My Barium Swallow was today..

[Guest guest]

I got there at 8am.. sent to the hospital radiology dept.. they sent me

to the pavilion radiology.. then I was too heavy for outpatient, so sent

BACK to hospital radiology.. put in a gown, parked in the dressing

room.. waited over an hour.. asked if they had forgotten me..

The thick barium was awful.. hurt a lot, but no trouble getting it all

down.. but the effervescent stuff! Akk! I urped, tried not to belch,

managed to keep it down.. then they added thin barium on top.. I kept

saying, " I told you, I can't drink much over 4 oz.. " and they would

respond, " Keep drinking, drinking.. " I lost a bit of it, but not too

much. Then the radiologist ordered additional test, because he wanted

to see my entire small bowel. That meant-YEP!!- more barium... I

thought I was going to explode.. I have no complaints about the

radiologist and technicians, but ALWAYS bring a diagram of your WLS with

you to tests like these- the radiologist told me that he would have been

lost without the diagram.. that would have been helpful, eh?

I left after 4 hours.. of course no one could tell me anything, but hey-

they were much nicer than the snot who did my preop upper GI.. she kept

saying, " She's too fat, I don't see much... " Like I was unable to hear

her.. JEEZ. This crew was nice, very nice, made sure I stayed warm, let

me wear 2 robes (the preop didn't, then rolled her eyes after rolling on

the table made my gown ride up (NEVER send your worst enemy to River

Oaks Imaging.. they're horrible). I thought the barium was running

straight through, but it slowed down a lot.. heh.. I'm kinda hoping that

the barium forces everything to slow down & it stays slowed.. BTW.. why

the heck would barium give me such awful gas?? Its UNREAL. I should know

something by wednesday.. Friday at the latest, since it must be FAXed

first to my PCP, then on to the surgeon's office. Just cross your

fingers that this crud is almost over for me!!

Hugs,

Liane

lap DS/BPD 5/30/01

Dr. Warden

-58 lbs as of 8/15/01

[Guest guest]

I got there at 8am.. sent to the hospital radiology dept.. they sent me

to the pavilion radiology.. then I was too heavy for outpatient, so sent

BACK to hospital radiology.. put in a gown, parked in the dressing

room.. waited over an hour.. asked if they had forgotten me..

The thick barium was awful.. hurt a lot, but no trouble getting it all

down.. but the effervescent stuff! Akk! I urped, tried not to belch,

managed to keep it down.. then they added thin barium on top.. I kept

saying, " I told you, I can't drink much over 4 oz.. " and they would

respond, " Keep drinking, drinking.. " I lost a bit of it, but not too

much. Then the radiologist ordered additional test, because he wanted

to see my entire small bowel. That meant-YEP!!- more barium... I

thought I was going to explode.. I have no complaints about the

radiologist and technicians, but ALWAYS bring a diagram of your WLS with

you to tests like these- the radiologist told me that he would have been

lost without the diagram.. that would have been helpful, eh?

I left after 4 hours.. of course no one could tell me anything, but hey-

they were much nicer than the snot who did my preop upper GI.. she kept

saying, " She's too fat, I don't see much... " Like I was unable to hear

her.. JEEZ. This crew was nice, very nice, made sure I stayed warm, let

me wear 2 robes (the preop didn't, then rolled her eyes after rolling on

the table made my gown ride up (NEVER send your worst enemy to River

Oaks Imaging.. they're horrible). I thought the barium was running

straight through, but it slowed down a lot.. heh.. I'm kinda hoping that

the barium forces everything to slow down & it stays slowed.. BTW.. why

the heck would barium give me such awful gas?? Its UNREAL. I should know

something by wednesday.. Friday at the latest, since it must be FAXed

first to my PCP, then on to the surgeon's office. Just cross your

fingers that this crud is almost over for me!!

Hugs,

Liane

lap DS/BPD 5/30/01

Dr. Warden

-58 lbs as of 8/15/01

[Guest guest]

In a message dated 8/21/01 12:39:26 AM Pacific Daylight Time,

LiliFrench@... writes:

> BTW.. why

> the heck would barium give me such awful gas

Isn't that from that stuff you drink first that fizzes??? I had gas after

mine also. Sorry you had a bad experience before...while I understand its

harder to see things, there is no excuse for being rude and inconsiderate. I

hope you wrote a letter to the center saying that you were not treated with

respect or dignity. I would...not everyone there is of that mentality.

~~* AJ *~~

Age 37 5'8''

Post op 7/24/01 Open BPD/DS

self pay - Dr Baltasar -Alcoy Spain

07/24/01 BMI 64 - 415.1

08/06/01 BMI 59 - 390.2 -24.9 lbs!!!!!!!!!!~~~~

08/16/01 BMI 58 - 387.0 -27.9 lbs!!!!!!!!!!~~~~

Check out the Bellingham Support Group

and my personal page at WWW.WLSBellingham.homestead.com

[Guest guest]

In a message dated 8/21/01 12:39:26 AM Pacific Daylight Time,

LiliFrench@... writes:

> BTW.. why

> the heck would barium give me such awful gas

Isn't that from that stuff you drink first that fizzes??? I had gas after

mine also. Sorry you had a bad experience before...while I understand its

harder to see things, there is no excuse for being rude and inconsiderate. I

hope you wrote a letter to the center saying that you were not treated with

respect or dignity. I would...not everyone there is of that mentality.

~~* AJ *~~

Age 37 5'8''

Post op 7/24/01 Open BPD/DS

self pay - Dr Baltasar -Alcoy Spain

07/24/01 BMI 64 - 415.1

08/06/01 BMI 59 - 390.2 -24.9 lbs!!!!!!!!!!~~~~

08/16/01 BMI 58 - 387.0 -27.9 lbs!!!!!!!!!!~~~~

Check out the Bellingham Support Group

and my personal page at WWW.WLSBellingham.homestead.com

[Guest guest]

Girl! I can relate. I get so frustrated with health care " professionals "

who think that " fat " people are blind, deaf, dumb rednecks. It isn't

politicly correct to " bash " gays, different races, women (I am one)or the

handicapped - but " fat " people...ooooohhhhhhh yesssss!! One of the last

groups to make fun of, talk down to, etc....since it is their own fault that

they are big....they are lazy and choose to sit around all day stuffing

themselves with junk!! Its like anyone from the waiter (or waitess), store

clerk to a doctor or nurse can ignore you, tell you what you should or

should not be eating, and make hateful remarks to others about you like you

are sitting there deaf! I am a good patient and do not go in with a

" snotty " attitude but I do stand up for myself and put them back on the spot

when a hateful or uncalled for remark is made. There is also a site

http://www.bayarea.net/~stef/Fat/ffp.html that lists " fat friendly " doctors.

Perhaps we should be sure to list health care professionals on sites like

this to encourage obese and formly obese patients to use those who treat us

like HUMANS with feelings and brains.

Let me know what the results of your test are. I am still learning while

waiting to try to overcome " criteria " to have DS with Dr. Booth's group..

Jerry, Southern Gal from Louisiana

>

>Reply-To: duodenalswitch

>To: Lifeshape group <DS_LifeSHAPE >, group

><_ASG >, DS-Support <DS-Support >,

> duodenalswitch , DS_PostOpFriends ,

>OSSG_cenTex

>Subject: My Barium Swallow was today..

>Date: Tue, 21 Aug 2001 02:39:03 -0500

>

>I got there at 8am.. sent to the hospital radiology dept.. they sent me

>to the pavilion radiology.. then I was too heavy for outpatient, so sent

>BACK to hospital radiology.. put in a gown, parked in the dressing

>room.. waited over an hour.. asked if they had forgotten me..

>

>The thick barium was awful.. hurt a lot, but no trouble getting it all

>down.. but the effervescent stuff! Akk! I urped, tried not to belch,

>managed to keep it down.. then they added thin barium on top.. I kept

>saying, " I told you, I can't drink much over 4 oz.. " and they would

>respond, " Keep drinking, drinking.. " I lost a bit of it, but not too

>much. Then the radiologist ordered additional test, because he wanted

>to see my entire small bowel. That meant-YEP!!- more barium... I

>thought I was going to explode.. I have no complaints about the

>radiologist and technicians, but ALWAYS bring a diagram of your WLS with

>you to tests like these- the radiologist told me that he would have been

>lost without the diagram.. that would have been helpful, eh?

