Hello

[Guest guest]

Generally, I'm doing very well. Surgery was 3/26 @ 371lbs. I am now at 265

lbs and losing steadily. BP remains consistently in the 116/74 range. No

hair loss yet, even though I am in the dreaded 4th month.

My only complaint is that for the last month or so a fairly high percentage

of my attempts to eat meals has produced a mild belly ache. I don't get

heartburn or nausea, although I produce enough gas to belch a little. It

never lasts more than 30-45 minutes and responds readily to maalox, zantac

etc. The pain is a sort of dull ache. Your suggestions on dealing with this

problem would be appreciated.

The only foods that have fought back everytime I've tried them are vinegar

and, to a lessser extent, lemon juice, presumably because of the high acid

content.

My apnea has abated substantially.

My depression eventually started to return, and I have gone back on

medication for that, although the medication is different (Effexor) and the

dosage very small. I was disappointed but not surprized that the depression

did not completely disappear post operatively because my history strongly

suggests an organic component.

One major problem is that I have gone althe way through my closet and no

longer have anything to wear. I was both ecstatic and sad when I had to give

up my custom made fat man clothes from Hart Shaftner and Marx. By the way,

my waist was size 62 in April and is now 49 " . My neck size has gone from 22

inches to 17 1/2 " .

I see you have a prospective patient from Michigan who wants to talk to other

MI patients. Please feel free to give her my name and phone number/email

address.

Once again, thanks for everything.

Dave Vinocur

All in all I am extremely happy with the results of my surgery.

[Guest guest]

Hey Dr. R. I'm doing great. Since surgery I've lost 80 pounds and have

started going to the gym 2-3 times a week. My energy level is good and I

can eat a little of almost everything. I still stay away from sodas, sugar

and red meat. I have no desire for them at all. Even the heat which would

have been murder last year is quite tolerable to me this year. My husband

loves it. I usually freeze him out of the house, but this year I'm the

first one to go turn up the thermostat. All in all I'm doing great thanks

to you.

Janie

> Bonnie & Sunni Angel ( )

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> > >Hi Everyone,

> > >

> > >I just talked to Bonnie. She's doing great. Had some pretty severe

> pain

> > >for a couple of hours after she got back to her room, but is

> > much improved

> > >now. Her phone # is:

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> > >

> > >

> > > (aka SunniAngel) will be going to room 5122 but hasn't

> been

> > >transferred to the floor yet. Her phone # will be 1-

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[Guest guest]

Please take me off this mailing. I am getting way too much junk ¨gastric

bypass¨mail

thanks

[Guest guest]

You have to unsubscribe yourself.

[Guest guest]

Looks like I was wrong and Dr. R took care of it! Sorry!

[Guest guest]

-

Your results are remarkable. Thanks for taking so much time to talk to me

prop. I am now 8 days postop, down almost 20 pounds and handling all

liquids and yogurt just fine. No real problems at all with the surgery, but

like I have been fighting a raging case of gout. Thankfully, today

seems to be the end of that attack and after this mornings Colchicine and

Celebrex, I am going to drop the meds and see if it flairs up again. I'm

looking forward to working backwards through my closet. I figure I have

clothes to keep me looking good through 50 pounds, and after that I will

really enjoy shopping for some new suits!

Mike.....

Re: Hello

From: Kaleva@...

Generally, I'm doing very well. Surgery was 3/26 @ 371lbs. I am now at 265

lbs and losing steadily. BP remains consistently in the 116/74 range. No

hair loss yet, even though I am in the dreaded 4th month.

My only complaint is that for the last month or so a fairly high percentage

of my attempts to eat meals has produced a mild belly ache. I don't get

heartburn or nausea, although I produce enough gas to belch a little. It

never lasts more than 30-45 minutes and responds readily to maalox, zantac

etc. The pain is a sort of dull ache. Your suggestions on dealing with

this

problem would be appreciated.

The only foods that have fought back everytime I've tried them are vinegar

and, to a lessser extent, lemon juice, presumably because of the high acid

content.

