surgery

[Guest guest]

a--

A close colleague had gastric bypass surgery three years ago. He was

told that whatever weight he will lose must be accomplished within the

first 18 months after surgery. After that point, the body creates its

homeostasis and settles at that weight--or gains. He has gained

steadily for the past 9 months, after having successfully reduced to

his target weight post-surgery.

He was never tested for diabetes or food sensitivities/allergies prior

to surgery. He used to be quite healthy in spite of his weight. In

the time since, he has been plagued among other things with episodes

of gastric reflux which the doctor attributes to his eating too much

at one time. The portion size for one meal of anything is about the

size of a deck of cards. Forever. The problem is, after a while, the

stomach gets used to being fed too much and begins to expand somewhat

to accommodate the intake, and the vicious cycle repeats itself, as my

friend is experiencing now.

The worse part is, since this is such an extreme measure, there is

nowhere else to go/do if it is not successful. It still all rests on

the individual's compliance.

Candida can fuel the appetite. So can diabetes, nutritional

deficiencies and other illnesses. Please be careful to thoroughly

investigate and treat any and all other possibilities for your

difficulty with " diets " before embarking on gastric bypass surgery.

Rennie

> I have a question, but I don;t know if anyone would be familiar with

> this surgery I am considering. My doctor recommeded a gastric

> bypass, because he thinks I am overweight and more importantly he

> doens't want me to be " 35 and not be able to walk someday. " I am 25

> now. I don't know what to do. Would I still be able to heal

candida

> after this surgery? I would have to be under anesthesia, probably

> take antibiotics. I am scared. I have tried a lot of diets before,

> and have failed almost everytime. I also heard that the surgery

> causes hair loss, which I already think I am experiencing because of

> candida. I don't want to be completely bald.

>

> If anyone has any info on this, I would love to hear it!

>

>

[Guest guest]

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Hi Sheila,

I will say a prayer for your daughter, please let us know how she

does. I know how scarry it is to see our little ones have surgery!!

Eileen

- In @y..., " sillybear65 " <sillybear65@h...> wrote:

> Please keep my daughter in your thoughts. She is having surgery

> tomorrow. It is cosmetic surgery but, I am still a basket case.

> Thanks,

> Sheila

[Guest guest]

Hi Roseanne,

I'm so sorry to hear about your emergency surgery. Hope you are feeling much

better now. A ruptured appendix is not a good thing to have happen! I

certainly hope you are feeling on the mend now!

I don't think you should be affected because you were off minocin with all the

antibiotics you have been on. I have been off my minocin and on zithromax for

4 weeks with a bronchial infection and didn't suffer any flares because of it.

In fact, I felt so much better! I talked my doc into giving me zithromax once

a week just to help boost the minocin because the zith made me feel better and

my doc was not willing to put me on clindamycin.

Glad to hear your doc is so interested in AP! It's so wonderful to educate a

new doc in this therapy!

Hope you keep feeling better and better Roseanne!

Love,

Jeanette

My Guardian Angel wrote:

> Hello everybody! I haven't posted in a while because I had emergency

> surgery and was in the hospital 2 weeks. My appendix ruptured and the

> infection spread to my colon. Any way, I was off all meds for 2 weeks

> including my Minocin. I did get plenty of other antibiotics including

> Ceftin, and had absolutely no arthritis symptoms for those 2 weeks. I am

> just now starting to feel some aches and pains. I started back on the

> Minocin last night. It's strange though how I have taken other antibiotics

> too and they helped my arthritis. Others have reported that as well, and I

> truly believe in the infectious theory. Anyway, I hope that 2 weeks off

> doesn't put me into a flare! I am completely off of the Plaquenil and now

> am only on Bextra and Minocin. My surgeon was so intrigued that I was on

> Minocin for arthritis that he wants more information! I told him that it

> gave me my life back. He was just thrilled that I wasn't on Enbrel or

> Methotrexate because he said the surgery could have been much more

> complicated. It's times like that I am grateful for this benign, effective

> therapy =0)

> ~Roseanne~

>

> To unsubscribe, email: rheumatic-unsubscribeegroups

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Hi Roseanne

Good to have you back! have you thought those aches and pains could

be a herx? You changed antibiotics and changed doses. That usually

does it.