>

>I left after 4 hours.. of course no one could tell me anything, but hey-

>they were much nicer than the snot who did my preop upper GI.. she kept

>saying, " She's too fat, I don't see much... " Like I was unable to hear

>her.. JEEZ. This crew was nice, very nice, made sure I stayed warm, let

>me wear 2 robes (the preop didn't, then rolled her eyes after rolling on

>the table made my gown ride up (NEVER send your worst enemy to River

>Oaks Imaging.. they're horrible). I thought the barium was running

>straight through, but it slowed down a lot.. heh.. I'm kinda hoping that

>the barium forces everything to slow down & it stays slowed.. BTW.. why

>the heck would barium give me such awful gas?? Its UNREAL. I should know

>something by wednesday.. Friday at the latest, since it must be FAXed

>first to my PCP, then on to the surgeon's office. Just cross your

>fingers that this crud is almost over for me!!

>Hugs,

>Liane

>lap DS/BPD 5/30/01

>Dr. Warden

>-58 lbs as of 8/15/01

>

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

>

[Guest guest]

Girl! I can relate. I get so frustrated with health care " professionals "

who think that " fat " people are blind, deaf, dumb rednecks. It isn't

politicly correct to " bash " gays, different races, women (I am one)or the

handicapped - but " fat " people...ooooohhhhhhh yesssss!! One of the last

groups to make fun of, talk down to, etc....since it is their own fault that

they are big....they are lazy and choose to sit around all day stuffing

themselves with junk!! Its like anyone from the waiter (or waitess), store

clerk to a doctor or nurse can ignore you, tell you what you should or

should not be eating, and make hateful remarks to others about you like you

are sitting there deaf! I am a good patient and do not go in with a

" snotty " attitude but I do stand up for myself and put them back on the spot

when a hateful or uncalled for remark is made. There is also a site

http://www.bayarea.net/~stef/Fat/ffp.html that lists " fat friendly " doctors.

Perhaps we should be sure to list health care professionals on sites like

this to encourage obese and formly obese patients to use those who treat us

like HUMANS with feelings and brains.

Let me know what the results of your test are. I am still learning while

waiting to try to overcome " criteria " to have DS with Dr. Booth's group..

Jerry, Southern Gal from Louisiana

>

>Reply-To: duodenalswitch

>To: Lifeshape group <DS_LifeSHAPE >, group

><_ASG >, DS-Support <DS-Support >,

> duodenalswitch , DS_PostOpFriends ,

>OSSG_cenTex

>Subject: My Barium Swallow was today..

>Date: Tue, 21 Aug 2001 02:39:03 -0500

>

>I got there at 8am.. sent to the hospital radiology dept.. they sent me

>to the pavilion radiology.. then I was too heavy for outpatient, so sent

>BACK to hospital radiology.. put in a gown, parked in the dressing

>room.. waited over an hour.. asked if they had forgotten me..

>

>The thick barium was awful.. hurt a lot, but no trouble getting it all

>down.. but the effervescent stuff! Akk! I urped, tried not to belch,

>managed to keep it down.. then they added thin barium on top.. I kept

>saying, " I told you, I can't drink much over 4 oz.. " and they would

>respond, " Keep drinking, drinking.. " I lost a bit of it, but not too

>much. Then the radiologist ordered additional test, because he wanted

>to see my entire small bowel. That meant-YEP!!- more barium... I

>thought I was going to explode.. I have no complaints about the

>radiologist and technicians, but ALWAYS bring a diagram of your WLS with

>you to tests like these- the radiologist told me that he would have been

>lost without the diagram.. that would have been helpful, eh?

>

>I left after 4 hours.. of course no one could tell me anything, but hey-

>they were much nicer than the snot who did my preop upper GI.. she kept

>saying, " She's too fat, I don't see much... " Like I was unable to hear

>her.. JEEZ. This crew was nice, very nice, made sure I stayed warm, let

>me wear 2 robes (the preop didn't, then rolled her eyes after rolling on

>the table made my gown ride up (NEVER send your worst enemy to River

>Oaks Imaging.. they're horrible). I thought the barium was running

>straight through, but it slowed down a lot.. heh.. I'm kinda hoping that

>the barium forces everything to slow down & it stays slowed.. BTW.. why

>the heck would barium give me such awful gas?? Its UNREAL. I should know

>something by wednesday.. Friday at the latest, since it must be FAXed

>first to my PCP, then on to the surgeon's office. Just cross your

>fingers that this crud is almost over for me!!

>Hugs,

>Liane

>lap DS/BPD 5/30/01

>Dr. Warden

>-58 lbs as of 8/15/01

>

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

>

[Guest guest]

OMG, I can relate to doctors being buttheads about the

MO.

My gyno relocated so I had to see another. I had

heard good things about the guy I was going to see -

two of my nephews were delivered by him years before.

My SIL looked like Olive Oyl, btw.

Anyway, I go to see the doc and I could immediately

tell he didn't approve of my weight. Tch tching, etc.

When I told him I was seeing him to do a D & C, he said

my weight was a contributor and if I " lost some

tonnage " I might not have endo again.

Then he had me lay back on the table and he did his

exam. When it was over, he started to leave the room

and I had to ask him to help me up. He was so

disgusted - I wish I could explain his facial

expression and the sounds he made.

After the surgery, I never went back. A few months

later, he's at my apartment complex, hopping over the

back fence while his car is parked in a hidden area,

illegally parked. He's in his fifties and has a

washboard tummy so he could hop over the fence in

seconds. It turned out that he was seeing a young

girl in the complex. He even caused a fit when he

found out she was seeing someone else. Yelling up at

her, calling her a whore, etc.

They ended up together, he got a divorce and they are

both living here. Neighbors above me say if they go

out on their deck at night they can see the doc and

his girl having sex - they don't pull the curtins.

Another neighbor was parked at the top of the hill

where our apartment is and he leaned over to roll up

the passenger window and somehow looked up thru his

window. He was high up so was able to see right into

the doc's apartment. His girlfriend was riding him

like there was no tomorrow and she looked at my friend

and their eyes locked. She reached over for the drape

and fell off of him!

He has his kids over every 2 weeks. He yells at them

regularly, has no patience. And when he and his

girlfriend go shopping, she carries everything

upstairs while he carries NOTHING. We saw them coming

out of their apt and she had the garbage, her purse,

another bag and some books and all he carried was his

cellphone! We've also heard him yell at her, " You

have one minute to take out the garbage and get back

here. Move it! Move it! Move it! " (I swear to God

this is true, I couldn't make this stuff up!!!)

Oh, and another neighbor has a deck across and down

from him and she says that he regularly comes out on

his deck wearing a t-shirt only... no pants or undies

and she can look up and see. Ack!

Anyway, it's so weird to see him at the pool and

around here. It's like Peyton Place! Sorry for going

off topic!

dee

--- Jerry Cook wrote:

> Girl! I can relate. I get so frustrated with

> health care " professionals "

> who think that " fat " people are blind, deaf, dumb

> rednecks. It isn't

> politicly correct to " bash " gays, different races,

> women (I am one)or the

> handicapped - but " fat " people...ooooohhhhhhh

> yesssss!! One of the last

> groups to make fun of, talk down to, etc....since it

> is their own fault that

> they are big....they are lazy and choose to sit

> around all day stuffing

> themselves with junk!! Its like anyone from the

> waiter (or waitess), store

> clerk to a doctor or nurse can ignore you, tell you

> what you should or

> should not be eating, and make hateful remarks to

> others about you like you

> are sitting there deaf! I am a good patient and do

> not go in with a

> " snotty " attitude but I do stand up for myself and

> put them back on the spot

> when a hateful or uncalled for remark is made. There

> is also a site

> http://www.bayarea.net/~stef/Fat/ffp.html that lists

> " fat friendly " doctors.

> Perhaps we should be sure to list health care

> professionals on sites like

> this to encourage obese and formly obese patients to

> use those who treat us

> like HUMANS with feelings and brains.

>

> Let me know what the results of your test are. I am

> still learning while

> waiting to try to overcome " criteria " to have DS

> with Dr. Booth's group..

> Jerry, Southern Gal from Louisiana

>

>

> >

> >Reply-To: duodenalswitch

> >To: Lifeshape group <DS_LifeSHAPE >,

> group

> ><_ASG >, DS-Support

> <DS-Support >,

> > duodenalswitch ,

> DS_PostOpFriends ,

> >OSSG_cenTex

> >Subject: My Barium Swallow was

> today..

> >Date: Tue, 21 Aug 2001 02:39:03 -0500

> >

> >I got there at 8am.. sent to the hospital radiology

> dept.. they sent me

> >to the pavilion radiology.. then I was too heavy

> for outpatient, so sent

> >BACK to hospital radiology.. put in a gown, parked

> in the dressing

> >room.. waited over an hour.. asked if they had

> forgotten me..