My apnea has abated substantially.

My depression eventually started to return, and I have gone back on

medication for that, although the medication is different (Effexor) and the

dosage very small. I was disappointed but not surprized that the depression

did not completely disappear post operatively because my history strongly

suggests an organic component.

One major problem is that I have gone althe way through my closet and no

longer have anything to wear. I was both ecstatic and sad when I had to

give

up my custom made fat man clothes from Hart Shaftner and Marx. By the way,

my waist was size 62 in April and is now 49 " . My neck size has gone from 22

inches to 17 1/2 " .

I see you have a prospective patient from Michigan who wants to talk to

other

MI patients. Please feel free to give her my name and phone number/email

address.

Once again, thanks for everything.

Dave Vinocur

All in all I am extremely happy with the results of my surgery.

---------------------------

[Guest guest]

Hello gang.. glad to see that everyone is doing so well in here.. Haven't

been around for while, work was getting too hectic! Just wanted to make a

comment that I eat basically all veggies and fruits and have little gas. I

find that I am eating maybe 4-6 ounces of meat a week and that is when I have

problems. Cannot comment on dairy products since I don't eat them. Take

tums on regular basis to get my calcium.. lol, imagine all the post-ops

in a room after a meal ... whew! Well, just wanted to say hello to everyone

and let you know you are in my thoughts. Have a great weekend, will keep in

touch.

surgery 12/7/97

now down 144 pounds! long way to go, but great start!!!

[Guest guest]

Pam,

What is beano? I'm having major gas problems ... no gas shortage here

...hahaha

I asked about Gas-X but Dr R said I needed to change my diet to fruits,

veggies, less dairy ...

But the gas is horrible no matter what I eat ...

Cheryl

[Guest guest]

Welcome Peggy....

You are in a great place ... this group will give you all the love,

support, and answers to question that you want or need....

Congratulations on your impending surgery .. My sister is having surgery

8/12 and I had surgery 6/17... I've lost 26+ ? lbs so far .. haven't

weighed since Monday ... hehe... yes I could be a scale junkie now...

And I have no scales at home.... Could never weigh on them cause I was

too heavy (384). I'm down to 328 or less now...Before you start

subtracting... I lost 30 lbs prior to surgery as required by the Dr ...I

started out the day of surgery at 354.

Take care and we'll be rooting for ya..

Cheryl

[Guest guest]

Cheryl,

Thanks for the welcoming message. I hope that ya'll don't mind but I am not

having the mini gastric bypass but a regular one. I have talked thru email

to Dr. Rutledge, as on another group I mentioned that I was going to have the

surgery and he sent me best regards. In writing him and asking him questions

he gave me his website so that I could talk to some of his patients about the

surgery. Here in Tx the only places that were known to do the bypass was in

Houston and Dallas so when I found out there were finally doctors in San

(only an hour away), I made an appointment. Dr. Pilcher is the

name of my surgeon. It is really exciting reading about the ones that are on

the other side (after surgery). It gives me great hope.

Peggy

Austin, TX

[Guest guest]

Dear Cheryl,

Congratulations on your weight loss. I met your sister and Hubby

today. I really enjoyed them both. My surgery date is Wednesday 08-04-99.

I am so excited. LOL in Raeford North Carolina

Rulinda F. Purcell

rpurcell@...

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Re: Hello

>

>

> Welcome Peggy....

>

> You are in a great place ... this group will give you all the love,

> support, and answers to question that you want or need....

>

> Congratulations on your impending surgery .. My sister is having surgery

> 8/12 and I had surgery 6/17... I've lost 26+ ? lbs so far .. haven't

> weighed since Monday ... hehe... yes I could be a scale junkie now...

> And I have no scales at home.... Could never weigh on them cause I was

> too heavy (384). I'm down to 328 or less now...Before you start

> subtracting... I lost 30 lbs prior to surgery as required by the Dr ...I

> started out the day of surgery at 354.

