Re: Kandy Bleil Reporting In

[Guest guest]

Kandy,

God Bless you!!! Prayers answered! I am so glad to hear that you are home

at long last and I hope to God you were not self-pay. Keep us posted,

sweetie!

Regards,

Debbie in IL

Daughter MGB 8/9 Cigna (3rd appeal)--BMI 45

Counting on Cigna for Debbie (BMI 40) First request denied 7/21 :0(

[Guest guest]

Kandy,

Yahoo, your home and I bet your thrilled!

I m glad to see you are in good spirits. I enjoyed meeting you at the

hospital, (I helped you with your shoes) in case you forgot me.

Keep us updated on EVERYTHING and my thoughts and prayers are with

you! I m glad you made it to the support group too.

When do you think its possible to go back to school?

Love

lORI---

In MiniGastricBypass (AT) egroups (DOT) com, Kandys Bleil <kebleil@m...> wrote:

> Hi, Everyone,

>

> I flew home to Missouri yesterday (Tuesday 8/1) and am soooooo glad

to be here. I got to sleep on my

> own bed - and boy, did I!

>

> I appreciate everyone's prayers and concerns. I'll write later

with a full account of my experience -

> but to summarize . . .

>

> I feel good, but fatigue very quickly.

>

> I still have a leak. Dr. Rutlegde assures me (as did everyone else

I asked on the matter) that it

> will heal itself in time. I have a drain which is inside at the

leak site. I can perform an informal

> grape juice leak test (think about it) occassionally to see how

things are going.

>

> I have a feeding tube through which I receive high-calorie

supplements - how's that for irony - but it

> is providing the nutrition my body needs to help it heal itself.

>

> NG tubes are not fun - avoid one if you can. Be thankful it isn't

a given with Dr. Rutledge's surgery

> - because it is with many other WL surgeons.

>

> The nurses in the pediatric ward are the very best! My experience

in the general surgery area after

> my original surgery was well . . . not as positive. Sweet talk

whoever you need to, to have them send

> you to peds after your surgery!

>

> A leak is a serious complication, but if you become one of the

unlucky 1% of Dr. R's patients who end

> up with one, don't panic! He's had one more patient to experiement

upon in this condition and I think

> he managed my care just about perfectly.

>

> If you want to respond to this email, please email both to the list

and to me privately (something

> about 600 emails to sort through). I'll try to post the whole saga

for anyone who cares to read it in

> a day or two.

>

> Oh yeah . . .

> MGB 7/12/00

> 368/346 - down 22 pounds (water and muscle - NO DOUBT!)

> Glad to have had such a good experience in Durham

> And Glad to be HOME! :-)

>

> Kandy in Missouri

[Guest guest]

Hi Kandy,

I'm so glad you're home!!!!!!! You are on the mend now and I'm still

praying for you.

Stay in touch.

Love,

Genz

Kandys Bleil wrote:

> Hi, Everyone,

>

> I flew home to Missouri yesterday (Tuesday 8/1) and am soooooo glad to be

here. I got to sleep on my

> own bed - and boy, did I!

>

> I appreciate everyone's prayers and concerns. I'll write later with a full

account of my experience -

> but to summarize . . .

>

> I feel good, but fatigue very quickly.

>

> I still have a leak. Dr. Rutlegde assures me (as did everyone else I asked on

the matter) that it

> will heal itself in time. I have a drain which is inside at the leak site. I

can perform an informal

> grape juice leak test (think about it) occassionally to see how things are

going.

>

> I have a feeding tube through which I receive high-calorie supplements - how's

that for irony - but it

> is providing the nutrition my body needs to help it heal itself.

>

> NG tubes are not fun - avoid one if you can. Be thankful it isn't a given

with Dr. Rutledge's surgery

> - because it is with many other WL surgeons.

>

> The nurses in the pediatric ward are the very best! My experience in the

general surgery area after

> my original surgery was well . . . not as positive. Sweet talk whoever you

need to, to have them send

> you to peds after your surgery!

>

> A leak is a serious complication, but if you become one of the unlucky 1% of

Dr. R's patients who end

> up with one, don't panic! He's had one more patient to experiement upon in

this condition and I think

> he managed my care just about perfectly.

>

> If you want to respond to this email, please email both to the list and to me

privately (something

> about 600 emails to sort through). I'll try to post the whole saga for anyone

who cares to read it in

> a day or two.

>

> Oh yeah . . .

