a hint of olive oil and paprika on it.  Or whatever spice you like.  I'm not a fan of popcorn but on the rare occasion I do eat it I put a little olive oil (EVOO) and garlic.  Yum!

Did you know that in the 70s dietitians were advocating eating all the bread and pasta we wanted but just not to put fat on it such as butter?  What happened with the low fat craze?  Today 66% of us are fat!  They actually suggested a bagel with sugary jelly for breakfast.

We have come a long way since the 70s.  Today we know that a full (not high) fat diet is fine, white carbs are our demons.On Sun, Aug 28, 2011 at 1:56 AM, CherylH <boernecheryl@...> wrote:

 

JMHO but I believe its because he wants us to stop our old bad habits of eating unhealthy fattening foods. Not sure about the popcorn. I bet Suzanne or Bipley know...

Cheryl

[Guest guest]

Hey Bipley,

As always you have such a knack of putting things. I agree 200% it is the WHITE carbs that made us fat! I always love your posts!!!!!

Suzanne

In a message dated 8/29/2011 11:56:03 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time, Bipley@... writes:

But...

Dietary fat is not fattening. WHITE carbs are fattening. Flour, sugar, pasta, rice, and potatoes. Butter is better for you than margarine. Margarine is 2 steps away from plastic. Set a tub of margarine outside. Even cockroaches and other bugs won't touch it, it also won't mold. That is not food, again- that is two steps away from plastic. Eat real butter. We don't need a HIGH fat diet, we need a full fat diet. Huge difference. We need fat in our diets, heck... you need fat to burn fat. You need fat to stay satiated and satisfied. You do not need WHITE carbs.

Popcorn, I can't think of a reason not to eat it. Put a hint of olive oil and paprika on it. Or whatever spice you like. I'm not a fan of popcorn but on the rare occasion I do eat it I put a little olive oil (EVOO) and garlic. Yum!

Did you know that in the 70s dietitians were advocating eating all the bread and pasta we wanted but just not to put fat on it such as butter? What happened with the low fat craze? Today 66% of us are fat! They actually suggested a bagel with sugary jelly for breakfast.

We have come a long way since the 70s. Today we know that a full (not high) fat diet is fine, white carbs are our demons.

On Sun, Aug 28, 2011 at 1:56 AM, CherylH <boernecheryl@...> wrote:

JMHO but I believe its because he wants us to stop our old bad habits of eating unhealthy fattening foods. Not sure about the popcorn. I bet Suzanne or Bipley know...Cheryl

[Guest guest]

I'm with Bipley on this one. Have made it to goal (Lost 124 pounds in 18 months) with very little feeling of deprivation on a full-fat, high-protein, very limited white carb diet. - My labs are splendid and I have maintained vitamin and essential mineral levels with careful supplementation.

I will, in moderation eat almost anything - although I rarely eat white carbs, other than the little bit of sugar in 85% dark chocolate. What I don't eat, ever? trans fats. For me it's butter, olive oil, coconut oil, rice bran oil and peanut oil. Occasionally walnut or sesame oil. That, and the fat in meat is pretty much it. With this my HDL is up, my LDL is down, and my triglycerides are really, really low. I am convinced that it was the sugars in my diet that propelled my formerly high blood lipid levels.

Margo

On Mon, Aug 29, 2011 at 6:10 PM, <SuzanneSH@...> wrote:

 

Hey Bipley,

 

As always you have such a knack of putting things.  I agree 200% it is the WHITE carbs that made us fat!  I always love your posts!!!!!

 

Suzanne

 

In a message dated 8/29/2011 11:56:03 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time, Bipley@... writes:

 

But...

Dietary fat is not fattening.  WHITE carbs are fattening.  Flour, sugar, pasta, rice, and potatoes.  Butter is better for you than margarine.  Margarine is 2 steps away from plastic.  Set a tub of margarine outside.  Even cockroaches and other bugs won't touch it, it also won't mold.  That is not food, again- that is two steps away from plastic.  Eat real butter.   We don't need a HIGH fat diet, we need a full fat diet.  Huge difference.  We need fat in our diets, heck... you need fat to burn fat.  You need fat to stay satiated and satisfied.  You do not need WHITE carbs.