>

> Take care and we'll be rooting for ya..

>

> Cheryl

>

>

> ---------------------------

[Guest guest]

Pat,

I could not get the surgery approved with PCA/Humana, after working 3 years

on trying to get them to approve it, even with many of my doctors

recommendations. As I said in a previous post, I am on Medicare/Medicaid

now, since I quit the insurance I had. Because I am diabetic it will be paid

for 100 percent for me through Medicare/Medicaid. Best of luck in getting

yours approved.

Peggy

[Guest guest]

Peggy,

I live in Tyler, Texas and have been trying to get approved for surgery

since January. Must change carriers. What insurance do you have that

approved you for this surgery? We are shopping around right now.

Best wishes and much success.

Pat

> Hello

>

>

> From: ItisPeggy@...

>

> Hello to all on list

>

> I just joined the list last night and have read posts through out

> the day. I

> see some people have listed the dates they are going in for surgery and

> thought I would get on the bandwagon. August 16 is the date for

> my bypass

> and I am very excited that it is quickly coming to this date. Any

> suggestions or helpful hints would be appreciated.

>

> Peggy

> Austin, Texas

>

> ---------------------------

[Guest guest]

In a message dated 09/28/1999 8:16:12 AM Central Daylight Time,

Becky.Fowler@... writes:

<<

Well it looks like on October 6th I will start my new life.

Becky Fowler

>>

Congratulations Becky!! I am really happy for you.

Rae

[Guest guest]

Good Morning!

Well it looks like on October 6th I will start my new life. As of 4:55 on

Thursday September 23rd, my insurance Cigna approved me for surgery. I

pressured the insurance people everyday I wasn't taking no for an answer. I

Fed Ex'd my information to them on 9-21 and called them everyday over and

over, once I found someone who would actually listen to be I started calling

her directly. Within two days I had an approval, I will take all of my

remaining information to Dr. R on Saturday and my surgery is the following

Wednesday. To say I'm excited is an understatement, I'm actually going to

get a second chance at life... I just wish I could hear everyone on the list

say the same thing.

Any advice would be appreciated,

Becky Fowler

> Re: Hello

>

> Becky,

> Hi, I doubt Dr. R would make you wait on surgery for a pap, unless you

> haven't had one done in ages, then he may. My Mom still hasn't heard

> from

> her insurance company, they are making her play the waiting game, she's

> getting anxious.

> I went to Durham this past Saturday, for the first support group

> meeting,

> not too many showed up, but I was glad that I went. Dr. R even came after

> he

> was done with Clinic.

> Have you signed up for the MGB onelist group yet? I believe that Dr. R

>

> has a link on his web site that , if its not there let me know I can send

> you

> a link, its basically an online support group.

> I was so excited the other day shopping with my mom, I was able to buy

> a

> pair of size 16 dress shorts (brushed/crushed corduroy)! Oh, yes and they

>

> FIT! Hoping my hubby recognizes me when he comes home Friday, he's been

> gone

> 3 weeks, I got my hair cut real short! lost quite a few inches, he may

> think

> some strange woman is hugging him at the airport! lol

> Keep me posted on how things go!

> Kathy

[Guest guest]

Thanks Rae! I appreciate it.

Becky Fowler

> Re: RE: Hello

>

> From: GRL1DR@...

>

> In a message dated 09/28/1999 8:16:12 AM Central Daylight Time,

> Becky.Fowler@... writes:

>

> <<

> Well it looks like on October 6th I will start my new life.

> Becky Fowler

> >>

>

>

> Congratulations Becky!! I am really happy for you.

>

> Rae

>

> > This message is from the Mini-Gastric Bypass List at Onelist.com

[Guest guest]

Becky, I also have cigna and am waiting on insurance approval. Do you

know if they approve only if comorbidities exist? I'm 43, bmi 43 with

hx of gestational diabetes. Any thoughts you have would be greatly

appreciated. By the way, congradulations! anne h

[Guest guest]

Becky- congratulations! My only advice is to give up caffeine and

cigarettes NOW! If you are not a slave of these two things that's

wonderful...but if you are, wean yourself immediately. I didn't give up

caffeine until my surgery and I had the headache of all time in the

hospital. Morphine wouldn't even touch it. For the entire time I was in

the hospital I had no pain from the surgery, but the headache was enough to

drive me insane. Good luck!