> >

> >The thick barium was awful.. hurt a lot, but no

> trouble getting it all

> >down.. but the effervescent stuff! Akk! I urped,

> tried not to belch,

> >managed to keep it down.. then they added thin

> barium on top.. I kept

> >saying, " I told you, I can't drink much over 4

> oz.. " and they would

> >respond, " Keep drinking, drinking.. " I lost a bit

> of it, but not too

> >much. Then the radiologist ordered additional

> test, because he wanted

> >to see my entire small bowel. That meant-YEP!!-

> more barium... I

> >thought I was going to explode.. I have no

> complaints about the

> >radiologist and technicians, but ALWAYS bring a

> diagram of your WLS with

> >you to tests like these- the radiologist told me

> that he would have been

> >lost without the diagram.. that would have been

> helpful, eh?

> >

> >I left after 4 hours.. of course no one could tell

> me anything, but hey-

> >they were much nicer than the snot who did my preop

> upper GI.. she kept

> >saying, " She's too fat, I don't see much... " Like I

> was unable to hear

> >her.. JEEZ. This crew was nice, very nice, made

> sure I stayed warm, let

> >me wear 2 robes (the preop didn't, then rolled her

> eyes after rolling on

> >the table made my gown ride up (NEVER send your

> worst enemy to River

> >Oaks Imaging.. they're horrible). I thought the

> barium was running

> >straight through, but it slowed down a lot.. heh..

> I'm kinda hoping that

> >the barium forces everything to slow down & it

> stays slowed.. BTW.. why

> >the heck would barium give me such awful gas?? Its

> UNREAL. I should know

> >something by wednesday.. Friday at the latest,

> since it must be FAXed

> >first to my PCP, then on to the surgeon's office.

> Just cross your

> >fingers that this crud is almost over for me!!

> >Hugs,

> >Liane

> >lap DS/BPD 5/30/01

> >Dr. Warden

> >-58 lbs as of 8/15/01

> >

>

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

> >

[Guest guest]

OMG, I can relate to doctors being buttheads about the

MO.

My gyno relocated so I had to see another. I had

heard good things about the guy I was going to see -

two of my nephews were delivered by him years before.

My SIL looked like Olive Oyl, btw.

Anyway, I go to see the doc and I could immediately

tell he didn't approve of my weight. Tch tching, etc.

When I told him I was seeing him to do a D & C, he said

my weight was a contributor and if I " lost some

tonnage " I might not have endo again.

Then he had me lay back on the table and he did his

exam. When it was over, he started to leave the room

and I had to ask him to help me up. He was so

disgusted - I wish I could explain his facial

expression and the sounds he made.

After the surgery, I never went back. A few months

later, he's at my apartment complex, hopping over the

back fence while his car is parked in a hidden area,

illegally parked. He's in his fifties and has a

washboard tummy so he could hop over the fence in

seconds. It turned out that he was seeing a young

girl in the complex. He even caused a fit when he

found out she was seeing someone else. Yelling up at

her, calling her a whore, etc.

They ended up together, he got a divorce and they are

both living here. Neighbors above me say if they go

out on their deck at night they can see the doc and

his girl having sex - they don't pull the curtins.

Another neighbor was parked at the top of the hill

where our apartment is and he leaned over to roll up

the passenger window and somehow looked up thru his

window. He was high up so was able to see right into

the doc's apartment. His girlfriend was riding him

like there was no tomorrow and she looked at my friend

and their eyes locked. She reached over for the drape

and fell off of him!

He has his kids over every 2 weeks. He yells at them

regularly, has no patience. And when he and his

girlfriend go shopping, she carries everything

upstairs while he carries NOTHING. We saw them coming

out of their apt and she had the garbage, her purse,

another bag and some books and all he carried was his

cellphone! We've also heard him yell at her, " You

have one minute to take out the garbage and get back

here. Move it! Move it! Move it! " (I swear to God

this is true, I couldn't make this stuff up!!!)

Oh, and another neighbor has a deck across and down

from him and she says that he regularly comes out on

his deck wearing a t-shirt only... no pants or undies

and she can look up and see. Ack!

Anyway, it's so weird to see him at the pool and

around here. It's like Peyton Place! Sorry for going

off topic!

dee

--- Jerry Cook wrote:

> Girl! I can relate. I get so frustrated with

> health care " professionals "

> who think that " fat " people are blind, deaf, dumb

> rednecks. It isn't

> politicly correct to " bash " gays, different races,

> women (I am one)or the

> handicapped - but " fat " people...ooooohhhhhhh

> yesssss!! One of the last

> groups to make fun of, talk down to, etc....since it

> is their own fault that

> they are big....they are lazy and choose to sit

> around all day stuffing

> themselves with junk!! Its like anyone from the

> waiter (or waitess), store

> clerk to a doctor or nurse can ignore you, tell you

> what you should or

> should not be eating, and make hateful remarks to

> others about you like you

> are sitting there deaf! I am a good patient and do

> not go in with a

> " snotty " attitude but I do stand up for myself and

> put them back on the spot

> when a hateful or uncalled for remark is made. There

> is also a site

> http://www.bayarea.net/~stef/Fat/ffp.html that lists

> " fat friendly " doctors.

> Perhaps we should be sure to list health care

> professionals on sites like

> this to encourage obese and formly obese patients to

> use those who treat us

> like HUMANS with feelings and brains.

>

> Let me know what the results of your test are. I am

> still learning while

> waiting to try to overcome " criteria " to have DS

> with Dr. Booth's group..

> Jerry, Southern Gal from Louisiana

>

>

> >

> >Reply-To: duodenalswitch

> >To: Lifeshape group <DS_LifeSHAPE >,

> group

> ><_ASG >, DS-Support

> <DS-Support >,

> > duodenalswitch ,

> DS_PostOpFriends ,

> >OSSG_cenTex

> >Subject: My Barium Swallow was

> today..

> >Date: Tue, 21 Aug 2001 02:39:03 -0500

> >

> >I got there at 8am.. sent to the hospital radiology

> dept.. they sent me

> >to the pavilion radiology.. then I was too heavy

> for outpatient, so sent

> >BACK to hospital radiology.. put in a gown, parked

> in the dressing

> >room.. waited over an hour.. asked if they had

> forgotten me..

> >

> >The thick barium was awful.. hurt a lot, but no

> trouble getting it all

> >down.. but the effervescent stuff! Akk! I urped,

> tried not to belch,

> >managed to keep it down.. then they added thin

> barium on top.. I kept

> >saying, " I told you, I can't drink much over 4

> oz.. " and they would

> >respond, " Keep drinking, drinking.. " I lost a bit

> of it, but not too

> >much. Then the radiologist ordered additional

> test, because he wanted

> >to see my entire small bowel. That meant-YEP!!-

> more barium... I

> >thought I was going to explode.. I have no

> complaints about the

> >radiologist and technicians, but ALWAYS bring a

> diagram of your WLS with

> >you to tests like these- the radiologist told me

> that he would have been

> >lost without the diagram.. that would have been

> helpful, eh?

> >

> >I left after 4 hours.. of course no one could tell

> me anything, but hey-

> >they were much nicer than the snot who did my preop

> upper GI.. she kept

> >saying, " She's too fat, I don't see much... " Like I

> was unable to hear

> >her.. JEEZ. This crew was nice, very nice, made

> sure I stayed warm, let

> >me wear 2 robes (the preop didn't, then rolled her

> eyes after rolling on

> >the table made my gown ride up (NEVER send your

> worst enemy to River

> >Oaks Imaging.. they're horrible). I thought the

> barium was running

> >straight through, but it slowed down a lot.. heh..

> I'm kinda hoping that

> >the barium forces everything to slow down & it

> stays slowed.. BTW.. why

> >the heck would barium give me such awful gas?? Its

> UNREAL. I should know

> >something by wednesday.. Friday at the latest,

> since it must be FAXed

> >first to my PCP, then on to the surgeon's office.

> Just cross your

> >fingers that this crud is almost over for me!!

> >Hugs,

> >Liane

> >lap DS/BPD 5/30/01

> >Dr. Warden

> >-58 lbs as of 8/15/01

> >

>

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

> >

[Guest guest]

Some people have no idea how to be professional much less a decent human being.

Thank god you never went back to him...he's a creep.

AJ

Dee wrote:

>OMG, I can relate to doctors being buttheads about the

>MO.

>

>My gyno relocated so I had to see another. I had

>heard good things about the guy I was going to see -

>two of my nephews were delivered by him years before.

>My SIL looked like Olive Oyl, btw.

>

>Anyway, I go to see the doc and I could immediately

>tell he didn't approve of my weight. Tch tching, etc.

> When I told him I was seeing him to do a D & C, he said

>my weight was a contributor and if I " lost some

>tonnage " I might not have endo again.

>

>Then he had me lay back on the table and he did his

>exam. When it was over, he started to leave the room

>and I had to ask him to help me up. He was so

>disgusted - I wish I could explain his facial

>expression and the sounds he made.

