Re: Some REAL questions from a preop

[Guest guest]

Actually the Green team stands for Acid reflux and food not agreeing with

you. I will let Amy tell you about you about the other stuff.

[Guest guest]

Actually the Green team stands for Acid reflux and food not agreeing with

you. I will let Amy tell you about you about the other stuff.

[Guest guest]

Hi:

There are side affects to the surgery. None so serious that we can't joke about

them though.

And actually we are exaggerating in order to be funny!

When Trish was a few weeks post-op she vomited bile. It is green and we teased

her no

end. We are still teasing her. A few of us vomit occassionally...so we kid that

if you vomit

you're a member of the green slime team. Many of us have never vomited at all

and had no

bile problems. (I wouldn't know what it was if I saw it).

As to gas...some of us have it, some don't. I have less than I did pre-op. Some

of us burp

and some of us express this gas in another way....I don't know what the tally is

on who has

gas and who doesn't...I suspect it's more joking about it than actual gas

though. Most of us

have reported a kind of " gurgling " when we were first post op or when we ate too

fast. This

is not unusual, doesn't hurt, and in my case went away.

If you're easily grossed out, stop reading here.

As to the orange...here's where we get sensitive but I think it's something that

pre-ops and

more particularly new post-ops should know about. When Amy was a few weeks post

op,

maybe even a month, she posted that she was having an orange discharge (actually

only

happened once following a salad with a high fat salad dressing). Others chimed

in as to their

theory as to what this could be. Some blamed Citrucel (wouldn't we like to make

a case

against that stuff) Then someone posted about yellow poop. Others chimed in.

There are a

few of us (and yes, I'm one of these gross individuals) who if they eat high fat

foods (salad

dressing, the leaded kind like ranch, bleu cheese, etc.) do have bowel movements

with

orange fatty stuff in it. Some of us to the point where we use sanitary napkins

just in case.

There. Yuck. I've said it. I don't know how many of us there are who have this

problem and

I suspect there are some who do but won't own up to it. I watch what I eat and

do not eat

fatty foods...because sometimes there is no feeling and no warning...just a

greasy discharge. I

don't know if this is permanent or temporary. But for those of us who have

experienced out

of the norm poopies...we are the orange team..all lumped together by which

orifice. Green is

the mouth...orange is, well..as Dr. R would say, " the end " .

A few have said that the odor in the bathroom is worse than before. I have not

experienced

this but this is what some have expressed. I suspect some of it is more joke

than fact but I'm

not sure since it's not something that some people will own up to.

Bottom line: our plumbing is changed. There are going to be changes. Some are

not very

pleasant. Some people are willing to talk freely some are not. But the point is

that we

probably do exaggerate some; we kid a lot; and none of the side affects that we

kid about

are life threatening at all.

There. I've put it all out on the table...so to speak.

Flo who's melting in land

Florence Ballengee

Hollywood, land

florence@...

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[Guest guest]

WOW FLO,

You have so graciously expressed the trials and tribulations of the MGB.

I will say my

bouts of unfriendly gas are very few and far between. Sometimes what I eat

doesn't like me and

produces a fowl gas. I try to save this for Randy and pay him back for 28 years

of his gas

attacks.....ha...ha...just kidding!!! Actually I wish there was something the

good Doc could

prescribe that would help alleviate this problem when it occurs. I have not been

able to pinpoint

what foods are causing it. It's a real mystery. The attacks of the orange tidy

bowl ring are just

as mysterious. Sometimes pizza will cause it and sometimes not. Sometimes

barbeque ribs will cause

it and sometimes not. I just try to go with the flow.....

:-) :-)

Love,

Genz

florence@... wrote:

> Hi:

> There are side affects to the surgery. None so serious that we can't joke

about them though.

> And actually we are exaggerating in order to be funny!

>

> When Trish was a few weeks post-op she vomited bile. It is green and we teased

her no

> end. We are still teasing her. A few of us vomit occassionally...so we kid

that if you vomit

> you're a member of the green slime team. Many of us have never vomited at all

and had no

> bile problems. (I wouldn't know what it was if I saw it).

>

> As to gas...some of us have it, some don't. I have less than I did pre-op.

Some of us burp

> and some of us express this gas in another way....I don't know what the tally

is on who has

> gas and who doesn't...I suspect it's more joking about it than actual gas

though. Most of us

> have reported a kind of " gurgling " when we were first post op or when we ate

too fast. This

> is not unusual, doesn't hurt, and in my case went away.