Just relax and either step it down or take a peroxide bath.( if

allowed).

The benedryl can help too with histimine release.

Although we do not use Ceftin I do know some that have as they are on

AP a very long time 20years plus and have used Ceftin as AP and did

fine. So, you really were not off.

Pump in the acidophilus..you will need extra as I do not know of a

hospitsl that gives it out.

Love

Marge

Love

Marge

> Hello everybody! I haven't posted in a while because I had

emergency

> surgery and was in the hospital 2 weeks. My appendix ruptured and

the

> infection spread to my colon. Any way, I was off all meds for 2

weeks

> including my Minocin. I did get plenty of other antibiotics

including

> Ceftin, and had absolutely no arthritis symptoms for those 2

weeks. I am

> just now starting to feel some aches and pains. I started back on

the

> Minocin last night. It's strange though how I have taken other

antibiotics

> too and they helped my arthritis. Others have reported that as

well, and I

> truly believe in the infectious theory. Anyway, I hope that 2

weeks off

> doesn't put me into a flare! I am completely off of the Plaquenil

and now

> am only on Bextra and Minocin. My surgeon was so intrigued that I

was on

> Minocin for arthritis that he wants more information! I told him

that it

> gave me my life back. He was just thrilled that I wasn't on Enbrel

or

> Methotrexate because he said the surgery could have been much more

> complicated. It's times like that I am grateful for this benign,

effective

> therapy =0)

> ~Roseanne~

[Guest guest]

I had my first, and to date, my last laminectomy at UCLA in 1988 It was

performed by Dr. Dawson, who I believed has since retired.

I was very lucky. It was very succesful and I have been able to lead an

active life. There have been periods of increased numbness, but they have

always gone away. Walking there is from time to time some degree of numbness,

but not enough to make me stop.

Frishman

[Guest guest]

Hi Ginger,

I had surgey years ago to release the tendons on 8 of my fingers as

they locked in position. All the dr. did was put an X in the tendon and in

afew weeks was fine. To this day I have No problem and No deformity as the AP

started to work back then. I am not sure if this is what you meant, but they

called mine trigger fingers that were locking and all are fine now. Just My

View from Ohio

[Guest guest]

Hi

l already have the deformitys. lt would be to try and straighten them out and

get rid of some pain so l could gain some use of my hands. Of course like always

they say no guarantees. l still have to talk with the surgeon, but am still

hesitant. Thanks again for your response.

Ginger

Re: rheumatic Surgery

Hi Ginger,

I had surgey years ago to release the tendons on 8 of my fingers as they

locked in position. All the dr. did was put an X in the tendon and in afew weeks

was fine. To this day I have No problem and No deformity as the AP started to

work back then. I am not sure if this is what you meant, but they called mine

trigger fingers that were locking and all are fine now. Just My View from

Ohio

[Guest guest]

Hi Ginger,

I also had surgery about 5 years ago to release a trigger finger

(frozen & curled finger). The surgery was performed under local

anesthetic with no problem (it was weird watching the surgeon pull a

raisin size chuck of scar tissue out of the tendon). The procedure

was successful, in that the finger is no longer frozen or curled, but

there is still a minimal residual soreness in that finger. It took

quite a while for the finger to heal after the surgery, but it was

definitely worth it.

Sharon

> Hi Ginger,

> I had surgey years ago to release the tendons on 8 of my

fingers as they locked in position. All the dr. did was put an X in

the tendon and in afew weeks was fine. To this day I have No problem

and No deformity as the AP started to work back then. I am not sure

if this is what you meant, but they called mine trigger fingers that

were locking and all are fine now. Just My View from Ohio

>

>

[Guest guest]

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> Has anyone else had a similar proceedure and did it help?