>

>After the surgery, I never went back. A few months

>later, he's at my apartment complex, hopping over the

>back fence while his car is parked in a hidden area,

>illegally parked. He's in his fifties and has a

>washboard tummy so he could hop over the fence in

>seconds. It turned out that he was seeing a young

>girl in the complex. He even caused a fit when he

>found out she was seeing someone else. Yelling up at

>her, calling her a whore, etc.

>

>They ended up together, he got a divorce and they are

>both living here. Neighbors above me say if they go

>out on their deck at night they can see the doc and

>his girl having sex - they don't pull the curtins.

>Another neighbor was parked at the top of the hill

>where our apartment is and he leaned over to roll up

>the passenger window and somehow looked up thru his

>window. He was high up so was able to see right into

>the doc's apartment. His girlfriend was riding him

>like there was no tomorrow and she looked at my friend

>and their eyes locked. She reached over for the drape

>and fell off of him!

>

>He has his kids over every 2 weeks. He yells at them

>regularly, has no patience. And when he and his

>girlfriend go shopping, she carries everything

>upstairs while he carries NOTHING. We saw them coming

>out of their apt and she had the garbage, her purse,

>another bag and some books and all he carried was his

>cellphone! We've also heard him yell at her, " You

>have one minute to take out the garbage and get back

>here. Move it! Move it! Move it! " (I swear to God

>this is true, I couldn't make this stuff up!!!)

>

>Oh, and another neighbor has a deck across and down

>from him and she says that he regularly comes out on

>his deck wearing a t-shirt only... no pants or undies

>and she can look up and see. Ack!

>

>Anyway, it's so weird to see him at the pool and

>around here. It's like Peyton Place! Sorry for going

>off topic!

>

>dee

>--- Jerry Cook wrote:

>> Girl! I can relate. I get so frustrated with

>> health care " professionals "

>> who think that " fat " people are blind, deaf, dumb

>> rednecks. It isn't

>> politicly correct to " bash " gays, different races,

>> women (I am one)or the

>> handicapped - but " fat " people...ooooohhhhhhh

>> yesssss!! One of the last

>> groups to make fun of, talk down to, etc....since it

>> is their own fault that

>> they are big....they are lazy and choose to sit

>> around all day stuffing

>> themselves with junk!! Its like anyone from the

>> waiter (or waitess), store

>> clerk to a doctor or nurse can ignore you, tell you

>> what you should or

>> should not be eating, and make hateful remarks to

>> others about you like you

>> are sitting there deaf! I am a good patient and do

>> not go in with a

>> " snotty " attitude but I do stand up for myself and

>> put them back on the spot

>> when a hateful or uncalled for remark is made. There

>> is also a site

>> http://www.bayarea.net/~stef/Fat/ffp.html that lists

>> " fat friendly " doctors.

>> Perhaps we should be sure to list health care

>> professionals on sites like

>> this to encourage obese and formly obese patients to

>> use those who treat us

>> like HUMANS with feelings and brains.

>>

>> Let me know what the results of your test are. I am

>> still learning while

>> waiting to try to overcome " criteria " to have DS

>> with Dr. Booth's group..

>> Jerry, Southern Gal from Louisiana

>>

>>

>> >

>> >Reply-To: duodenalswitch

>> >To: Lifeshape group <DS_LifeSHAPE >,

>> group

>> ><_ASG >, DS-Support

>> <DS-Support >,

>> > duodenalswitch ,

>> DS_PostOpFriends ,

>> >OSSG_cenTex

>> >Subject: My Barium Swallow was

>> today..

>> >Date: Tue, 21 Aug 2001 02:39:03 -0500

>> >

>> >I got there at 8am.. sent to the hospital radiology

>> dept.. they sent me

>> >to the pavilion radiology.. then I was too heavy

>> for outpatient, so sent

>> >BACK to hospital radiology.. put in a gown, parked

>> in the dressing

>> >room.. waited over an hour.. asked if they had

>> forgotten me..

>> >

>> >The thick barium was awful.. hurt a lot, but no

>> trouble getting it all

>> >down.. but the effervescent stuff! Akk! I urped,

>> tried not to belch,

>> >managed to keep it down.. then they added thin

>> barium on top.. I kept

>> >saying, " I told you, I can't drink much over 4

>> oz.. " and they would

>> >respond, " Keep drinking, drinking.. " I lost a bit

>> of it, but not too

>> >much. Then the radiologist ordered additional

>> test, because he wanted

>> >to see my entire small bowel. That meant-YEP!!-

>> more barium... I

>> >thought I was going to explode.. I have no

>> complaints about the

>> >radiologist and technicians, but ALWAYS bring a

>> diagram of your WLS with

>> >you to tests like these- the radiologist told me

>> that he would have been

>> >lost without the diagram.. that would have been

>> helpful, eh?

>> >

>> >I left after 4 hours.. of course no one could tell

>> me anything, but hey-

>> >they were much nicer than the snot who did my preop

>> upper GI.. she kept

>> >saying, " She's too fat, I don't see much... " Like I

>> was unable to hear

>> >her.. JEEZ. This crew was nice, very nice, made

>> sure I stayed warm, let

>> >me wear 2 robes (the preop didn't, then rolled her

>> eyes after rolling on

>> >the table made my gown ride up (NEVER send your

>> worst enemy to River

>> >Oaks Imaging.. they're horrible). I thought the

>> barium was running

>> >straight through, but it slowed down a lot.. heh..

>> I'm kinda hoping that

>> >the barium forces everything to slow down & it

>> stays slowed.. BTW.. why

>> >the heck would barium give me such awful gas?? Its

>> UNREAL. I should know

>> >something by wednesday.. Friday at the latest,

>> since it must be FAXed

>> >first to my PCP, then on to the surgeon's office.

>> Just cross your

>> >fingers that this crud is almost over for me!!

>> >Hugs,

>> >Liane

>> >lap DS/BPD 5/30/01

>> >Dr. Warden

>> >-58 lbs as of 8/15/01

>> >

>>

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

>> >

[Guest guest]

Some people have no idea how to be professional much less a decent human being.

Thank god you never went back to him...he's a creep.

AJ

Dee wrote:

>OMG, I can relate to doctors being buttheads about the

>MO.

>

>My gyno relocated so I had to see another. I had

>heard good things about the guy I was going to see -

>two of my nephews were delivered by him years before.

>My SIL looked like Olive Oyl, btw.

>

>Anyway, I go to see the doc and I could immediately

>tell he didn't approve of my weight. Tch tching, etc.

> When I told him I was seeing him to do a D & C, he said

>my weight was a contributor and if I " lost some

>tonnage " I might not have endo again.

>

>Then he had me lay back on the table and he did his

>exam. When it was over, he started to leave the room

>and I had to ask him to help me up. He was so

>disgusted - I wish I could explain his facial

>expression and the sounds he made.

>

>After the surgery, I never went back. A few months

>later, he's at my apartment complex, hopping over the

>back fence while his car is parked in a hidden area,

>illegally parked. He's in his fifties and has a

>washboard tummy so he could hop over the fence in

>seconds. It turned out that he was seeing a young

>girl in the complex. He even caused a fit when he

>found out she was seeing someone else. Yelling up at

>her, calling her a whore, etc.

>

>They ended up together, he got a divorce and they are

>both living here. Neighbors above me say if they go

>out on their deck at night they can see the doc and

>his girl having sex - they don't pull the curtins.

>Another neighbor was parked at the top of the hill

>where our apartment is and he leaned over to roll up

>the passenger window and somehow looked up thru his

>window. He was high up so was able to see right into

>the doc's apartment. His girlfriend was riding him

>like there was no tomorrow and she looked at my friend

>and their eyes locked. She reached over for the drape

>and fell off of him!

>

>He has his kids over every 2 weeks. He yells at them

>regularly, has no patience. And when he and his

>girlfriend go shopping, she carries everything

>upstairs while he carries NOTHING. We saw them coming

>out of their apt and she had the garbage, her purse,

>another bag and some books and all he carried was his

>cellphone! We've also heard him yell at her, " You

>have one minute to take out the garbage and get back

>here. Move it! Move it! Move it! " (I swear to God

>this is true, I couldn't make this stuff up!!!)

>

>Oh, and another neighbor has a deck across and down

>from him and she says that he regularly comes out on

>his deck wearing a t-shirt only... no pants or undies

>and she can look up and see. Ack!

>

>Anyway, it's so weird to see him at the pool and

>around here. It's like Peyton Place! Sorry for going

>off topic!