Popcorn, I can't think of a reason not to eat it.  Put a hint of olive oil and paprika on it.  Or whatever spice you like.  I'm not a fan of popcorn but on the rare occasion I do eat it I put a little olive oil (EVOO) and garlic.  Yum!

Did you know that in the 70s dietitians were advocating eating all the bread and pasta we wanted but just not to put fat on it such as butter?  What happened with the low fat craze?  Today 66% of us are fat!  They actually suggested a bagel with sugary jelly for breakfast.

We have come a long way since the 70s.  Today we know that a full (not high) fat diet is fine, white carbs are our demons.

On Sun, Aug 28, 2011 at 1:56 AM, CherylH <boernecheryl@...> wrote:

 

JMHO but I believe its because he wants us to stop our old bad habits of eating unhealthy fattening foods. Not sure about the popcorn. I bet Suzanne or Bipley know...Cheryl

[Guest guest]

I think the key is knowing which fats are healthy and which carbs are healthy. Thanks for making the distinction on trans fats and good fats. Just as white carbs and complex carbs are totally different. From: Margo <margo.nelson@...> Sent: Monday, August 29, 2011 8:08 PMSubject: Re:

Re: Question

I'm with Bipley on this one. Have made it to goal (Lost 124 pounds in 18 months) with very little feeling of deprivation on a full-fat, high-protein, very limited white carb diet. - My labs are splendid and I have maintained vitamin and essential mineral levels with careful supplementation.

I will, in moderation eat almost anything - although I rarely eat white carbs, other than the little bit of sugar in 85% dark chocolate. What I don't eat, ever? trans fats. For me it's butter, olive oil, coconut oil, rice bran oil and peanut oil. Occasionally walnut or sesame oil. That, and the fat in meat is pretty much it. With this my HDL is up, my LDL is down, and my triglycerides are really, really low. I am convinced that it was the sugars in my diet that propelled my formerly high blood lipid levels

[Guest guest]

Hi Guys,

I do not recall ever hearing I can not have popcorn! I eat it everyday! It is

one of my staples. I have not had any problems at all. I am coming up on my 8

month surgiversary. I am down 113 pounds. Started at 282 and just weighed in at

169. Now I am nervous...should I quit my popcorn addiction??

B.

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[Guest guest]

I eat popcorn everyday, find if I eat it at night I have less heart burn and hardly ever get sick at night. I use lots of butter too.... no problem just chew chew chew.......

From: dbanning2@...Date: Thu, 1 Sep 2011 13:12:27 +0000Subject: Re: Question

Hi Guys,I do not recall ever hearing I can not have popcorn! I eat it everyday! It is one of my staples. I have not had any problems at all. I am coming up on my 8 month surgiversary. I am down 113 pounds. Started at 282 and just weighed in at 169. Now I am nervous...should I quit my popcorn addiction?? B.> > > **> >> >> >> > JMHO but I believe its because he wants us to stop our old bad habits of> > eating unhealthy fattening foods. Not sure about the popcorn. I bet Suzanne> > or Bipley know...> > Cheryl> >> > > >>

[Guest guest]

I just saw on Dr. Oz that buttered popcorn has 1,700 calories! Plus think of all that fat, cant be good for your heart. I would stop eating it for that reason alone!

Re: Question

Hi Guys,

I do not recall ever hearing I can not have popcorn! I eat it everyday! It is one of my staples. I have not had any problems at all. I am coming up on my 8 month surgiversary. I am down 113 pounds. Started at 282 and just weighed in at 169. Now I am nervous...should I quit my popcorn addiction??

B.

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[Guest guest]

What about the bags of 100 calorie butter popcorn?From: "DStu98@..." <DStu98@...> Sent: Friday, September 2, 2011 8:51 AMSubject: Re: Re: Question

I just saw on Dr. Oz that buttered popcorn has 1,700 calories! Plus think of all that fat, cant be good for your heart. I would stop eating it for that reason alone!

Re: Question

Hi Guys,

I do not recall ever hearing I can not have popcorn! I eat it everyday! It is one of my staples. I have not had any problems at all. I am coming up on my 8 month surgiversary. I am down 113 pounds. Started at 282 and just weighed in at 169. Now I am nervous...should I quit my popcorn addiction??