Hi Kazflower,

I have the same problem and have looked into surgery. They were/are

going to break my wrist and reset it but didn't mention a steele

plate. It makes sense though, since PA can make our bones slow to

heal. I keep procrastinating-haven't quite talked myself into doing

it. I have ruptured a tendon though and am at risk for more

ruptures. It really can happen.

I would be intererested in hearing about your surgery. Have you

definitely decided to have it done? These are hard decisions for us.

Marti

[Guest guest]

--- In , " snowbound22003 "

> > Has anyone else had a similar proceedure and did it help?

> Hi Kazflower,

> I have the same problem and have looked into surgery. They

were/are

> going to break my wrist and reset it but didn't mention a steele

> plate. It makes sense though, since PA can make our bones slow to

> heal. I keep procrastinating-haven't quite talked myself into

doing

> it. I have ruptured a tendon though and am at risk for more

> ruptures. It really can happen.

> I would be intererested in hearing about your surgery. Have you

> definitely decided to have it done? These are hard decisions for

us. Marti

Hi Marti,

Thanks for your reply.

I am definitely having the surgery in the next couple of months. I

wasn't sure myself about having it done but basically if I don't I

will lose the use of my hand as the deformity of the wrist is

putting too much pressure on my hand and fingers. My wrist at the

moment bends downwards and that is not a natural position so I'm

having it reset in a more upwards position. I am quite scared about

the whole thing but my consultant says it is the best thing to do

and I do trust his judgement.

I'll keep you posted.

[Guest guest]

Kazflowers --

I had no idea it could get so bad! My wrist is deforming more every day and

affecting the fingers on that hand. I have no idea what subluxed is but it

doesn't sound good. Please keep us informed of your progress. I sure hope the

surgery does a world of good for you and helps you have a really special New

Year!

Cheri

[Guest guest]

> Kazflowers --

>

> I had no idea it could get so bad! My wrist is deforming more

every day and affecting the fingers on that hand. I have no idea

what subluxed is but it doesn't sound good. Please keep us informed

of your progress. I sure hope the surgery does a world of good for

you and helps you have a really special New Year!

>

> Cheri

Cheri,

i didn't know it could get that bad!!

I'll post some pictures later of my wrist so you can see the

deformity.

Kaz

[Guest guest]

Hi all;

I had this surgery done in May 1999. The arthritis has eroded the

bones in my right wrist to the point that surgery was my only option

as I couldn't flex or rotate at all. Basically what they ended up

doing was removing all the small bones in my wrist and replacing with

a titanium plate which runs from just below my middle finger joint on

the hand (how hard is this to explain in writing??) for about 7 " .

They also had to amputate about 2 " of that bone that causes the bump

in your wrist on the outside of your arm as my wrist bones had fused

to that bone as well.

Did it help? YES. Would I do it again? YES - and it looks like I

may have to one day as the left wrist is going the same way. Was it

uncomforable. Yes......

Oh - I am right handed and I was back at work within a week.

Feel free to email me directly if you have any questions.

I went into the hospital the morning of the surgery and was

discharged 2 days later.

> I'm facing surgery in the couple of months to have my wrist reset

> and have a steel plate inserted. this is due to the deformity of

the

> wrist which has severely subluxed and no longer bends or moves

> putting pressure on the tendons in my hand and fingers.

> Has anyone else had a similar proceedure and did it help?

[Guest guest]

I did have a similar surgery in my left wrist about a

year ago, a bone fusion. They put 3 pins in, but took

it out after 4 weeks. Well, not meaning to scare you,

it was the worst pain ever having those in my wrists

during these weeks, but the good part is that the pain

goes away. Also I had to depend on other people at

home to do almost everything in the begining, I

couldn't even be in a car because of the impact of the

vibration on the pins was excrutiating. A year later,

hand therapy for months etc I still don't know if I

will repeat it on my right one. The movements are

still almost as limited as before, the scars and the

hand appearance is very, humm, weird to say the less

and the doctors can't guarantee the pain won't come

back in that wrist. Maybe I shouldn't be telling you

that, but I certainly wish someone had before I had

mine...