>

>dee

>--- Jerry Cook wrote:

>> Girl! I can relate. I get so frustrated with

>> health care " professionals "

>> who think that " fat " people are blind, deaf, dumb

>> rednecks. It isn't

>> politicly correct to " bash " gays, different races,

>> women (I am one)or the

>> handicapped - but " fat " people...ooooohhhhhhh

>> yesssss!! One of the last

>> groups to make fun of, talk down to, etc....since it

>> is their own fault that

>> they are big....they are lazy and choose to sit

>> around all day stuffing

>> themselves with junk!! Its like anyone from the

>> waiter (or waitess), store

>> clerk to a doctor or nurse can ignore you, tell you

>> what you should or

>> should not be eating, and make hateful remarks to

>> others about you like you

>> are sitting there deaf! I am a good patient and do

>> not go in with a

>> " snotty " attitude but I do stand up for myself and

>> put them back on the spot

>> when a hateful or uncalled for remark is made. There

>> is also a site

>> http://www.bayarea.net/~stef/Fat/ffp.html that lists

>> " fat friendly " doctors.

>> Perhaps we should be sure to list health care

>> professionals on sites like

>> this to encourage obese and formly obese patients to

>> use those who treat us

>> like HUMANS with feelings and brains.

>>

>> Let me know what the results of your test are. I am

>> still learning while

>> waiting to try to overcome " criteria " to have DS

>> with Dr. Booth's group..

>> Jerry, Southern Gal from Louisiana

>>

>>

>> >

>> >Reply-To: duodenalswitch

>> >To: Lifeshape group <DS_LifeSHAPE >,

>> group

>> ><_ASG >, DS-Support

>> <DS-Support >,

>> > duodenalswitch ,

>> DS_PostOpFriends ,

>> >OSSG_cenTex

>> >Subject: My Barium Swallow was

>> today..

>> >Date: Tue, 21 Aug 2001 02:39:03 -0500

>> >

>> >I got there at 8am.. sent to the hospital radiology

>> dept.. they sent me

>> >to the pavilion radiology.. then I was too heavy

>> for outpatient, so sent

>> >BACK to hospital radiology.. put in a gown, parked

>> in the dressing

>> >room.. waited over an hour.. asked if they had

>> forgotten me..

>> >

>> >The thick barium was awful.. hurt a lot, but no

>> trouble getting it all

>> >down.. but the effervescent stuff! Akk! I urped,

>> tried not to belch,

>> >managed to keep it down.. then they added thin

>> barium on top.. I kept

>> >saying, " I told you, I can't drink much over 4

>> oz.. " and they would

>> >respond, " Keep drinking, drinking.. " I lost a bit

>> of it, but not too

>> >much. Then the radiologist ordered additional

>> test, because he wanted

>> >to see my entire small bowel. That meant-YEP!!-

>> more barium... I

>> >thought I was going to explode.. I have no

>> complaints about the

>> >radiologist and technicians, but ALWAYS bring a

>> diagram of your WLS with

>> >you to tests like these- the radiologist told me

>> that he would have been

>> >lost without the diagram.. that would have been

>> helpful, eh?

>> >

>> >I left after 4 hours.. of course no one could tell

>> me anything, but hey-

>> >they were much nicer than the snot who did my preop

>> upper GI.. she kept

>> >saying, " She's too fat, I don't see much... " Like I

>> was unable to hear

>> >her.. JEEZ. This crew was nice, very nice, made

>> sure I stayed warm, let

>> >me wear 2 robes (the preop didn't, then rolled her

>> eyes after rolling on

>> >the table made my gown ride up (NEVER send your

>> worst enemy to River

>> >Oaks Imaging.. they're horrible). I thought the

>> barium was running

>> >straight through, but it slowed down a lot.. heh..

>> I'm kinda hoping that

>> >the barium forces everything to slow down & it

>> stays slowed.. BTW.. why

>> >the heck would barium give me such awful gas?? Its

>> UNREAL. I should know

>> >something by wednesday.. Friday at the latest,

>> since it must be FAXed

>> >first to my PCP, then on to the surgeon's office.

>> Just cross your

>> >fingers that this crud is almost over for me!!

>> >Hugs,

>> >Liane

>> >lap DS/BPD 5/30/01

>> >Dr. Warden

>> >-58 lbs as of 8/15/01

>> >

>>

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

>> >

[Guest guest]

Liane,

I sincerely hope your problems are over with very, very soon. You have had

such a terrific attitude thru it all.....I dont know how you do it! At

least, you are not nauseaous. I think that would really suck on top of

being stuck close to the bathroom all these weeks!

Amazing how, if we dont tell the radiologist about our intestional

rearrangement via surgery they might be stumped thinking we were born with

weird intestines? LOL

Keep us posted on the results......

hugs, Judie

[Guest guest]

Liane,

I sincerely hope your problems are over with very, very soon. You have had

such a terrific attitude thru it all.....I dont know how you do it! At

least, you are not nauseaous. I think that would really suck on top of

being stuck close to the bathroom all these weeks!

Amazing how, if we dont tell the radiologist about our intestional

rearrangement via surgery they might be stumped thinking we were born with

weird intestines? LOL

Keep us posted on the results......

hugs, Judie

[Guest guest]

Thanks, Judie..

I made another big step today.. I changed jobs. Its really hard to

relax & not obsess on your bowel habits when they're keeping you out

of work.. and after having a long talk with a nursing school friend of

mine, she suggested I join her as a home care hospice nurse. Its much

less stressful, I can go home & change if need be, and if I have a

" bad " morning, I can do paperwork while pottying. I hated to leave

the hospital, but enough is enough- I'm sick of sitting at home

feeling like a mooch.. I want to work.. I just have to adjust my

sights, I guess. Once all this is " cured, " I just didn't want to burn

my bridges.. I talked to my manager for a long time, and she says

she'd be glad to have me back, and she understands why I decided to do

this. I've always worked.. and this disability stuff was starting to

feel like a handout (not by my choice). Wish me luck, heh.. I talked

to my old boss today, & my new boss hasn't yet verified my

references.. my brain is running wild, going, " What If?? What If?? "

while the logical part keeps saying, " Idiot.. they can't find

something wrong if you haven't DONE anything wrong!! " I just worry..

about everything. Thanks everyone for your continued support- y'all

are a HUGE part of the reason I'm not a crabby mean-tempered

GrrrlZilla yet.. and I appreciate you all soo much!

Hugs,

Liane

> Liane,

> I sincerely hope your problems are over with very, very soon. You

have had

> such a terrific attitude thru it all.....I dont know how you do it!

At

> least, you are not nauseaous. I think that would really suck on top

of

> being stuck close to the bathroom all these weeks!

> Amazing how, if we dont tell the radiologist about our intestional

> rearrangement via surgery they might be stumped thinking we were

born with

> weird intestines? LOL

> Keep us posted on the results......

>

> hugs, Judie

[Guest guest]

Thanks, Judie..

I made another big step today.. I changed jobs. Its really hard to

relax & not obsess on your bowel habits when they're keeping you out

of work.. and after having a long talk with a nursing school friend of

mine, she suggested I join her as a home care hospice nurse. Its much

less stressful, I can go home & change if need be, and if I have a

" bad " morning, I can do paperwork while pottying. I hated to leave

the hospital, but enough is enough- I'm sick of sitting at home

feeling like a mooch.. I want to work.. I just have to adjust my

sights, I guess. Once all this is " cured, " I just didn't want to burn

my bridges.. I talked to my manager for a long time, and she says

she'd be glad to have me back, and she understands why I decided to do

this. I've always worked.. and this disability stuff was starting to

feel like a handout (not by my choice). Wish me luck, heh.. I talked

to my old boss today, & my new boss hasn't yet verified my

references.. my brain is running wild, going, " What If?? What If?? "

while the logical part keeps saying, " Idiot.. they can't find

something wrong if you haven't DONE anything wrong!! " I just worry..

about everything. Thanks everyone for your continued support- y'all

are a HUGE part of the reason I'm not a crabby mean-tempered

GrrrlZilla yet.. and I appreciate you all soo much!

Hugs,

Liane

> Liane,

> I sincerely hope your problems are over with very, very soon. You

have had

> such a terrific attitude thru it all.....I dont know how you do it!

At

> least, you are not nauseaous. I think that would really suck on top

of

> being stuck close to the bathroom all these weeks!

> Amazing how, if we dont tell the radiologist about our intestional

> rearrangement via surgery they might be stumped thinking we were

born with

> weird intestines? LOL

> Keep us posted on the results......

>

> hugs, Judie

[Guest guest]

Liane,

I know changing jobs can be so hard, but it sounds like you're

making all the right choices now! Best of luck to you and

thanks for keeping us posted.

p.s....I don't think www.GrrrlZilla.com is taken yet...LOL!!!

> Thanks, Judie..