B.

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> > or Bipley know...

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[Guest guest]

I'm not sure what measurements Dr. Oz was using (or what brand of popcorn), but

according to Calorie King, 5 cups of white popcorn popped in oil is only 275

calories. Add in however much butter you're adding (a whole stick is only 810),

and I find the 1700 calorie claim to be just a little excessive. Perhaps he was

talking about movie theater popcorn with butter? I didn't see a listing for

that at the site below, but you'd have to eat a lot of popcorn to reach 1700

calories, even if you used a whole stick of butter...

Donali

http://www.calorieking.com/foods/calories-in-popcorn-oil-popped-white-popcorn_f-\

ZmlkPTE1MjI2NA.html

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[Guest guest]

Man, all this talk about buttered popcorn is sure making me hungry for some!

From: paleobait <donali.peter@...> Sent: Friday, September 2, 2011 1:51 PMSubject: Re: Question

I'm not sure what measurements Dr. Oz was using (or what brand of popcorn), but according to Calorie King, 5 cups of white popcorn popped in oil is only 275 calories. Add in however much butter you're adding (a whole stick is only 810), and I find the 1700 calorie claim to be just a little excessive. Perhaps he was talking about movie theater popcorn with butter? I didn't see a listing for that at the site below, but you'd have to eat a lot of popcorn to reach 1700 calories, even if you used a whole stick of butter...Donalihttp://www.calorieking.com/foods/calories-in-popcorn-oil-popped-white-popcorn_f-ZmlkPTE1MjI2NA.html> > > > > * *> > >> > >> > >> > > JMHO but I believe its because he wants us to stop our old bad habits of>

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[Guest guest]

Is there anything a church could do if a tower is put on land next to them that

they don't own?

Kathy

[Guest guest]

Hi folks,

I am going to have to start looking into the legal logistics of protesting after

the fact,  When the sign goes up saying:  PROPOSED LAND USE ACTION!

The public then has a certain time to attend the public meeting and make

comments or protest the tower or antenna to be installed.  People are so

clueless and ignorant about cell towers, rarely does anyone even show up, so the

cell companies have free reign.  So then after the thing is installed, it is

too little to late.  They should have spoken up when they had the chance. 

I am having that difficulty right now.  I know of 3 PROPOSED LAND USE ACTION

SIGNS in a close neighborhood stating they are going to put cell towers up. 

Well, I have gone to people's homes in this neighborhood, health food stores,

stores, etc. and talked to people who live in the neighborhood telling them

about my sickness,  to get off their duff and attend the meetings and

protest.  They think I am crazy and they are not even going to do anything

about it.  We are dealing with incredible public ignorance and apathy.  I even

spoke to a couple of engineers who lived in the neighborhood who said I was

crazy because they know all about microwaves and they believe the towers were

not harmful.  I tell them I am getting sick from them, but it doesn't phase

them .

I have to tell you, I was very discouraged in my campaigning. 

But I am going to consult an attorney and find out what some options might be

for dismantling a tower that has already been installed.  i am sure it is going

to have to be a neighborhood wide protest.  Some of the contracts they have

written up give the company rights to the property for 5-20 years. 

Superdrove

From: KathyB <calicocat477@...>

Subject: Question

Date: Friday, September 16, 2011, 2:59 PM

 

Is there anything a church could do if a tower is put on land next to them that

they don't own?

Kathy

[Guest guest]

mate I did the same - same response, the 13m high 6 antenna vodaphone/o2

has now gone up 500 mtrs from my property in the last 2 weeks, I am feeling

different, tight scalp raised tinitus - I spoke to a girl today whose house

looks over from the mast, saying to her how do you like the view, she

replied is that is just that wooden looking pole arent they going to put

something on top of it ? no mention of health concerns - its like living in a

world where everyone around you has been bodysnatched !!!!

puk

In a message dated 17/09/2011 15:21:20 GMT Daylight Time,

superdrove@... writes:

Hi folks,

I am going to have to start looking into the legal logistics of protesting

after the fact, When the sign goes up saying: PROPOSED LAND USE ACTION!

