Re: MGB Central Update

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In a message dated 8/2/00 11:14:26 AM Pacific Daylight Time,

lindat@... writes:

<< I found out my esophagus is holding a lot of food, sort of stopping

up at the end, getting distended, before it lets food go to the

stomach. That is NOT something caused by the surgery -- Doc R.

doesn't work anywhere near that area. This is something wrong with

me.

>>

Wow, interesting. Let us know what develops from this. Wouldn't it be great

if it was fixed and then the WL accelerated? That will be my prayer, .

Take care, and lay off the Frostys! :0)

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(

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, I tried calling you, But you don't have a secretary. hmm What kind of

command post is that. I want to talk to you so call me.

Trish

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: Hope Dr. R can fix this..and hope you're on the schedule soon. What will

this mean in

terms of capacity...much less? Does this mean that you are absorbing more than

you would if

the food " dumped " (pardon the reference frosty, me girl) into your stomach more

quickly?

Tell us more! And good luck, I hope you can get this resolved while you're

there.

Flo

Florence Ballengee

Hollywood, land

florence@...

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,

Keep us posted on the new " fix " . Hope Dr. R does the surgery and

that you feel better quick.

Sincerely,

Bernardine

> Hi All!

>

> Our new Social Director, Gardiner, one of the Michigan

Crew,

> has set up the MGB Command post here at the Holiday Inn Express and

> the phone hasn't stopped ringing!

>

> We got to meet a lot of new folks yesterday afternoon at clinic.

>

> Last night, Ebbieday (Debbie), Galyon and her Hubby, Jay,

and

> their daughter , Majeski and her friend (and our

new

> spiritual leader -- you should hear this woman pray a blessing!),

> Vicki, Gardiner, and I had dinner at Cattlemans. HADJAB

(the

> other Debbie), who JUST got out of the hospital (and did laundry

> yesterday, too) joined us and she looked FABULOUS. She's a natural

> beauty and she was feeling great. We had prime rib and steak at

> Cattleman's and I don't have time to post all the details right

now,

> but I DID take a lot of pictures!), but suffice it to say that

before

> the evening was over, Ebbieday had to dodge things careening off a

> shelf behind her and took the sharp objects away from

!

>

> We closed the place down, literally -- the only person left besides

> us was the mop boy and a cow they had hanging on the wall near a

> rabbit with antlers.

>

> I just *had* to try a frosty at 's later so I could

demonstrate

> what dumping is like .... hey, Flo, I'm feeling MUCH better but

I'll

> have to pass on the offer of having another one.

>

> Today, I had to have an " upper GI " to see why my weight loss is so

> slow. I took pictures of as much of all that as they'd let me and

> I'll put them up on the web soon. Basically, I had to drink a

*lot*

> of barium, really fast (which of course means ralphing, too . . .)

> and they x-rayed me and flouroscoped me as the barium made its way

> through my plumbing.

>

> The new stomach is SMALL! WOW! I got to see pics of all my

plumbing.

>

> I found out my esophagus is holding a lot of food, sort of stopping

> up at the end, getting distended, before it lets food go to the

> stomach. That is NOT something caused by the surgery -- Doc R.

> doesn't work anywhere near that area. This is something wrong with

> me.

>

> Dr. R. may be able to fix it, though, so I may be on the schedule

> here soon, we'll see. More as I find out the details.

>

> Otherwise, we are having a ball and should be visiting today's new

> post-ops in just a bit. I'll post updates tonight if I can. I'm

> having a lot of trouble typing on 's laptop, though.

>

> Love to all, mucho updates coming when I get back.

>

> If you need to get in touch with us, we're at , room

404.

>

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