> I made another big step today.. I changed jobs. Its really hard

to

> relax & not obsess on your bowel habits when they're keeping

you out

> of work.. and after having a long talk with a nursing school

friend of

> mine, she suggested I join her as a home care hospice nurse.

Its much

> less stressful, I can go home & change if need be, and if I have

a

> " bad " morning, I can do paperwork while pottying. I hated to

leave

> the hospital, but enough is enough- I'm sick of sitting at home

> feeling like a mooch.. I want to work.. I just have to adjust my

> sights, I guess. Once all this is " cured, " I just didn't want to

burn

> my bridges.. I talked to my manager for a long time, and she

says

> she'd be glad to have me back, and she understands why I

decided to do

> this. I've always worked.. and this disability stuff was starting to

> feel like a handout (not by my choice). Wish me luck, heh.. I

talked

> to my old boss today, & my new boss hasn't yet verified my

> references.. my brain is running wild, going, " What If?? What

If?? "

> while the logical part keeps saying, " Idiot.. they can't find

> something wrong if you haven't DONE anything wrong!! " I just

worry..

> about everything. Thanks everyone for your continued support-

y'all

> are a HUGE part of the reason I'm not a crabby

mean-tempered

> GrrrlZilla yet.. and I appreciate you all soo much!

> Hugs,

> Liane

[Guest guest]

Liane,

I know changing jobs can be so hard, but it sounds like you're

making all the right choices now! Best of luck to you and

thanks for keeping us posted.

p.s....I don't think www.GrrrlZilla.com is taken yet...LOL!!!

> Thanks, Judie..

> I made another big step today.. I changed jobs. Its really hard

to

> relax & not obsess on your bowel habits when they're keeping

you out

> of work.. and after having a long talk with a nursing school

friend of

> mine, she suggested I join her as a home care hospice nurse.

Its much

> less stressful, I can go home & change if need be, and if I have

a

> " bad " morning, I can do paperwork while pottying. I hated to

leave

> the hospital, but enough is enough- I'm sick of sitting at home

> feeling like a mooch.. I want to work.. I just have to adjust my

> sights, I guess. Once all this is " cured, " I just didn't want to

burn

> my bridges.. I talked to my manager for a long time, and she

says

> she'd be glad to have me back, and she understands why I

decided to do

> this. I've always worked.. and this disability stuff was starting to

> feel like a handout (not by my choice). Wish me luck, heh.. I

talked

> to my old boss today, & my new boss hasn't yet verified my

> references.. my brain is running wild, going, " What If?? What

If?? "

> while the logical part keeps saying, " Idiot.. they can't find

> something wrong if you haven't DONE anything wrong!! " I just

worry..

> about everything. Thanks everyone for your continued support-

y'all

> are a HUGE part of the reason I'm not a crabby

mean-tempered

> GrrrlZilla yet.. and I appreciate you all soo much!

> Hugs,

> Liane

[Guest guest]

You'll feel much better working...I can't imagine having to be home all the

time...although it would be nice if I had the cash flow and things to do! Good

luck! You'll do great!

AJ

" Lili F. " wrote:

>Thanks, Judie..

>I made another big step today.. I changed jobs. Its really hard to

>relax & not obsess on your bowel habits when they're keeping you out

>of work.. and after having a long talk with a nursing school friend of

>mine, she suggested I join her as a home care hospice nurse. Its much

>less stressful, I can go home & change if need be, and if I have a

> " bad " morning, I can do paperwork while pottying. I hated to leave

>the hospital, but enough is enough- I'm sick of sitting at home

>feeling like a mooch.. I want to work.. I just have to adjust my

>sights, I guess. Once all this is " cured, " I just didn't want to burn

>my bridges.. I talked to my manager for a long time, and she says

>she'd be glad to have me back, and she understands why I decided to do

>this. I've always worked.. and this disability stuff was starting to

>feel like a handout (not by my choice). Wish me luck, heh.. I talked

>to my old boss today, & my new boss hasn't yet verified my

>references.. my brain is running wild, going, " What If?? What If?? "

>while the logical part keeps saying, " Idiot.. they can't find

>something wrong if you haven't DONE anything wrong!! " I just worry..

>about everything. Thanks everyone for your continued support- y'all

>are a HUGE part of the reason I'm not a crabby mean-tempered

>GrrrlZilla yet.. and I appreciate you all soo much!

>Hugs,

>Liane

>

>

>> Liane,

>> I sincerely hope your problems are over with very, very soon. You

>have had

>> such a terrific attitude thru it all.....I dont know how you do it!

> At

>> least, you are not nauseaous. I think that would really suck on top

>of

>> being stuck close to the bathroom all these weeks!

>> Amazing how, if we dont tell the radiologist about our intestional

>> rearrangement via surgery they might be stumped thinking we were

>born with

>> weird intestines? LOL

>> Keep us posted on the results......

>>

>> hugs, Judie

>

>

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

>

[Guest guest]

You'll feel much better working...I can't imagine having to be home all the

time...although it would be nice if I had the cash flow and things to do! Good

luck! You'll do great!

AJ

" Lili F. " wrote:

>Thanks, Judie..

>I made another big step today.. I changed jobs. Its really hard to

>relax & not obsess on your bowel habits when they're keeping you out

>of work.. and after having a long talk with a nursing school friend of

>mine, she suggested I join her as a home care hospice nurse. Its much

>less stressful, I can go home & change if need be, and if I have a

> " bad " morning, I can do paperwork while pottying. I hated to leave

>the hospital, but enough is enough- I'm sick of sitting at home

>feeling like a mooch.. I want to work.. I just have to adjust my

>sights, I guess. Once all this is " cured, " I just didn't want to burn

>my bridges.. I talked to my manager for a long time, and she says

>she'd be glad to have me back, and she understands why I decided to do

>this. I've always worked.. and this disability stuff was starting to

>feel like a handout (not by my choice). Wish me luck, heh.. I talked

>to my old boss today, & my new boss hasn't yet verified my

>references.. my brain is running wild, going, " What If?? What If?? "

>while the logical part keeps saying, " Idiot.. they can't find

>something wrong if you haven't DONE anything wrong!! " I just worry..

>about everything. Thanks everyone for your continued support- y'all

>are a HUGE part of the reason I'm not a crabby mean-tempered

>GrrrlZilla yet.. and I appreciate you all soo much!

>Hugs,

>Liane

>

>

>> Liane,

>> I sincerely hope your problems are over with very, very soon. You

>have had

>> such a terrific attitude thru it all.....I dont know how you do it!

> At

>> least, you are not nauseaous. I think that would really suck on top

>of

>> being stuck close to the bathroom all these weeks!

>> Amazing how, if we dont tell the radiologist about our intestional

>> rearrangement via surgery they might be stumped thinking we were

>born with

>> weird intestines? LOL

>> Keep us posted on the results......

>>

>> hugs, Judie

>

>

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

>

[Guest guest]

Congratulations Liane, you should be proud of yourself, you took a potential

negative and turned it into a positive. That is what living is about!

Lisbeth

" Lili F. " wrote: Thanks, Judie..

I made another big step today.. I changed jobs. Its really hard to

relax & not obsess on your bowel habits when they're keeping you out

of work.. and after having a long talk with a nursing school friend of

mine, she suggested I join her as a home care hospice nurse. Its much

less stressful, I can go home & change if need be, and if I have a

" bad " morning, I can do paperwork while pottying. I hated to leave

the hospital, but enough is enough- I'm sick of sitting at home

feeling like a mooch.. I want to work.. I just have to adjust my

sights, I guess. Once all this is " cured, " I just didn't want to burn

my bridges.. I talked to my manager for a long time, and she says

she'd be glad to have me back, and she understands why I decided to do

this. I've always worked.. and this disability stuff was starting to

feel like a handout (not by my choice). Wish me luck, heh.. I talked

to my old boss today, & my new boss hasn't yet verified my

references.. my brain is running wild, going, " What If?? What If?? "

while the logical part keeps saying, " Idiot.. they can't find

something wrong if you haven't DONE anything wrong!! " I just worry..

about everything. Thanks everyone for your continued support- y'all

are a HUGE part of the reason I'm not a crabby mean-tempered

GrrrlZilla yet.. and I appreciate you all soo much!

Hugs,

Liane

---------------------------------

[Guest guest]

Congratulations Liane, you should be proud of yourself, you took a potential

negative and turned it into a positive. That is what living is about!

Lisbeth

" Lili F. " wrote: Thanks, Judie..