>

> If you're easily grossed out, stop reading here.

>

> As to the orange...here's where we get sensitive but I think it's something

that pre-ops and

> more particularly new post-ops should know about. When Amy was a few weeks

post op,

> maybe even a month, she posted that she was having an orange discharge

(actually only

> happened once following a salad with a high fat salad dressing). Others chimed

in as to their

> theory as to what this could be. Some blamed Citrucel (wouldn't we like to

make a case

> against that stuff) Then someone posted about yellow poop. Others chimed in.

There are a

> few of us (and yes, I'm one of these gross individuals) who if they eat high

fat foods (salad

> dressing, the leaded kind like ranch, bleu cheese, etc.) do have bowel

movements with

> orange fatty stuff in it. Some of us to the point where we use sanitary

napkins just in case.

> There. Yuck. I've said it. I don't know how many of us there are who have this

problem and

> I suspect there are some who do but won't own up to it. I watch what I eat

and do not eat

> fatty foods...because sometimes there is no feeling and no warning...just a

greasy discharge. I

> don't know if this is permanent or temporary. But for those of us who have

experienced out

> of the norm poopies...we are the orange team..all lumped together by which

orifice. Green is

> the mouth...orange is, well..as Dr. R would say, " the end " .

>

> A few have said that the odor in the bathroom is worse than before. I have not

experienced

> this but this is what some have expressed. I suspect some of it is more joke

than fact but I'm

> not sure since it's not something that some people will own up to.

>

> Bottom line: our plumbing is changed. There are going to be changes. Some are

not very

> pleasant. Some people are willing to talk freely some are not. But the point

is that we

> probably do exaggerate some; we kid a lot; and none of the side affects that

we kid about

> are life threatening at all.

>

> There. I've put it all out on the table...so to speak.

>

> Flo who's melting in land

>

> Florence Ballengee

> Hollywood, land

> florence@...

>

> Download NeoPlanet at http://www.neoplanet.com

>

>

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WOW Flo. I'm impressed. Well done.

Questions from the peanut gallery? Ask away. After all, I answer health

questions for a living!

~Amy.

_____________________________________________

Amy S. Poe

MGB 5/22/2000 *I made it!*

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RE: Some REAL questions from a preop

Hi:

There are side affects to the surgery. None so serious that we can't joke

about them though.

And actually we are exaggerating in order to be funny!

When Trish was a few weeks post-op she vomited bile. It is green and we

teased her no

end. We are still teasing her. A few of us vomit occassionally...so we kid

that if you vomit

you're a member of the green slime team. Many of us have never vomited at

all and had no

bile problems. (I wouldn't know what it was if I saw it).

As to gas...some of us have it, some don't. I have less than I did pre-op.

Some of us burp

and some of us express this gas in another way....I don't know what the

tally is on who has

gas and who doesn't...I suspect it's more joking about it than actual gas

though. Most of us

have reported a kind of " gurgling " when we were first post op or when we ate

too fast. This

is not unusual, doesn't hurt, and in my case went away.

If you're easily grossed out, stop reading here.

As to the orange...here's where we get sensitive but I think it's something

that pre-ops and

more particularly new post-ops should know about. When Amy was a few weeks

post op,

maybe even a month, she posted that she was having an orange discharge

(actually only

happened once following a salad with a high fat salad dressing). Others

chimed in as to their

theory as to what this could be. Some blamed Citrucel (wouldn't we like to

make a case

against that stuff) Then someone posted about yellow poop. Others chimed

in. There are a

few of us (and yes, I'm one of these gross individuals) who if they eat high

fat foods (salad

dressing, the leaded kind like ranch, bleu cheese, etc.) do have bowel

movements with

orange fatty stuff in it. Some of us to the point where we use sanitary

napkins just in case.

There. Yuck. I've said it. I don't know how many of us there are who have

this problem and

I suspect there are some who do but won't own up to it. I watch what I eat

and do not eat

fatty foods...because sometimes there is no feeling and no warning...just a

greasy discharge. I

don't know if this is permanent or temporary. But for those of us who have

experienced out

of the norm poopies...we are the orange team..all lumped together by which

orifice. Green is

the mouth...orange is, well..as Dr. R would say, " the end " .