Good luck,

[Guest guest]

Yes, there are surgical procedures (generically called cranial vault remodeling) to correct plagio. Prior to the Doc Band, babies were routinely going under general anesthesia to correct a deformity that is now treated with an orthosis. Cranial Tech used to have several news articles related to this issue (from the early 1990s).

In a nut shell, the procedures used to treat craniosynostosis (which still must be treated surgically) is used to treat deformation plagiocephaly.

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-----Original Message-----From: and Pamela [mailto:carter@...] Sent: Tuesday, January 06, 2004 11:32 AMolderplag ; plagiocephaly Subject: Surgery

Hi all,

Is there a surgical procedure to correct plagio? I'm just wondering.

If so, at what age would this be performed? I'm inquiring for a friend.

Thanks!

Pam

For more plagio info

[Guest guest]

yes but I think that the plagio would have to be EXTREMELY severe.

It is not a simple operation. Most children that have plagio or

cranio surgery end up requiring blood transfusions. I doubt that

there are many craniofacial doctors that would consent to a plagio

operation. How old is your friend's child, is it too late for a band

or helmet?

Natasha

> Hi all,

> Is there a surgical procedure to correct plagio? I'm just wondering.

> If so, at what age would this be performed? I'm inquiring for a

friend.

>

> Thanks!

> Pam

[Guest guest]

Hi there. Yes, there are procedures that use to be done to correct

plagio before banding became so effective. I'm not sure that I would

resort to it unless all of my other options had been exhausted. Nor

do I " think " a doctor would perform surgery until all other options

had been exhausted and the plagio would still be severe. It's not

like Cranio that surgery is the only option for correction.

Dustie

> Hi all,

> Is there a surgical procedure to correct plagio? I'm just wondering.

> If so, at what age would this be performed? I'm inquiring for a

friend.

>

> Thanks!

> Pam

[Guest guest]

Hey ,

Thanks for your reply. i think what you have had sounds slighty

different to what I'm having done.

Either way I have no choice as without the surgery i will lose the

use of the fingers on my hand as the deformity to my wrist is

causing problems with the tendons in my hand.

Sorry to hear things didn't go well with your surgery.

[Guest guest]

Jordan had a strip craniectomy and a cranial vault remodeling (CVR) for his cranio and although his plagio is the most severe case his neuro has ever seen with a 39mm asyemety, he has already told us that he will not do a CVR just for plagio and he doesn't know of any neuro that would anymore so we are really hoping to get some great correction with his STARband.

HTH,

~~Buffalo, NYMama to:, Jordan (cranio,plagio & tort~Starband 10-24-03) & http://members.ebay.com/aboutme/mama2jared/

RE: Surgery

Yes, there are surgical procedures (generically called cranial vault remodeling) to correct plagio. Prior to the Doc Band, babies were routinely going under general anesthesia to correct a deformity that is now treated with an orthosis. Cranial Tech used to have several news articles related to this issue (from the early 1990s).

In a nut shell, the procedures used to treat craniosynostosis (which still must be treated surgically) is used to treat deformation plagiocephaly.

Best Regards,<!-- M. , Ph.D.http://www.BioAnth.org/kmkelly/http://www.iAnthropology.org/-->

-----Original Message-----From: and Pamela [mailto:carter@...] Sent: Tuesday, January 06, 2004 11:32 AMolderplag ; plagiocephaly Subject: Surgery

Hi all,

Is there a surgical procedure to correct plagio? I'm just wondering.

If so, at what age would this be performed? I'm inquiring for a friend.

Thanks!

Pam

For more plagio info

[Guest guest]

> I am 54 and have had the cervical disctomy with fusion and plates and

> bone grafts ...twice in two years. Shoulder pain...or inbetween the

> shoulders, is constant. Headaches which they say are not related. I

> am having memory problems and at times trouble walking. I cannot keep

> up with house chores and was wonderfing if social security is an

> option?