Ellen Byrd

Surg. 6/17/99

-74 lbs!!!

>

>Reply-To: MiniGastricBypassonelist

>To: " 'MiniGastricBypassonelist' " <MiniGastricBypassonelist>

>Subject: RE: Hello

>Date: Tue, 28 Sep 1999 09:14:32 -0400

>

>

>

>Good Morning!

>

>Well it looks like on October 6th I will start my new life. As of 4:55 on

>Thursday September 23rd, my insurance Cigna approved me for surgery. I

>pressured the insurance people everyday I wasn't taking no for an answer.

>I

>Fed Ex'd my information to them on 9-21 and called them everyday over and

>over, once I found someone who would actually listen to be I started

>calling

>her directly. Within two days I had an approval, I will take all of my

>remaining information to Dr. R on Saturday and my surgery is the following

>Wednesday. To say I'm excited is an understatement, I'm actually going to

>get a second chance at life... I just wish I could hear everyone on the

>list

>say the same thing.

>

>

>

>Any advice would be appreciated,

>

>

>Becky Fowler

>

>

> > Re: Hello

> >

> > Becky,

> > Hi, I doubt Dr. R would make you wait on surgery for a pap, unless

>you

> > haven't had one done in ages, then he may. My Mom still hasn't heard

> > from

> > her insurance company, they are making her play the waiting game, she's

> > getting anxious.

> > I went to Durham this past Saturday, for the first support group

> > meeting,

> > not too many showed up, but I was glad that I went. Dr. R even came

>after

> > he

> > was done with Clinic.

> > Have you signed up for the MGB onelist group yet? I believe that Dr.

>R

> >

> > has a link on his web site that , if its not there let me know I can

>send

> > you

> > a link, its basically an online support group.

> > I was so excited the other day shopping with my mom, I was able to

>buy

> > a

> > pair of size 16 dress shorts (brushed/crushed corduroy)! Oh, yes and

>they

> >

> > FIT! Hoping my hubby recognizes me when he comes home Friday, he's been

> > gone

> > 3 weeks, I got my hair cut real short! lost quite a few inches, he may

> > think

> > some strange woman is hugging him at the airport! lol

> > Keep me posted on how things go!

> > Kathy

>

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[Guest guest]

Hi Tina

Welcome to the group. You really need to chart your temps for 3

cycles to see your pattern. Low temps don't always mean a problem. A

great book to buy is Take Charge of your Fertility. It explains all

about charting. Its a great book. I highly recommend it.

Pam

[Guest guest]

Tina,

No that's not the case, you don't necessarily alternate sides for

ovualting every other month. It can happen a couple times in a row

on right side, and then once on the left and then back to the right

the next month (just an example). There is no set pattern (that's

just a myth). There is not really an absolute way to know which side

you O from unless monitored by ultrasound. Many women do however get

O pains and can pretty much tell which side they are going to O from.

-Amy R

> Hello to everyone,

>

> I have a question and hopefully someone can help.I had my ep 10-17-

00 and

> the dr closed off my right tube.Does that mean I only have a

possibilty of

> getting pregnant every other month?

> Tina

>

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Amy,

I usually get those dull aching feelings in my ovaries each time I O,I

probably should pay it more attention.

Tina

>From: amrichey@...

>Reply-To: ectopicpregnancyegroups

>To: ectopicpregnancyegroups

>Subject: Re: Hello

>Date: Wed, 29 Nov 2000 22:06:05 -0000

>

>Tina,

>No that's not the case, you don't necessarily alternate sides for

>ovualting every other month. It can happen a couple times in a row

>on right side, and then once on the left and then back to the right

>the next month (just an example). There is no set pattern (that's

>just a myth). There is not really an absolute way to know which side

>you O from unless monitored by ultrasound. Many women do however get

>O pains and can pretty much tell which side they are going to O from.

