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leslie..you are the winner. your diagnosis of my friend's complication

was correct. i spoke to her yesterday, and she said that the opening

from her old stomach to her intestine has closed up (possibly swolen

from her recent rny surgery). they are draining it via a tube and will

dilate it, if necessary after 4 weeks of wearing the drain. so, even

though the closing of our stoma entry is a common side effect of this

surgery (requiring an endoscopy), this is quite uncommon. her dr. said

it is a first for him.

now, about that dr....she asked him about why he put her on slim-fast

and fruit juice (non diluted) and he told her " I DON'T THINK SUGAR IS

GOING TO BE AN ISSUE FOR YOU " ....what a comment..considering dumping is

one of the 3 ways that this surgery (rny) works. one of the nurses on

the floor gave her some protein recipes. i asked her what she was

eating in the hospital and she said broth and jello. i asked her if

the jello was sugar free and (we all know the answer to this one,

right??) she said no.

i decided to drop the issue until she got home (today). i am tired of

policing this dr. i am 2yr 8 mos out and i feel like i just had surgery

with all of the questions and ignorance.

anyway, for all of you lurkers..do your homework..my friend thought she

did, until she met me. i hooked her up to the big group and to this

one, but i think she only joined the big group and hasn't even begun to

read it all. she doesn't know about diet, vitamins, etc. she keeps

asking me what i eat. i tell her anything i want, EXCEPT, for sugar.

then she doesn't even question the jello...sigh

so dr, leslie...thanks for the diagnosis. you grads are so smart..i

knew i could get the help here.

love,

peggy