>

Social Security Disability is an option. You would need to speak with

your doctor about assisting you in classifying you as disabled. I have

heard that it is difficult to obtain SSD, especially on the first

application

attempt, and that you almost always will need to engage the services

of an attorney to assist you in your quest.

joe

[Guest guest]

You are so right Flo, They put me through the ringer for 2 years trying to

get ssi.I ended up having to get a lawyer at the end. Here I am unable to sit

long, unable to stand long, and not suppose to lift anything over 5 lbs, and

they still said that somewhere out there , there is a job that i can do that

would allow me to sit some and stand some. Now the only jobs I have ever had

have

been laborous, I'm no secretay, They even sent me to one of their doctors and

he reported there was now way I could work. Well I finally got it and seen how

much I would make and wondered if it was all worth it.They said I am totally

disabled and yet all they gave me was ssi. All the years I did work did

nothing to help me out. Because I did not work the last 5 years straight, i did

not

have enough points, to get total disability. So here i have 3 kids to support

by myself, on pennies ever month. BE sure to let them know what it is you

cannot do anymore. Don't let them trick you into saying " yes I can do that " . cuz

believe me they will try. Take care everyone .

Alisa

[Guest guest]

I am having the same problems since my cervical surgery in January.

Continuous headachs, pain in between my shoulders, all the syptoms you said you

are

having. I finally got then to set me up an appointment that comes tomarrow. I

have lived with pain for many years now but all this new pain, I just don't know

if I can deal with it long term. The headachs alone are horrible. I hope they

don't tell me the same thing, because I did not have these problems before.

And yes it is hard to get ssi, I faught for 2 years and had to get a lawyer in

the end. I wish to God I could work again, because i don't get enough to

support me and my 3 children. I had to get wellfare also, which isn't much here

in

Tennesse.I barely get by. My mom has to help me out every week, and it makes

me feel so bad. It is sad to think that i paid into ssi for many years and

because I didn't work a total 5 years prior, to my disability, I only got ssi.

Had

I got total disability I would have gotten money for each of my kids also.

Heck two of those 5 years I was fighting them,and the other 3 I tried to work,

and started suffering from my disability, so no I didn't work the last 5 years

straight. Im sorry I get angry this time of the month because I spend hours

trying to figure out where to spend my pennies. lol Take care of your self and

good luck

Alisa

[Guest guest]

> I am having memory problems and at times trouble walking. I cannot keep up

with house chores and was wonderfing if social security is an option? <

If you are having all that trouble, then yes...I think disability is an option.

I look at it this way...If I was an employer and someone with my problems

applied for a job...I wouldn't hire me. Too undependable because of the need for

time off on bad back/neck days, and the lack of concentration or memory makes

any business shudder.

Viv in GA

[Guest guest]

From what I have been told about SSI, it is important to stress in your

application all those things that you use to be able to do but can't do any

longer, especially with reference to your job. They don't seem interested in

things that are a problem to you, like pain. Just what interferes with your

job. At least that's what we were told. Flo

[Guest guest]

WOW !!! Its great to hear from you...at least you are feeling well

enough to get on the computer. It is amazing how fast you will start

feeling better, those first few weeks are horrid. I am pretty much

off pain meds during day...but have a horrible time sleeping too.

Can't say " great you came thru with flying colors " cause you sound

like you are in too much pain for that one !!! But, its great to

hear from you...and I am glad you were so pleased with you medical

staff...that makes a huge difference.

Kris

> Well, I'm still alive. Surgey went okay i guess. The pain is

> absolutely unbearable at times. Mainly have hip and right leg pain

> and numbness. Cant get a good nights sleep yet even on the percocet

> and valium. confined to a wheelchair and walker until november

20th.

> Doctor ran into some kind of problem so surgey took a total of 6

> hours. But they are saying that within one year the hip should stop

> hurting and i should be back to normal. But I musy say this...

> The surgeon was the greatest and the hospital was the absolute most

> impressive place that I have ever seen! So if you are in or near

Ohio

> and in need of a surgeon or a surgical hospital, let me know!!