Re: Re: BILE from Laurie's Husband

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Hi Laurie & Dale,

I haven't taken the opportunity to welcome you to the list. I think you

and your family are to be commended for the time and effort that has gone into

researching the MGB and other WLS. Your research and findings make me feel even

more confident with my choice.

I will be 7 weeks post-op on Wednesday and the weight keeps falling off. I'm

down 38 pounds.

Since surgery I have had one episode of acid reflux, it was after I ate

Rotel Cheese Dip at a party we hosted at our home. I ate it about midnight, went

to bed at 1:00 am and woke up at 3:00 am with the most awful burning in my

throat I have ever experienced. I chalked it up to my own stupidity for eating

such spicy food so late at night. The Carafate and Prevacid took care of the

problem. I have not had any other episodes.

I think you and Dale will be quite pleased with the MGB and the expected

results. Please feel free to post all your findings, I, for one, love to explore

the various sites of additional information. If Dale would like to talk to my

Husband, he can call Randy at work --- 214/ 464-1120 or home 817/ 577-0919. Good

luck with your quest for a healthier life.

Best Wishes,

Genz ( Genzel fron Fort Worth, Texas)

MGB 5-31-00

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dmalony@... wrote:

>

> > > >

> > > > Whew !! So what does Laurie's husband think of all this?

> I

> > > > think that IF YOU HAVE IT, reflux is something to be a little

> more

> > > > concerned about for folks who have had the MGB, because there

> is

> > less

> > > > distance between the bile duct and the stomach than with the

> RY,

> > thus

> > > > a higher chance that the combination of bile and acid reflux

> > > > together. BUT That is ONLY if you have reflux !!

> > >

> >

> > ' If I read Carl's reply correctly he is saying that if you

> > have had

> > the mgb and in if by chance you have acid reflux, then you should

> be

> > more careful and follow it closely. I didn't get the sense he was

> > saying the mgb would cause more incidence of it. Thanks

> > Marjory

>

> Exactly!! You missed the point, . Although he didn't spell it

> out. He cared enough about me to take Dr. R's challenge to all of us

> yesterday or Saturday and look at the literature out there on Bile

> Reflux and GERD. And he came to the same conclusion as Dr. R. was

> trying to make!!! That is that GERD is actually more risky than Bile

> reflux, but none of the other surgeons are giving any weight to that

> and some of their procedures cause GERD.

>

> We are aware of all af the great news about how you and everyone else

> has had relief from GERD. Dale was only saying that given the

> doctors' controversy over loop procedures and Bile reflux, he doesn't

> now buy the argument for the high risk of Bile reflux because the

> literature points to higher risk from suffering with GERD overtime (

> which he has, but he won't be having MGB because he is a lean, mean

> fighting machine:0), lucky guy). But he loves me and is supportive

> and involved and I think I'll keep him for awhile. The sweetie in

> his

> other post was just trying to " protect my honor " .

>

> He's ready for me to have the MGB tomorrow now! Don't miss that from

> his first few paragraphs.

>

> I am up at this ungodly hour because of my neuropathy pain from

> Diabetes. This is when I do a lot of my reading. HAs anyone out

> there had foot neuropathy - burning pain, numbness, tingling, nerve

> popping from uncontrolled Diabetes and had it reverse or at least

> stop

> progressing after surgery and cure of blood sugar levels??? I am

> tired of the pain and the sleep deprivation. It makes it hard to

> keep

> up with an active 16 month old. She's my biggest motivation to have

> this surgery and get as healthy as possible.

>

> I know it was very late when all these posts came up last night and

> we

> were all pretty tired, but it was my turn to defend my man. He's a

> keeper! And he is not in a tizzy. I asked him to share his

> findings with everybody and after 13 hours of working overtime

> yesterday, he came home and worked several hours on putting all the

> links and his post together for me (us).

>

> Laurie in OHio

>

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