The public then has a certain time to attend the public meeting and make

comments or protest the tower or antenna to be installed. People are so

clueless and ignorant about cell towers, rarely does anyone even show up, so

the cell companies have free reign. So then after the thing is installed,

it is too little to late. They should have spoken up when they had the

chance.

I am having that difficulty right now. I know of 3 PROPOSED LAND USE

ACTION SIGNS in a close neighborhood stating they are going to put cell towers

up. Well, I have gone to people's homes in this neighborhood, health food

stores, stores, etc. and talked to people who live in the neighborhood

telling them about my sickness, to get off their duff and attend the meetings

and protest. They think I am crazy and they are not even going to do

anything about it. We are dealing with incredible public ignorance and apathy.

I even spoke to a couple of engineers who lived in the neighborhood who

said I was crazy because they know all about microwaves and they believe the

towers were not harmful. I tell them I am getting sick from them, but it

doesn't phase them .

I have to tell you, I was very discouraged in my campaigning.

But I am going to consult an attorney and find out what some options might

be for dismantling a tower that has already been installed. i am sure it

is going to have to be a neighborhood wide protest. Some of the contracts

they have written up give the company rights to the property for 5-20

years.

Superdrove

From: KathyB <_calicocat477@..._

(mailto:calicocat477@...) >

Subject: Question

_ _ (mailto: )

Date: Friday, September 16, 2011, 2:59 PM

Is there anything a church could do if a tower is put on land next to them

that they don't own?

Kathy

[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

[Guest guest]

Yea, " aint' that the truth! " And have you all noticed the Zombie movies just

keep coming?

I want to scream: " Hey, the Zombies are already here! " Of course the zombies

don't

recognize each other as " zombies " .

And they think " we're the strange ones? " A friend once mentioned to me " we are

among

the walking dead! " Gee, they use formaldyhyde in fake sugar to embalm the living

dead, right?

Lizzie

From: paulpjc@...

Date: Sat, 17 Sep 2011 14:29:55 -0400

Subject: Re: Question

mate I did the same - same response, the 13m high 6 antenna vodaphone/o2

has now gone up 500 mtrs from my property in the last 2 weeks, I am feeling

different, tight scalp raised tinitus - I spoke to a girl today whose house

looks over from the mast, saying to her how do you like the view, she

replied is that is just that wooden looking pole arent they going to put

something on top of it ? no mention of health concerns - its like living in a

world where everyone around you has been bodysnatched !!!!

puk

In a message dated 17/09/2011 15:21:20 GMT Daylight Time,

superdrove@... writes:

Hi folks,

I am going to have to start looking into the legal logistics of protesting

after the fact, When the sign goes up saying: PROPOSED LAND USE ACTION!

The public then has a certain time to attend the public meeting and make

comments or protest the tower or antenna to be installed. People are so

clueless and ignorant about cell towers, rarely does anyone even show up, so

the cell companies have free reign. So then after the thing is installed,

it is too little to late. They should have spoken up when they had the

chance.

I am having that difficulty right now. I know of 3 PROPOSED LAND USE

ACTION SIGNS in a close neighborhood stating they are going to put cell towers

up. Well, I have gone to people's homes in this neighborhood, health food

stores, stores, etc. and talked to people who live in the neighborhood

telling them about my sickness, to get off their duff and attend the meetings

and protest. They think I am crazy and they are not even going to do

anything about it. We are dealing with incredible public ignorance and apathy.

I even spoke to a couple of engineers who lived in the neighborhood who

said I was crazy because they know all about microwaves and they believe the

towers were not harmful. I tell them I am getting sick from them, but it

doesn't phase them .

I have to tell you, I was very discouraged in my campaigning.

But I am going to consult an attorney and find out what some options might

be for dismantling a tower that has already been installed. i am sure it

is going to have to be a neighborhood wide protest. Some of the contracts

they have written up give the company rights to the property for 5-20

years.

Superdrove

From: KathyB <_calicocat477@..._

(mailto:calicocat477@...) >

Subject: Question

_ _ (mailto: )

Date: Friday, September 16, 2011, 2:59 PM

Is there anything a church could do if a tower is put on land next to them

that they don't own?