> MGB 7/12/00

> 368/346 - down 22 pounds (water and muscle - NO DOUBT!)

> Glad to have had such a good experience in Durham

> And Glad to be HOME! :-)

>

> Kandy in Missouri

>

>

>

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[Guest guest]

Hi Kandy,

I'm so glad you're home!!!!!!! You are on the mend now and I'm still

praying for you.

Stay in touch.

Love,

Genz

Kandys Bleil wrote:

> Hi, Everyone,

>

> I flew home to Missouri yesterday (Tuesday 8/1) and am soooooo glad to be

here. I got to sleep on my

> own bed - and boy, did I!

>

> I appreciate everyone's prayers and concerns. I'll write later with a full

account of my experience -

> but to summarize . . .

>

> I feel good, but fatigue very quickly.

>

> I still have a leak. Dr. Rutlegde assures me (as did everyone else I asked on

the matter) that it

> will heal itself in time. I have a drain which is inside at the leak site. I

can perform an informal

> grape juice leak test (think about it) occassionally to see how things are

going.

>

> I have a feeding tube through which I receive high-calorie supplements - how's

that for irony - but it

> is providing the nutrition my body needs to help it heal itself.

>

> NG tubes are not fun - avoid one if you can. Be thankful it isn't a given

with Dr. Rutledge's surgery

> - because it is with many other WL surgeons.

>

> The nurses in the pediatric ward are the very best! My experience in the

general surgery area after

> my original surgery was well . . . not as positive. Sweet talk whoever you

need to, to have them send

> you to peds after your surgery!

>

> A leak is a serious complication, but if you become one of the unlucky 1% of

Dr. R's patients who end

> up with one, don't panic! He's had one more patient to experiement upon in

this condition and I think

> he managed my care just about perfectly.

>

> If you want to respond to this email, please email both to the list and to me

privately (something

> about 600 emails to sort through). I'll try to post the whole saga for anyone

who cares to read it in

> a day or two.

>

> Oh yeah . . .

> MGB 7/12/00

> 368/346 - down 22 pounds (water and muscle - NO DOUBT!)

> Glad to have had such a good experience in Durham

> And Glad to be HOME! :-)

>

> Kandy in Missouri

>

>

>

> This message is from the Mini-Gastric Bypass Mailing List at Onelist.com

> Please visit our web site at http://clos.net

> Get the Patient Manual at http://clos.net/get_patient_manual.htm

>

> To Unsubscribe Send and Email to: MiniGastricBypass-unsubscribe (AT) egroups (DOT) com

[Guest guest]

Dear Kandy,

I'm so glad you are home! May you have a speedy recovery. I enjoyed

meeting you in the hospital. Please keep us posted.

Sincerely,

Bernardine

, TX

> Hi, Everyone,

>

> I flew home to Missouri yesterday (Tuesday 8/1) and am soooooo glad

to be here. I got to sleep on my

> own bed - and boy, did I!

>

> I appreciate everyone's prayers and concerns. I'll write later

with a full account of my experience -

> but to summarize . . .

>

> I feel good, but fatigue very quickly.

>

> I still have a leak. Dr. Rutlegde assures me (as did everyone else

I asked on the matter) that it

> will heal itself in time. I have a drain which is inside at the

leak site. I can perform an informal

> grape juice leak test (think about it) occassionally to see how

things are going.

>

> I have a feeding tube through which I receive high-calorie

supplements - how's that for irony - but it

> is providing the nutrition my body needs to help it heal itself.

>

> NG tubes are not fun - avoid one if you can. Be thankful it isn't

a given with Dr. Rutledge's surgery

> - because it is with many other WL surgeons.

>

> The nurses in the pediatric ward are the very best! My experience

in the general surgery area after

> my original surgery was well . . . not as positive. Sweet talk

whoever you need to, to have them send

> you to peds after your surgery!

>

> A leak is a serious complication, but if you become one of the

unlucky 1% of Dr. R's patients who end

> up with one, don't panic! He's had one more patient to experiement

upon in this condition and I think

> he managed my care just about perfectly.

>

> If you want to respond to this email, please email both to the list

and to me privately (something

> about 600 emails to sort through). I'll try to post the whole saga

for anyone who cares to read it in

> a day or two.

>

> Oh yeah . . .

> MGB 7/12/00

> 368/346 - down 22 pounds (water and muscle - NO DOUBT!)

> Glad to have had such a good experience in Durham

> And Glad to be HOME! :-)

>

> Kandy in Missouri