Guest guest Posted April 28, 2000 Report Share Posted April 28, 2000 congrats linda! you make it sound easy. i am up on wednesday. Bergin-next posterchild for the robert rutledge mgb (5/3/00)!!! post op yipee Hi All, I am officially a post-Op Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 28, 2000 Report Share Posted April 28, 2000 congrats linda! you make it sound easy. i am up on wednesday. Bergin-next posterchild for the robert rutledge mgb (5/3/00)!!! post op yipee Hi All, I am officially a post-Op Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 28, 2000 Report Share Posted April 28, 2000 Lynda, great to see you doing well back at home. :-)) fg At 03:00 AM 04/29/2000 -0000, you wrote: >Hi All, >I am officially a post-Op. Boy those words sound good. I had my >surgery on Wednesday, April 26,2000. I was the first of three. My >surgery took a little bit longer, after Dr. Rutledge got " inside " he >found my liver enlarged. He said it was caused by obesity. I had >never known anything was wrong with my liver. This is just another >incidence of where this is a needed surgery for our health not just >for cosmetic reasons. All of us that are approved by our insurance >companies should thank them, no matter how much grief they may have >given you. And we should write the insurance commissioners of our >local states in support of this surgery being covered. > >Now I will get off of my Soapbox and get back to my experience. One >of my port openings bled for about two days. I think it was the port >near my enlarged liver. The nurses just kept replacing my bandages. I >thought I might have to stay longer because if it but Dr. Rutledge >assured me I would be OK. > >I had a LOT of gas pains across my shoulders and back. They lasted >for about 24 hours. I walked the evening and night after surgery and >the walking helps. > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 28, 2000 Report Share Posted April 28, 2000 Lynda, great to see you doing well back at home. :-)) fg At 03:00 AM 04/29/2000 -0000, you wrote: >Hi All, >I am officially a post-Op. Boy those words sound good. I had my >surgery on Wednesday, April 26,2000. I was the first of three. My >surgery took a little bit longer, after Dr. Rutledge got " inside " he >found my liver enlarged. He said it was caused by obesity. I had >never known anything was wrong with my liver. This is just another >incidence of where this is a needed surgery for our health not just >for cosmetic reasons. All of us that are approved by our insurance >companies should thank them, no matter how much grief they may have >given you. And we should write the insurance commissioners of our >local states in support of this surgery being covered. > >Now I will get off of my Soapbox and get back to my experience. One >of my port openings bled for about two days. I think it was the port >near my enlarged liver. The nurses just kept replacing my bandages. I >thought I might have to stay longer because if it but Dr. Rutledge >assured me I would be OK. > >I had a LOT of gas pains across my shoulders and back. They lasted >for about 24 hours. I walked the evening and night after surgery and >the walking helps. > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 28, 2000 Report Share Posted April 28, 2000 Lynda, great to see you doing well back at home. :-)) fg At 03:00 AM 04/29/2000 -0000, you wrote: >Hi All, >I am officially a post-Op. Boy those words sound good. I had my >surgery on Wednesday, April 26,2000. I was the first of three. My >surgery took a little bit longer, after Dr. Rutledge got " inside " he >found my liver enlarged. He said it was caused by obesity. I had >never known anything was wrong with my liver. This is just another >incidence of where this is a needed surgery for our health not just >for cosmetic reasons. All of us that are approved by our insurance >companies should thank them, no matter how much grief they may have >given you. And we should write the insurance commissioners of our >local states in support of this surgery being covered. > >Now I will get off of my Soapbox and get back to my experience. One >of my port openings bled for about two days. I think it was the port >near my enlarged liver. The nurses just kept replacing my bandages. I >thought I might have to stay longer because if it but Dr. Rutledge >assured me I would be OK. > >I had a LOT of gas pains across my shoulders and back. They lasted >for about 24 hours. I walked the evening and night after surgery and >the walking helps. > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 29, 2000 Report Share Posted April 29, 2000 CONGRATS Lynda! I hope you keep in touch with the group to let us know how well you do! Best wishes Carol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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