HI Everyone

[Guest guest]

Claudine, it is good to hear about your success. Glad to see you

again. KIT

Robin

[Guest guest]

At 1:16 AM -0400 6/15/01, Happy2knowU2@... wrote:

HI,

i am nine days post op and not feeling good again

today,,

Sorry to hear that, . We have good and bad days in the

recovery period.

the

constipation and gas are starting again...

Can't say that I had constipation; quite the contrary. But,

how about some fiber from, say, Citrucel? FiberCon tablets are

probably too much to swallow now. You will need plenty of

fluids, too.

For gas, a simethicone product like Gas-X or Phazyme might help.

Beano seems to help some people, too--two tablets or five drops (if

you use the convenient liquid) at the beginning of a " risky "

meal. Also, try to eat some yoghurt. And, I seemed to get

quite a bit of help form Acidophilus cultures, that is four dessicated

bacteria in a capsule. Dosage is three capsules per day at

first, then tapering to one/day. This is a replacement for some

of the good bacteria in your gut. Without them, other bacteria

just turn the undigested food to mean gas. You can get

Acidophilus in a health food store or specialty food store like Fresh

Fields/Whole Foods or Trader Joes. If all else fails, charcoal

tablets also give some relief.

my kitchen

looks like a pharmacy and to make

Yeah, mine, too. But, this is only temporary.

matters

worse i am jumping on and off my scale and think i only lost

less

I do mine once per day, just after my morning BM, and before

eating anything. That's when we're the lightest. But, I

have not lost in a week, so I am on my first plateau. But, I

have lost 35 pounds so far (6 weeks), so it's OK for my body to take a

break. The surgery will work. Patience comes hard.

than five

pounds,,i am kind of blue ,,my right side was hurting so bad today

, i sneezed and was in pain for two hrs..am wondering if this will

work and

It will work. Most of your plumbing changes are on the

right side.

if it was

worth it all, anyone out there feel like this or go thru

this

Well, last week, I got a pain in the bottom of my rib cage on the

left side. Felt like bruised ribs. Moved to the muscle tissue. I

was concerned. Luckily, I had a surgeon appointment, and the doc

assured me that it was nothing to worry about. The pain is

subsiding.

...Help

...please share

thanks for listening

post op 10 days friday

Remember the old song, " It only hurts for a little

while...That's what they tell me...That's what they say. "

Best,

Steve

--

Steve Goldstein, age 61

Lap BPD/DS on May 2, 2001

Dr. Elariny, INOVA Fairfax Hospital, Virginia

Starting (05/02/01) BMI = 51

BMI on 06/15 = 44.7

[Guest guest]

,

I think it is normal to feel pretty bad at such an early stage. I don't get

the gas pains (although I got them horribly while in the hospital), but

definitely went through horrible periods of nausea, weakness, dizziness and

just plain felt awful after surgery.

About the scale - stay off! The scale is not your friend at this point.

There isn't an amount of pounds lost that can make that early preop period

seem worth it!

How are you eating and drinking? Are you able to walk? Walking might help

with the gas pains.

I have been dealing with constipation since I had surgery (eight weeks ago).

When I talked to my surgeon about it he laughed and said " that won't last " .

I've tried walking more, tried to get more fluids, ate a prune, tried some

Kashi Go Lean cereal (has both protein and fiber), tried drinking milk (ever

hear of anyone praying for a late case of lactose intolerance?), tried adding

some fat to my diet, and tried eating more. Nothing seems to help

consistently, but a combination of several of these seems to help a bit.

Sorry I don't have great answers for that problem.

Just know that it does get better. I really struggled postoperatively. I

felt truly awful. But each week seemed to bring a bit of improvement, until

about six weeks, when I really felt I turned a corner and started to feel

like myself again.

Before surgery, I had noticed that people had a tendency to feel awful and

question their decision to have surgery during those early postop days, so I

told myself I wouldn't judge until I had passed that point. I think the

experience of the majority of people is that after 6-8 weeks, it becomes

" worth it " . Please don't judge yet. What you feel now is not what you will

feel forever. Things will get better.

Take care,

Dawna

[Guest guest]

Ellen(Pam),

The first news is wonderful!! I'm sorry about the hysterectomy,

however, being able to do it when you do your panni/TT at the same

time at least saves you having two different surgeries.

