Any word on the new post ops?

May 2, 2000

Hi I was wondering if anyone has heard how our latest post-ops are doing? I

know that from Colorado was sposed to have surgery Monday and I

didnt get a chance to talk to her before she left? Anyone else heard ? I

would appreciate knowing. Thanks,,Gloria from Colorado

MGB-May 24? I hope

Untied Healthcare of Colorado(POS)-2 weeks approval time

May 3, 2000

Ok- so here's my story so far:

Had the surgery on Tuesday, April 25th. I went through the patient

registration and realized after when I looked at my paperwork that

they had my birthdate as 1930 (40 years older than I am)! I mean, at

69, I think I'd live with my weight, know what I mean? :0)

So then I finally get into the room where I have to go through all of

Dr. R's paperwork, and I start reading through the authorization

forms and they're for a woman named Judy (I think) Garza. Obviously

not me. So that was frustrating, but I didn't take it as a sign or

anything.

I guess the operation was uneventful. But when I woke up, I was

sicker than a dog. I have never been so nauseous in my life! My mom

was at my side and told me that it took me a very long time to snap

out of it- I was in and out of sleep. When ever I tried to talk I

felt like I was going to throw up, but thank God I didn't. That

first night was rough, and I remember asking the nurse each time that

she came in for my vitals if I could get the leg massagers off and

the oxygen tube out of my nose.

I was feeling pretty good the next day and left that afternoon for

our hotel. I have to laugh when I look at the manual and read about

how Dr. R. says you can start strenuous exercise right away, etc.

That certainly wasn't the case for me, and I think that that was my

expectation. Anyhow, I went home on Sunday, and it wasn't really

until today (Wednesday, May 3rd) that I've felt " normal. " I'm able

to breathe deeply and cough/hiccup with no pain today. I haven't

been sleeping too well, but that's because I always slept on my

stomach and now that's a little uncomfortable. I know that will get

better.

I haven't had a problem " eating, " but I will says that I have never

been so thirsty in my life. I absolutely crave a huge ice-cold glass

of water. I am always thirsty. Sucking on an " ice " popsicle has

helped this. I just hope this doesn't last forever.

The good news is that my pre-op weight was 260, and today I weighed

in at 237 (23 pounds I won't see again)! I know that this will slow

down drastically, but it certainly is positive reinforcement! I

remember doing all these ridiculous diets for months and feeling

lucky if I lost ten pounds. Never again!

So I admit that I am looking forward to " Stage II. " He says that one

can progress quickly thought that stage, but I am really going to try

to stay on essentially liquids for as long as I can.

> Hi I was wondering if anyone has heard how our latest post-ops are

doing? I

> know that from Colorado was sposed to have surgery Monday

and I

> didnt get a chance to talk to her before she left? Anyone else

heard ? I

> would appreciate knowing. Thanks,,Gloria from Colorado

> MGB-May 24? I hope

> Untied Healthcare of Colorado(POS)-2 weeks approval time

May 3, 2000

Wow. Thanks for posting all this.

I didn't think we would have any tubes in our nose coming out of

surgery? Did you have something unusual going on or does everybody

have an oxygen tube going in their nose? Was it the kind that just

sort of sticks into both nostrils or was it down your throat?

How long did it take you to wake up from surgery?

I'm glad you are doing so well! Keep us posted!

Kind regards,

> > Hi I was wondering if anyone has heard how our latest post-ops

are

> doing? I

> > know that from Colorado was sposed to have surgery

Monday

> and I

> > didnt get a chance to talk to her before she left? Anyone else

> heard ? I

> > would appreciate knowing. Thanks,,Gloria from Colorado

> > MGB-May 24? I hope

> > Untied Healthcare of Colorado(POS)-2 weeks approval time

May 3, 2000

Wow. Thanks for posting all this.

I didn't think we would have any tubes in our nose coming out of

surgery? Did you have something unusual going on or does everybody

have an oxygen tube going in their nose? Was it the kind that just

sort of sticks into both nostrils or was it down your throat?

How long did it take you to wake up from surgery?

I'm glad you are doing so well! Keep us posted!

Kind regards,

> > Hi I was wondering if anyone has heard how our latest post-ops

are

> doing? I

> > know that from Colorado was sposed to have surgery

Monday

> and I

> > didnt get a chance to talk to her before she left? Anyone else

> heard ? I

> > would appreciate knowing. Thanks,,Gloria from Colorado

> > MGB-May 24? I hope

> > Untied Healthcare of Colorado(POS)-2 weeks approval time

May 3, 2000

Wow. Thanks for posting all this.

I didn't think we would have any tubes in our nose coming out of

surgery? Did you have something unusual going on or does everybody

have an oxygen tube going in their nose? Was it the kind that just

sort of sticks into both nostrils or was it down your throat?

How long did it take you to wake up from surgery?

I'm glad you are doing so well! Keep us posted!

Kind regards,

> > Hi I was wondering if anyone has heard how our latest post-ops

are

> doing? I

> > know that from Colorado was sposed to have surgery

Monday

> and I

> > didnt get a chance to talk to her before she left? Anyone else

> heard ? I

> > would appreciate knowing. Thanks,,Gloria from Colorado

> > MGB-May 24? I hope

> > Untied Healthcare of Colorado(POS)-2 weeks approval time

May 3, 2000

Just in the nose. I think it was because it's hard to take a deep

breath after the surgery.