A few have said that the odor in the bathroom is worse than before. I have

not experienced

this but this is what some have expressed. I suspect some of it is more

joke than fact but I'm

not sure since it's not something that some people will own up to.

Bottom line: our plumbing is changed. There are going to be changes. Some

are not very

pleasant. Some people are willing to talk freely some are not. But the point

is that we

probably do exaggerate some; we kid a lot; and none of the side affects that

we kid about

are life threatening at all.

There. I've put it all out on the table...so to speak.

Flo who's melting in land

Florence Ballengee

Hollywood, land

florence@...

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Thanks for the info. Flo!!!!! WOW after this surgery I will also be able to pay

my husband Jeff back for all those Foggings at night that crawl from under the

covers ; )

Malinda

smootgen@... wrote:

WOW FLO,

You have so graciously expressed the trials and tribulations of the MGB.

I will say my

bouts of unfriendly gas are very few and far between. Sometimes what I eat

doesn't like me and

produces a fowl gas. I try to save this for Randy and pay him back for 28 years

of his gas

attacks.....ha...ha...just kidding!!! Actually I wish there was something the

good Doc could

prescribe that would help alleviate this problem when it occurs. I have not been

able to pinpoint

what foods are causing it. It's a real mystery. The attacks of the orange tidy

bowl ring are just

as mysterious. Sometimes pizza will cause it and sometimes not. Sometimes

barbeque ribs will cause

it and sometimes not. I just try to go with the flow.....

:-) :-)

Love,

Genz

florence@... wrote:

> Hi:

> There are side affects to the surgery. None so serious that we can't joke

about them though.

> And actually we are exaggerating in order to be funny!

>

> When Trish was a few weeks post-op she vomited bile. It is green and we teased

her no

> end. We are still teasing her. A few of us vomit occassionally...so we kid

that if you vomit

> you're a member of the green slime team. Many of us have never vomited at all

and had no

> bile problems. (I wouldn't know what it was if I saw it).

>

> As to gas...some of us have it, some don't. I have less than I did pre-op.

Some of us burp

> and some of us express this gas in another way....I don't know what the tally

is on who has

> gas and who doesn't...I suspect it's more joking about it than actual gas

though. Most of us

> have reported a kind of " gurgling " when we were first post op or when we ate

too fast. This

> is not unusual, doesn't hurt, and in my case went away.

>

> If you're easily grossed out, stop reading here.

>

> As to the orange...here's where we get sensitive but I think it's something

that pre-ops and

> more particularly new post-ops should know about. When Amy was a few weeks

post op,

> maybe even a month, she posted that she was having an orange discharge

(actually only

> happened once following a salad with a high fat salad dressing). Others chimed

in as to their

> theory as to what this could be. Some blamed Citrucel (wouldn't we like to

make a case

> against that stuff) Then someone posted about yellow poop. Others chimed in.

There are a

> few of us (and yes, I'm one of these gross individuals) who if they eat high

fat foods (salad

> dressing, the leaded kind like ranch, bleu cheese, etc.) do have bowel

movements with

> orange fatty stuff in it. Some of us to the point where we use sanitary

napkins just in case.

> There. Yuck. I've said it. I don't know how many of us there are who have this

problem and

> I suspect there are some who do but won't own up to it. I watch what I eat

and do not eat

> fatty foods...because sometimes there is no feeling and no warning...just a

greasy discharge. I

> don't know if this is permanent or temporary. But for those of us who have

experienced out

> of the norm poopies...we are the orange team..all lumped together by which

orifice. Green is

> the mouth...orange is, well..as Dr. R would say, " the end " .

>

> A few have said that the odor in the bathroom is worse than before. I have not

experienced

> this but this is what some have expressed. I suspect some of it is more joke

than fact but I'm

> not sure since it's not something that some people will own up to.

>

> Bottom line: our plumbing is changed. There are going to be changes. Some are

not very

> pleasant. Some people are willing to talk freely some are not. But the point

is that we

> probably do exaggerate some; we kid a lot; and none of the side affects that

we kid about

> are life threatening at all.

>

> There. I've put it all out on the table...so to speak.

>

> Flo who's melting in land

>

> Florence Ballengee

> Hollywood, land

> florence@...

>

> Download NeoPlanet at http://www.neoplanet.com

>

>

>

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