Kathy

[Guest guest]

No one gets how dangerous towers are.  We have 114 & 6 new going up. I can't

handle another one 1/2 mile away from us.

I'd like to talk to you.

Kathy

From: C.a.b. <superdrove@...>

Subject: Re: Question

 

Hi folks,

I am going to have to start looking into the legal logistics of protesting after

the fact,  When the sign goes up saying:  PROPOSED LAND USE ACTION!

The public then has a certain time to attend the public meeting and make

comments or protest the tower or antenna to be installed.  People are so

clueless and ignorant about cell towers, rarely does anyone even show up, so the

cell companies have free reign.  So then after the thing is installed, it is

too little to late.  They should have spoken up when they had the chance. 

I am having that difficulty right now.  I know of 3 PROPOSED LAND USE ACTION

SIGNS in a close neighborhood stating they are going to put cell towers up. 

Well, I have gone to people's homes in this neighborhood, health food stores,

stores, etc. and talked to people who live in the neighborhood telling them

about my sickness,  to get off their duff and attend the meetings and

protest.  They think I am crazy and they are not even going to do anything

about it.  We are dealing with incredible public ignorance and apathy.  I even

spoke to a couple of engineers who lived in the neighborhood who said I was

crazy because they know all about microwaves and they believe the towers were

not harmful.  I tell them I am getting sick from them, but it doesn't phase

them .

I have to tell you, I was very discouraged in my campaigning. 

But I am going to consult an attorney and find out what some options might be

for dismantling a tower that has already been installed.  i am sure it is going

to have to be a neighborhood wide protest.  Some of the contracts they have

written up give the company rights to the property for 5-20 years. 

Superdrove

From: KathyB <calicocat477@...>

Subject: Question

Date: Friday, September 16, 2011, 2:59 PM

 

Is there anything a church could do if a tower is put on land next to them that

they don't own?

Kathy

[Guest guest]

I've often thought about this and decided that if a genie popped up and offered

me 3 wishes, one would be to have all the health issues associated with my

dwarfism go away and to be made proportionate, but not necessarily tall. So if

he could just repair what I have to normal, excellent health and proportions

that would be dandy!

-marty

Marty -Merritts

Clinical Research Project Manager, fMRI Project

UM School of Nursing

400 NIB, Room 2160

Ann Arbor, MI 48109-5482

Phone: 734-764-1573

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[Guest guest]

Hi Kim,

 

I get that lump in throat feeling sometimes and my Dr. says its due to air. 

Since your LES is cleaved air is often shared between the stomach and the e.

particularly after swallowing a meal or simetimes when I have bad allerigies and

have post nasal drip etc...  I think the best gauge of your swallowing is if

liquids become a problem. I find breads can be eaten if you toast it, use

butter, and eat slowly with sips of water in between bites/swallows.

From: kimellenbailey <kimellenbailey@...>

achalasia

Sent: Monday, December 5, 2011 8:30 AM

Subject: question

 

i wanted to know something. i had a heller in sept. all is good. food goes down

with no prob except bread not too good. have gained 15 pounds. but what i wanted

to know is this... have many of yall have recurrance of swallowing problems

after a heller? and if so how long did it last? and if it doesnt then what would

be next? and is there anything i should know to do maybe to make this last? what

information can you pass on to me? last night i had eaten potato soup for supper

and much later i could still feel that lump in my E. but i can hardly throw up

now. i have a few times but i used to be able to stick out my tongue and barf.

now i cant do it as well even if i feel something in there. i have not had any

reflux at all.but i am going to say this may be totally unrelated as i have had

problems with my neck. My right arm goes to sleep and hurts a lot and my husband

says it is a nerve. i wonder if it could be related.

[Guest guest]

I did have issues after both of my Heller's.  The advanced stage of the disease

did not help with not having problems after surgery.  I am now doing very well

after my esophajectomy and hope that I will continue to not have any problems as

the years roll on.

