Re: Hi all you wonderful people KAY/ OHIO

[Guest guest]

have you told Dr. Hess all of this?? I think you need to get more liquids

in. Some of your difficulties may be from slight dehydration. The

nutritionist at Wood County told me I HAD to get in 1.5 liters a day to keep

from getting dehydrated. I drank my 3 500 ml bottles of water like they

were medicine. They tasted like the worst cough syrup ever to me early post

op, but I made myself do it.

I did feel better than you seem to (yet still only able to eat a few bites)

at 4 weeks. But be sure to talk with Dr. Hess because he has seen so many so

he has seen a wide range.

Dawn

BPD/DS

4/27/00

Dr. Hess, Bowling Green, OH

267 to 165

size 22 to size 10

no more high blood pressure, sore feet, or dieting!!

www.duodenalswitch.com

[Guest guest]

have you told Dr. Hess all of this?? I think you need to get more liquids

in. Some of your difficulties may be from slight dehydration. The

nutritionist at Wood County told me I HAD to get in 1.5 liters a day to keep

from getting dehydrated. I drank my 3 500 ml bottles of water like they

were medicine. They tasted like the worst cough syrup ever to me early post

op, but I made myself do it.

I did feel better than you seem to (yet still only able to eat a few bites)

at 4 weeks. But be sure to talk with Dr. Hess because he has seen so many so

he has seen a wide range.

Dawn

BPD/DS

4/27/00

Dr. Hess, Bowling Green, OH

267 to 165

size 22 to size 10

no more high blood pressure, sore feet, or dieting!!

www.duodenalswitch.com

[Guest guest]

have you told Dr. Hess all of this?? I think you need to get more liquids

in. Some of your difficulties may be from slight dehydration. The

nutritionist at Wood County told me I HAD to get in 1.5 liters a day to keep

from getting dehydrated. I drank my 3 500 ml bottles of water like they

were medicine. They tasted like the worst cough syrup ever to me early post

op, but I made myself do it.

I did feel better than you seem to (yet still only able to eat a few bites)

at 4 weeks. But be sure to talk with Dr. Hess because he has seen so many so

he has seen a wide range.

Dawn

BPD/DS

4/27/00

Dr. Hess, Bowling Green, OH

267 to 165

size 22 to size 10

no more high blood pressure, sore feet, or dieting!!

www.duodenalswitch.com

[Guest guest]

> GUYS

> IS THIS ALL NORMAL. I guess thats all I need to know from you all. I

> feel like I am never gona be able to eat normal again with out so

> much disconfort. Will be waiting to hear from you. Love Kay

> kayleighton@...

It's normal Kay, really it is. Early on, I felt a lot of " pressure " in the

tummy area no matter how little I ate. And drinking was even worse. Water

felt like rocks in my tummy. At 4 weeks, you're worrying way too soon! Just

takes time...I promise. At 8 weeks, you'll look back and probably have

forgotten what you were worrying about.

Michele B., Cols, Ohio

Failed VBG 1986

Revision - Open BPD/DS 7/14/00

Wt 320/199.5 BMI 50.2/31.48 -120.5 pounds in 39 weeks

Dr. P. Maguire, Kettering OH

Self-pay

[Guest guest]

> GUYS

> IS THIS ALL NORMAL. I guess thats all I need to know from you all. I

> feel like I am never gona be able to eat normal again with out so

> much disconfort. Will be waiting to hear from you. Love Kay

> kayleighton@...

It's normal Kay, really it is. Early on, I felt a lot of " pressure " in the

tummy area no matter how little I ate. And drinking was even worse. Water

felt like rocks in my tummy. At 4 weeks, you're worrying way too soon! Just

takes time...I promise. At 8 weeks, you'll look back and probably have

forgotten what you were worrying about.

Michele B., Cols, Ohio

Failed VBG 1986

Revision - Open BPD/DS 7/14/00

Wt 320/199.5 BMI 50.2/31.48 -120.5 pounds in 39 weeks

Dr. P. Maguire, Kettering OH

Self-pay

[Guest guest]

> GUYS

> IS THIS ALL NORMAL. I guess thats all I need to know from you all. I

> feel like I am never gona be able to eat normal again with out so

> much disconfort. Will be waiting to hear from you. Love Kay

> kayleighton@...

It's normal Kay, really it is. Early on, I felt a lot of " pressure " in the

tummy area no matter how little I ate. And drinking was even worse. Water

felt like rocks in my tummy. At 4 weeks, you're worrying way too soon! Just

takes time...I promise. At 8 weeks, you'll look back and probably have

forgotten what you were worrying about.

Michele B., Cols, Ohio

Failed VBG 1986

Revision - Open BPD/DS 7/14/00

Wt 320/199.5 BMI 50.2/31.48 -120.5 pounds in 39 weeks

Dr. P. Maguire, Kettering OH

Self-pay

[Guest guest]

Kay,

I really got hit by semi truck, so I should know, and recovery from

this surgery is worst. Talk to Dr. Hess, he is the expert and that is

why you paid him. The first four weeks oh I though I would never feel

better again. It does get better though. It is two steps forward and

one step back.

Teri

> I have had other major surgeries. But guys this one has really

> kicked MY butt.Dr. Hess was wonderful. I can still say he is the

very

> best in the world. I can not say enough good about the man and his

> staff. I thank God above for know complications. I am so very

> thankful for that. But I am almost a month out of the hospital and I

> still feel like I have been hit by a semi truck. I am fighting to

get

> down 20 oz of liquids a day water , pills every thing that goes down

> feels so heavy. a couple spoons of any thing fills me up. I have

this

> sore-heavy feeling-sorta burning in the middle of my incision. GUYS

> IS THIS ALL NORMAL. I guess thats all I need to know from you all. I

> feel like I am never gona be able to eat normal again with out so

> much disconfort. Will be waiting to hear from you. Love Kay

> kayleighton@e...