I made another big step today.. I changed jobs. Its really hard to

relax & not obsess on your bowel habits when they're keeping you out

of work.. and after having a long talk with a nursing school friend of

mine, she suggested I join her as a home care hospice nurse. Its much

less stressful, I can go home & change if need be, and if I have a

" bad " morning, I can do paperwork while pottying. I hated to leave

the hospital, but enough is enough- I'm sick of sitting at home

feeling like a mooch.. I want to work.. I just have to adjust my

sights, I guess. Once all this is " cured, " I just didn't want to burn

my bridges.. I talked to my manager for a long time, and she says

she'd be glad to have me back, and she understands why I decided to do

this. I've always worked.. and this disability stuff was starting to

feel like a handout (not by my choice). Wish me luck, heh.. I talked

to my old boss today, & my new boss hasn't yet verified my

references.. my brain is running wild, going, " What If?? What If?? "

while the logical part keeps saying, " Idiot.. they can't find

something wrong if you haven't DONE anything wrong!! " I just worry..

about everything. Thanks everyone for your continued support- y'all

are a HUGE part of the reason I'm not a crabby mean-tempered

GrrrlZilla yet.. and I appreciate you all soo much!

Hugs,

Liane

---------------------------------

[Guest guest]

LOL Oh my Dee but I was rivited by your story you gotta tell me more about this

doc! I know I am nosey I cant help it!

Lisbeth

Dee wrote: OMG, I can relate to doctors being

buttheads about the

MO.

My gyno relocated so I had to see another. I had

heard good things about the guy I was going to see -

two of my nephews were delivered by him years before.

My SIL looked like Olive Oyl, btw.

Anyway, I go to see the doc and I could immediately

tell he didn't approve of my weight. Tch tching, etc.

When I told him I was seeing him to do a D & C, he said

my weight was a contributor and if I " lost some

tonnage " I might not have endo again.

Then he had me lay back on the table and he did his

exam. When it was over, he started to leave the room

and I had to ask him to help me up. He was so

disgusted - I wish I could explain his facial

expression and the sounds he made.

After the surgery, I never went back. A few months

later, he's at my apartment complex, hopping over the

back fence while his car is parked in a hidden area,

illegally parked. He's in his fifties and has a

washboard tummy so he could hop over the fence in

seconds. It turned out that he was seeing a young

girl in the complex. He even caused a fit when he

found out she was seeing someone else. Yelling up at

her, calling her a whore, etc.

They ended up together, he got a divorce and they are

both living here. Neighbors above me say if they go

out on their deck at night they can see the doc and

his girl having sex - they don't pull the curtins.

Another neighbor was parked at the top of the hill

where our apartment is and he leaned over to roll up

the passenger window and somehow looked up thru his

window. He was high up so was able to see right into

the doc's apartment. His girlfriend was riding him

like there was no tomorrow and she looked at my friend

and their eyes locked. She reached over for the drape

and fell off of him!

He has his kids over every 2 weeks. He yells at them

regularly, has no patience. And when he and his

girlfriend go shopping, she carries everything

upstairs while he carries NOTHING. We saw them coming

out of their apt and she had the garbage, her purse,

another bag and some books and all he carried was his

cellphone! We've also heard him yell at her, " You

have one minute to take out the garbage and get back

here. Move it! Move it! Move it! " (I swear to God

this is true, I couldn't make this stuff up!!!)

Oh, and another neighbor has a deck across and down

from him and she says that he regularly comes out on

his deck wearing a t-shirt only... no pants or undies

and she can look up and see. Ack!

Anyway, it's so weird to see him at the pool and

around here. It's like Peyton Place! Sorry for going

off topic!

dee

--- Jerry Cook wrote:

> Girl! I can relate. I get so frustrated with

> health care " professionals "

> who think that " fat " people are blind, deaf, dumb

> rednecks. It isn't

> politicly correct to " bash " gays, different races,

> women (I am one)or the

> handicapped - but " fat " people...ooooohhhhhhh

> yesssss!! One of the last

> groups to make fun of, talk down to, etc....since it

> is their own fault that

> they are big....they are lazy and choose to sit

> around all day stuffing

> themselves with junk!! Its like anyone from the

> waiter (or waitess), store

> clerk to a doctor or nurse can ignore you, tell you

> what you should or

> should not be eating, and make hateful remarks to

> others about you like you

> are sitting there deaf! I am a good patient and do

> not go in with a

> " snotty " attitude but I do stand up for myself and

> put them back on the spot

> when a hateful or uncalled for remark is made. There

> is also a site

> http://www.bayarea.net/~stef/Fat/ffp.html that lists

> " fat friendly " doctors.

> Perhaps we should be sure to list health care

> professionals on sites like

> this to encourage obese and formly obese patients to

> use those who treat us

> like HUMANS with feelings and brains.

>

> Let me know what the results of your test are. I am

> still learning while

> waiting to try to overcome " criteria " to have DS

> with Dr. Booth's group..

> Jerry, Southern Gal from Louisiana

>

>

> >From: " Liane J. French "

> >Reply-To: duodenalswitch

> >To: Lifeshape group ,

> group

> >, DS-Support

> ,

> > duodenalswitch ,

> DS_PostOpFriends ,

> >OSSG_cenTex

> >Subject: My Barium Swallow was

> today..

> >Date: Tue, 21 Aug 2001 02:39:03 -0500

> >

> >I got there at 8am.. sent to the hospital radiology

> dept.. they sent me

> >to the pavilion radiology.. then I was too heavy

> for outpatient, so sent

> >BACK to hospital radiology.. put in a gown, parked

> in the dressing

> >room.. waited over an hour.. asked if they had

> forgotten me..

> >

> >The thick barium was awful.. hurt a lot, but no

> trouble getting it all

> >down.. but the effervescent stuff! Akk! I urped,

> tried not to belch,

> >managed to keep it down.. then they added thin

> barium on top.. I kept

> >saying, " I told you, I can't drink much over 4

> oz.. " and they would

> >respond, " Keep drinking, drinking.. " I lost a bit

> of it, but not too

> >much. Then the radiologist ordered additional

> test, because he wanted

> >to see my entire small bowel. That meant-YEP!!-

> more barium... I

> >thought I was going to explode.. I have no

> complaints about the

> >radiologist and technicians, but ALWAYS bring a

> diagram of your WLS with

> >you to tests like these- the radiologist told me

> that he would have been

> >lost without the diagram.. that would have been

> helpful, eh?

> >

> >I left after 4 hours.. of course no one could tell

> me anything, but hey-

> >they were much nicer than the snot who did my preop

> upper GI.. she kept

> >saying, " She's too fat, I don't see much... " Like I

> was unable to hear

> >her.. JEEZ. This crew was nice, very nice, made

> sure I stayed warm, let

> >me wear 2 robes (the preop didn't, then rolled her

> eyes after rolling on

> >the table made my gown ride up (NEVER send your

> worst enemy to River

> >Oaks Imaging.. they're horrible). I thought the

> barium was running

> >straight through, but it slowed down a lot.. heh..

> I'm kinda hoping that

> >the barium forces everything to slow down & it

> stays slowed.. BTW.. why

> >the heck would barium give me such awful gas?? Its

> UNREAL. I should know

> >something by wednesday.. Friday at the latest,

> since it must be FAXed

> >first to my PCP, then on to the surgeon's office.

> Just cross your

> >fingers that this crud is almost over for me!!

> >Hugs,

> >Liane

> >lap DS/BPD 5/30/01

> >Dr. Warden

> >-58 lbs as of 8/15/01

> >

>

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

> >

[Guest guest]

LOL Oh my Dee but I was rivited by your story you gotta tell me more about this

doc! I know I am nosey I cant help it!

Lisbeth

Dee wrote: OMG, I can relate to doctors being

buttheads about the

MO.

My gyno relocated so I had to see another. I had

heard good things about the guy I was going to see -

two of my nephews were delivered by him years before.

My SIL looked like Olive Oyl, btw.

Anyway, I go to see the doc and I could immediately

tell he didn't approve of my weight. Tch tching, etc.

When I told him I was seeing him to do a D & C, he said

my weight was a contributor and if I " lost some

tonnage " I might not have endo again.

Then he had me lay back on the table and he did his

exam. When it was over, he started to leave the room

and I had to ask him to help me up. He was so

disgusted - I wish I could explain his facial

expression and the sounds he made.

After the surgery, I never went back. A few months

later, he's at my apartment complex, hopping over the

back fence while his car is parked in a hidden area,

illegally parked. He's in his fifties and has a

washboard tummy so he could hop over the fence in

seconds. It turned out that he was seeing a young

girl in the complex. He even caused a fit when he

found out she was seeing someone else. Yelling up at

her, calling her a whore, etc.

They ended up together, he got a divorce and they are

both living here. Neighbors above me say if they go

out on their deck at night they can see the doc and

his girl having sex - they don't pull the curtins.