*hugs*

Anita

> I have good news aND BAD NEWS. First the good. I am no longer

morbidly

> obese-just plain obese. For the bad news, I was just told that I

need a

> hysterectomy- not happy. But I told my gyno, only if I can do my

stomach at

> the same time . I asked if I could wait for another 50 pounds and

she said

> ok. I am nervous and happy that I will do my tummy and

hysterectomy at the

> same time. If anyone has been through either please let me know

anything you

> think I should know. Your uptight friend. Ellen(Pam

[Guest guest]

Ellen,

I had my hysterectomy 9 years ago and it was one of the best things I've

ever done. I had a fibroid that was growing when it should have been

shrinking; it was wreaking havoc with my body and mind (I never knew if I'd

go 2 months without my period or if I'd start hemorrhaging

(sp?)uncontrollably. My incision was what was then called a bikini cut and

everything went smoothly with recovery except my hospital stay was

lengthened by two days by a very low-grade fever (nothing with nothing). It

did wonders for my **sex life** SPONTANEITY RULES. Good luck to you; may you

have as easy a time with it as I did.

Marcia

> Hi everyone

>

>

> I have good news aND BAD NEWS. First the good. I am no longer morbidly

> obese-just plain obese. For the bad news, I was just told that I need a

> hysterectomy- not happy. But I told my gyno, only if I can do my

> stomach at

> the same time . I asked if I could wait for another 50 pounds

> and she said

> ok. I am nervous and happy that I will do my tummy and

> hysterectomy at the

> same time. If anyone has been through either please let me know

> anything you

> think I should know. Your uptight friend. Ellen(Pam

>

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

>

[Guest guest]

Is that a symptom of a fibroid? I have always had my periods pretty regular but

3 months ago i missed one and the last couple have been really really heavy with

lots of little clots of blood (sorry so graphic). I wondered if it could be a

fibroid but since I'd already began one path decided to finish this and then go

to that next...LOL Can only handle one thing at a time...LOL

AJ

Marty Kanter shadow44@...> wrote:

>Ellen,

>I had my hysterectomy 9 years ago and it was one of the best things I've

>ever done. I had a fibroid that was growing when it should have been

>shrinking; it was wreaking havoc with my body and mind (I never knew if I'd

>go 2 months without my period or if I'd start hemorrhaging

>(sp?)uncontrollably. My incision was what was then called a bikini cut and

>everything went smoothly with recovery except my hospital stay was

>lengthened by two days by a very low-grade fever (nothing with nothing). It

>did wonders for my **sex life** SPONTANEITY RULES. Good luck to you; may you

>have as easy a time with it as I did.

>Marcia

>

>> Hi everyone

>>

>>

>> I have good news aND BAD NEWS. First the good. I am no longer morbidly

>> obese-just plain obese. For the bad news, I was just told that I need a

>> hysterectomy- not happy. But I told my gyno, only if I can do my

>> stomach at

>> the same time . I asked if I could wait for another 50 pounds

>> and she said

>> ok. I am nervous and happy that I will do my tummy and

>> hysterectomy at the

>> same time. If anyone has been through either please let me know

>> anything you

>> think I should know. Your uptight friend. Ellen(Pam

>>

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

>>

[Guest guest]

Im back from Sacramento! How is everyone doing??

I had my official weigh in this morning and am majorly bummed. Ive

regained the four pounds Id lost. Ok I had two Starbucs a day while I

was gone(lites and sugar frees), ate at the hotel restaurant for all

my meals, am having my period from hell, and havent exercised all week

due to the heavy period and no gym at the hotel. SOOOOO>>>>Im back to

strict basics today. Its kinda like starting all over again. I just

hope this period stuff stops soon. I go to see my gyn on Tuesday and

try to get some answers.

Im gonna try to catch up on posts.

Huggles

[Guest guest]

So...what did you do while in my town...besides pay me a visit!

> Im back from Sacramento! How is everyone doing??

>

> I had my official weigh in this morning and am majorly bummed. Ive

> regained the four pounds Id lost. Ok I had two Starbucs a day while

I

> was gone(lites and sugar frees), ate at the hotel restaurant for all

> my meals, am having my period from hell, and havent exercised all

week

> due to the heavy period and no gym at the hotel. SOOOOO>>>>Im back

to

> strict basics today. Its kinda like starting all over again. I just

> hope this period stuff stops soon. I go to see my gyn on Tuesday and

> try to get some answers.

>

> Im gonna try to catch up on posts.

>

> Huggles

[Guest guest]

LOL....uh I dont remember paying you a visit...LOL But I wish I

would have!! I was in the most boring conference Ive ever been to.

I would have loved to meet up with some of my buddies!!

Huggles

> > Im back from Sacramento! How is everyone doing??

> >

> > I had my official weigh in this morning and am majorly bummed.

Ive

> > regained the four pounds Id lost. Ok I had two Starbucs a day

while

> I

> > was gone(lites and sugar frees), ate at the hotel restaurant for

all

> > my meals, am having my period from hell, and havent exercised

all

> week

> > due to the heavy period and no gym at the hotel. SOOOOO>>>>Im

back

> to

> > strict basics today. Its kinda like starting all over again. I

just

> > hope this period stuff stops soon. I go to see my gyn on Tuesday

and

> > try to get some answers.

> >

> > Im gonna try to catch up on posts.

> >

> > Huggles