>

>-Amy R

>

>

>

> > Hello to everyone,

> >

> > I have a question and hopefully someone can help.I had my ep 10-17-

>00 and

> > the dr closed off my right tube.Does that mean I only have a

>possibilty of

> > getting pregnant every other month?

> > Tina

> >

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[Guest guest]

Hi Tina

What did the doctor tell you about the time it would take for you to get pg

again

Re: Hello

> >Date: Thu, 30 Nov 2000 03:17:36 EST

> >

> >I lost my r tube 10/25/00 and thought I might only have a period every

> >other

> >month. But NO, the other one picks up the slack, thankfully. My dr said

I

> >haven't changed the odds of becoming pg again, just as I will continue to

> >have periods every * & ^%$ month.

>

>

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[Guest guest]

Hi Marisa,

No my doctor didn't say.He just told me to wait three and I could try

again.He said that in a year if I wasn't pg,that he would do a lap.I really

have no idea what my odds are.That where alot of my frustration comes in.

Tina

>

>Reply-To: ectopicpregnancyegroups

>To: <ectopicpregnancyegroups>

>Subject: Re: Hello

>Date: Thu, 30 Nov 2000 15:23:36 -0500

>

>Hi Tina

>What did the doctor tell you about the time it would take for you to get pg

>again

> Re: Hello

> > >Date: Thu, 30 Nov 2000 03:17:36 EST

> > >

> > >I lost my r tube 10/25/00 and thought I might only have a period every

> > >other

> > >month. But NO, the other one picks up the slack, thankfully. My dr

>said

>I

> > >haven't changed the odds of becoming pg again, just as I will continue

>to

> > >have periods every * & ^%$ month.

> >

> >

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[Guest guest]

Chrisanne

Welcome to the group. I'm sorry for your loss. You will find a great

support group here. I have blocked tubes and am in the process of IVF

right now.

Pam

[Guest guest]

Chrisanne,

I'm sorry to hear of your loss. It breaks my heart every time I see

someone new introduce themselves here. But, I am glad that this

group IS here for you though. You will find tremendous support out

there and so much knowledge.

Unfortunately I don't know much about your options. All I know is

what I've heard others say, which is that any tubal surgery is

risky. Do you have any objections to going for IVF? It is probably

the safest route when considering the risk of another ectopic, but

that doesn't mean it's the only way to go. I would definately wait

for the HSG and see what the dr has to say. But don't let him talk

you into doing anything you don't want. If what he says doesn't feel

right, get another opinion.

Never give up hope...dreams come true every day.

-Amy R

> Hi, my name is Chrisanne, I am new to this group. I had an EP that

was

> discovered at 5 weeks. Lost it on Nov 21,2000. It has been the

most

> difficult thing to go through. I am married to a wonderful man

that was

> never married and had no children. I have 3 sons from a previous

marriage

> but we decided this was something we wanted together. In August I

had my

> tube reversed(lost the other one at age 21)to enable us to have a

baby of

> our own. I became pregnant by the end of Oct and we praised God.

Our joy

> was taken away in 11 short days. I have to have a HSG done by the

end of

> this month. Our doctor says he is always positive but in reality

the tube

> looked so bad he should have removed it but didn't because he knew

how badly

> we want a child. Our options are for him to possibly re-tye the

tube to see

> if he can get a better " connection " . It got stuck at the site

where the

> tube was retied. Another option is to send us for IVF or even

consider

> adoption. It is like a big cloud hangs over me every day. My

husband has

> thrown himself into work and won't discuss it unless I pry. I was

reading

> about Tubal cannulization. Does any one know anything about this?

> I am thankful to have found a place to share with others that have

> experienced the same loss. Sorry so long.

> Trusting Him,

> Chrisanne

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