 

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From: kimellenbailey <kimellenbailey@...>

achalasia

Sent: Monday, December 5, 2011 11:30 AM

Subject: question

 

i wanted to know something. i had a heller in sept. all is good. food goes down

with no prob except bread not too good. have gained 15 pounds. but what i wanted

to know is this... have many of yall have recurrance of swallowing problems

after a heller? and if so how long did it last? and if it doesnt then what would

be next? and is there anything i should know to do maybe to make this last? what

information can you pass on to me? last night i had eaten potato soup for supper

and much later i could still feel that lump in my E. but i can hardly throw up

now. i have a few times but i used to be able to stick out my tongue and barf.

now i cant do it as well even if i feel something in there. i have not had any

reflux at all.but i am going to say this may be totally unrelated as i have had

problems with my neck. My right arm goes to sleep and hurts a lot and my husband

says it is a nerve. i wonder if it could be related.

[Guest guest]

Kim, haven't had a Heller yet (but *finally* got an appt. with a surgeon, lol!),

but this is from the wiki on wraps:

Vomiting is often difficult or even impossible with a fundoplication. In some

cases, the purpose of this operation is to correct excessive vomiting. However,

when its purpose is to reduce gastric reflux, difficulty in vomiting may be an

undesired outcome. Initially, vomiting is impossible; however, small amounts of

vomit may be produced after the wrap settles over time, and in extreme cases

such as alcohol poisoning or food poisoning, the patient may be able to vomit

freely.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nissen_fundoplication

Hope that helps!

xox

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> i wanted to know something. i had a heller in sept. all is good. food goes

down with no prob except bread not too good. have gained 15 pounds. but what i

wanted to know is this... have many of yall have recurrance of swallowing

problems after a heller? and if so how long did it last? and if it doesnt then

what would be next? and is there anything i should know to do maybe to make this

last? what information can you pass on to me? last night i had eaten potato soup

for supper and much later i could still feel that lump in my E. but i can

hardly throw up now. i have a few times but i used to be able to stick out my

tongue and barf. now i cant do it as well even if i feel something in there. i

have not had any reflux at all.but i am going to say this may be totally

unrelated as i have had problems with my neck. My right arm goes to sleep and

hurts a lot and my husband says it is a nerve. i wonder if it could be related.

>

[Guest guest]

Hi Kim

I'm 3 years out from my surgery and bread often causes a problem for me too. I

think I tend to swallow too large a piece because it is so soft.

A Heller doesn't fix swallowing problems. After surgery we still have achalasia

and nothing can fix that. Although the sensation I had of swallowing glass

shards disappeared after surgery and my ability to swallow has greatly improved.

Not sure why. Maybe now that I don't have food sitting in my esophagus causing

irritation, food and saliva no longer go down and then come back up.

As the nerves die in our esophagus, we rely more and more on gravity alone to

get solids and liquids down. This means small bites that are well chewed and

washed down with swallows of liquid. If I get the sensation of food stuck in my

esophagus, I drink a half glass of water slowly and that is usually enough to

wash it down. I know when food reaches my stomach when I burp.

Before I had surgery I found it very easy to regurgitate the food trapped at the

bottom of my esophagus. Now that food goes into my stomach there is nothing left

to bring up. Could you have mistook regurgitation for vomiting?

Usually it's a partial wrap performed for achalasia, a Dor (anterior) or Toupet

(posterior) both which should allow vomiting. It's the Nissen (full)

fundoplication performed for reflux that prevents vomiting and burping.

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> i wanted to know something. i had a heller in sept. all is good. food goes

down with no prob except bread not too good. have gained 15 pounds. but what i

wanted to know is this... have many of yall have recurrance of swallowing

problems after a heller? and if so how long did it last? and if it doesnt then

what would be next? and is there anything i should know to do maybe to make this

last? what information can you pass on to me? last night i had eaten potato soup

for supper and much later i could still feel that lump in my E. but i can

hardly throw up now. i have a few times but i used to be able to stick out my

tongue and barf. now i cant do it as well even if i feel something in there. i

have not had any reflux at all.but i am going to say this may be totally

unrelated as i have had problems with my neck. My right arm goes to sleep and

hurts a lot and my husband says it is a nerve. i wonder if it could be related.

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Since I have been taking over 50mg of Iodoral, I have noticed when I urinate, the toilet water has bubbles that stay on the surface for quite some time; has anyone else experienced this phenomenon? Thanks.

Bill