It took me about an hour after the surgery for them to start trying

to wake me up in the recovery room, but honestly I slept most of the

day. My mom sad that I was in and out, and I really tried not to

talk until that evening, because if I opened my mouth I thought I'd

be sick (I didn't even talk to my husband when he called). But the

nausea went away by the late evening.

> > > Hi I was wondering if anyone has heard how our latest post-ops

> are

> > doing? I

> > > know that from Colorado was sposed to have surgery

> Monday

> > and I

> > > didnt get a chance to talk to her before she left? Anyone else

> > heard ? I

> > > would appreciate knowing. Thanks,,Gloria from Colorado

> > > MGB-May 24? I hope

> > > Untied Healthcare of Colorado(POS)-2 weeks approval time

May 3, 2000

Just in the nose. I think it was because it's hard to take a deep

breath after the surgery.

It took me about an hour after the surgery for them to start trying

to wake me up in the recovery room, but honestly I slept most of the

day. My mom sad that I was in and out, and I really tried not to

talk until that evening, because if I opened my mouth I thought I'd

be sick (I didn't even talk to my husband when he called). But the

nausea went away by the late evening.

> > > Hi I was wondering if anyone has heard how our latest post-ops

> are

> > doing? I

> > > know that from Colorado was sposed to have surgery

> Monday

> > and I

> > > didnt get a chance to talk to her before she left? Anyone else

> > heard ? I

> > > would appreciate knowing. Thanks,,Gloria from Colorado

> > > MGB-May 24? I hope

> > > Untied Healthcare of Colorado(POS)-2 weeks approval time

May 3, 2000

Just in the nose. I think it was because it's hard to take a deep

breath after the surgery.

It took me about an hour after the surgery for them to start trying

to wake me up in the recovery room, but honestly I slept most of the

day. My mom sad that I was in and out, and I really tried not to

talk until that evening, because if I opened my mouth I thought I'd

be sick (I didn't even talk to my husband when he called). But the

nausea went away by the late evening.

> > > Hi I was wondering if anyone has heard how our latest post-ops

> are

> > doing? I

> > > know that from Colorado was sposed to have surgery

> Monday

> > and I

> > > didnt get a chance to talk to her before she left? Anyone else

> > heard ? I

> > > would appreciate knowing. Thanks,,Gloria from Colorado

> > > MGB-May 24? I hope

> > > Untied Healthcare of Colorado(POS)-2 weeks approval time

May 4, 2000

Wow, you're really doing great! You didn't even know you looked so good

for being a senior citizen??!!LOL Great to see you back home starting your

new life. :-) Keep us posted.

fg

At 11:12 PM 05/03/2000 -0000, you wrote:

>Ok- so here's my story so far:

>

>Had the surgery on Tuesday, April 25th. I went through the patient

>registration and realized after when I looked at my paperwork that

>they had my birthdate as 1930 (40 years older than I am)! I mean, at

>69, I think I'd live with my weight, know what I mean? :0)

>

>So then I finally get into the room where I have to go through all of

>Dr. R's paperwork, and I start reading through the authorization

>forms and they're for a woman named Judy (I think) Garza. Obviously

>not me. So that was frustrating, but I didn't take it as a sign or

>anything.

>

>I guess the operation was uneventful. But when I woke up, I was

>sicker than a dog. I have never been so nauseous in my life! My mom

>was at my side and told me that it took me a very long time to snap

>out of it- I was in and out of sleep. When ever I tried to talk I

>felt like I was going to throw up, but thank God I didn't. That

>first night was rough, and I remember asking the nurse each time that

>she came in for my vitals if I could get the leg massagers off and

>the oxygen tube out of my nose.

>

>I was feeling pretty good the next day and left that afternoon for

>our hotel. I have to laugh when I look at the manual and read about

>how Dr. R. says you can start strenuous exercise right away, etc.

>That certainly wasn't the case for me, and I think that that was my

>expectation. Anyhow, I went home on Sunday, and it wasn't really

>until today (Wednesday, May 3rd) that I've felt " normal. " I'm able

>to breathe deeply and cough/hiccup with no pain today. I haven't

>been sleeping too well, but that's because I always slept on my

>stomach and now that's a little uncomfortable. I know that will get

>better.

>

>I haven't had a problem " eating, " but I will says that I have never

>been so thirsty in my life. I absolutely crave a huge ice-cold glass

>of water. I am always thirsty. Sucking on an " ice " popsicle has

>helped this. I just hope this doesn't last forever.

>

>The good news is that my pre-op weight was 260, and today I weighed

>in at 237 (23 pounds I won't see again)! I know that this will slow

>down drastically, but it certainly is positive reinforcement! I

>remember doing all these ridiculous diets for months and feeling

>lucky if I lost ten pounds. Never again!

>

>So I admit that I am looking forward to " Stage II. " He says that one

>can progress quickly thought that stage, but I am really going to try

>to stay on essentially liquids for as long as I can.

>

May 4, 2000