Another neighbor was parked at the top of the hill

where our apartment is and he leaned over to roll up

the passenger window and somehow looked up thru his

window. He was high up so was able to see right into

the doc's apartment. His girlfriend was riding him

like there was no tomorrow and she looked at my friend

and their eyes locked. She reached over for the drape

and fell off of him!

He has his kids over every 2 weeks. He yells at them

regularly, has no patience. And when he and his

girlfriend go shopping, she carries everything

upstairs while he carries NOTHING. We saw them coming

out of their apt and she had the garbage, her purse,

another bag and some books and all he carried was his

cellphone! We've also heard him yell at her, " You

have one minute to take out the garbage and get back

here. Move it! Move it! Move it! " (I swear to God

this is true, I couldn't make this stuff up!!!)

Oh, and another neighbor has a deck across and down

from him and she says that he regularly comes out on

his deck wearing a t-shirt only... no pants or undies

and she can look up and see. Ack!

Anyway, it's so weird to see him at the pool and

around here. It's like Peyton Place! Sorry for going

off topic!

dee

--- Jerry Cook wrote:

> Girl! I can relate. I get so frustrated with

> health care " professionals "

> who think that " fat " people are blind, deaf, dumb

> rednecks. It isn't

> politicly correct to " bash " gays, different races,

> women (I am one)or the

> handicapped - but " fat " people...ooooohhhhhhh

> yesssss!! One of the last

> groups to make fun of, talk down to, etc....since it

> is their own fault that

> they are big....they are lazy and choose to sit

> around all day stuffing

> themselves with junk!! Its like anyone from the

> waiter (or waitess), store

> clerk to a doctor or nurse can ignore you, tell you

> what you should or

> should not be eating, and make hateful remarks to

> others about you like you

> are sitting there deaf! I am a good patient and do

> not go in with a

> " snotty " attitude but I do stand up for myself and

> put them back on the spot

> when a hateful or uncalled for remark is made. There

> is also a site

> http://www.bayarea.net/~stef/Fat/ffp.html that lists

> " fat friendly " doctors.

> Perhaps we should be sure to list health care

> professionals on sites like

> this to encourage obese and formly obese patients to

> use those who treat us

> like HUMANS with feelings and brains.

>

> Let me know what the results of your test are. I am

> still learning while

> waiting to try to overcome " criteria " to have DS

> with Dr. Booth's group..

> Jerry, Southern Gal from Louisiana

>

>

> >From: " Liane J. French "

> >Reply-To: duodenalswitch

> >To: Lifeshape group ,

> group

> >, DS-Support

> ,

> > duodenalswitch ,

> DS_PostOpFriends ,

> >OSSG_cenTex

> >Subject: My Barium Swallow was

> today..

> >Date: Tue, 21 Aug 2001 02:39:03 -0500

> >

> >I got there at 8am.. sent to the hospital radiology

> dept.. they sent me

> >to the pavilion radiology.. then I was too heavy

> for outpatient, so sent

> >BACK to hospital radiology.. put in a gown, parked

> in the dressing

> >room.. waited over an hour.. asked if they had

> forgotten me..

> >

> >The thick barium was awful.. hurt a lot, but no

> trouble getting it all

> >down.. but the effervescent stuff! Akk! I urped,

> tried not to belch,

> >managed to keep it down.. then they added thin

> barium on top.. I kept

> >saying, " I told you, I can't drink much over 4

> oz.. " and they would

> >respond, " Keep drinking, drinking.. " I lost a bit

> of it, but not too

> >much. Then the radiologist ordered additional

> test, because he wanted

> >to see my entire small bowel. That meant-YEP!!-

> more barium... I

> >thought I was going to explode.. I have no

> complaints about the

> >radiologist and technicians, but ALWAYS bring a

> diagram of your WLS with

> >you to tests like these- the radiologist told me

> that he would have been

> >lost without the diagram.. that would have been

> helpful, eh?

> >

> >I left after 4 hours.. of course no one could tell

> me anything, but hey-

> >they were much nicer than the snot who did my preop

> upper GI.. she kept

> >saying, " She's too fat, I don't see much... " Like I

> was unable to hear

> >her.. JEEZ. This crew was nice, very nice, made

> sure I stayed warm, let

> >me wear 2 robes (the preop didn't, then rolled her

> eyes after rolling on

> >the table made my gown ride up (NEVER send your

> worst enemy to River

> >Oaks Imaging.. they're horrible). I thought the

> barium was running

> >straight through, but it slowed down a lot.. heh..

> I'm kinda hoping that

> >the barium forces everything to slow down & it

> stays slowed.. BTW.. why

> >the heck would barium give me such awful gas?? Its

> UNREAL. I should know

> >something by wednesday.. Friday at the latest,

> since it must be FAXed

> >first to my PCP, then on to the surgeon's office.

> Just cross your

> >fingers that this crud is almost over for me!!

> >Hugs,

> >Liane

> >lap DS/BPD 5/30/01

> >Dr. Warden

> >-58 lbs as of 8/15/01

> >

>

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

> >

[Guest guest]

Liane, you wil make the perfect hospice nurse. Your compassion and

empathy toward those around you will make you a natural. And BTW,

with this nursing shortage, are you REALLY worried about getting any

job??

So happy for you,

Meli

-- In duodenalswitch@y..., " Lili F. " <LiliFrench@e...> wrote:

> Thanks, Judie..

> I made another big step today.. I changed jobs. Its really hard to

> relax & not obsess on your bowel habits when they're keeping you

out

> of work.. and after having a long talk with a nursing school friend

of

> mine, she suggested I join her as a home care hospice nurse. Its

much

> less stressful, I can go home & change if need be, and if I have a

> " bad " morning, I can do paperwork while pottying. I hated to leave

> the hospital, but enough is enough- I'm sick of sitting at home

> feeling like a mooch.. I want to work.. I just have to adjust my

> sights, I guess. Once all this is " cured, " I just didn't want to

burn

> my bridges.. I talked to my manager for a long time, and she says

> she'd be glad to have me back, and she understands why I decided to

do

> this. I've always worked.. and this disability stuff was starting

to

> feel like a handout (not by my choice). Wish me luck, heh.. I

talked

> to my old boss today, & my new boss hasn't yet verified my

> references.. my brain is running wild, going, " What If?? What If?? "

> while the logical part keeps saying, " Idiot.. they can't find

> something wrong if you haven't DONE anything wrong!! " I just

worry..

> about everything. Thanks everyone for your continued support-

y'all

> are a HUGE part of the reason I'm not a crabby mean-tempered

> GrrrlZilla yet.. and I appreciate you all soo much!

> Hugs,

> Liane

>

>

> > Liane,

> > I sincerely hope your problems are over with very, very soon.

You

> have had

> > such a terrific attitude thru it all.....I dont know how you do

it!

> At

> > least, you are not nauseaous. I think that would really suck on

top

> of

> > being stuck close to the bathroom all these weeks!

> > Amazing how, if we dont tell the radiologist about our intestional

> > rearrangement via surgery they might be stumped thinking we were

> born with

> > weird intestines? LOL

> > Keep us posted on the results......

> >

> > hugs, Judie

[Guest guest]

Liane, you wil make the perfect hospice nurse. Your compassion and

empathy toward those around you will make you a natural. And BTW,

with this nursing shortage, are you REALLY worried about getting any

job??

So happy for you,

Meli

-- In duodenalswitch@y..., " Lili F. " <LiliFrench@e...> wrote:

> Thanks, Judie..

> I made another big step today.. I changed jobs. Its really hard to

> relax & not obsess on your bowel habits when they're keeping you

out

> of work.. and after having a long talk with a nursing school friend

of

> mine, she suggested I join her as a home care hospice nurse. Its

much

> less stressful, I can go home & change if need be, and if I have a

> " bad " morning, I can do paperwork while pottying. I hated to leave

> the hospital, but enough is enough- I'm sick of sitting at home

> feeling like a mooch.. I want to work.. I just have to adjust my

> sights, I guess. Once all this is " cured, " I just didn't want to

burn

> my bridges.. I talked to my manager for a long time, and she says

> she'd be glad to have me back, and she understands why I decided to

do

> this. I've always worked.. and this disability stuff was starting

to

> feel like a handout (not by my choice). Wish me luck, heh.. I

talked

> to my old boss today, & my new boss hasn't yet verified my

> references.. my brain is running wild, going, " What If?? What If?? "

> while the logical part keeps saying, " Idiot.. they can't find

> something wrong if you haven't DONE anything wrong!! " I just

worry..

> about everything. Thanks everyone for your continued support-

y'all

> are a HUGE part of the reason I'm not a crabby mean-tempered

> GrrrlZilla yet.. and I appreciate you all soo much!

> Hugs,

> Liane

>

>

> > Liane,

> > I sincerely hope your problems are over with very, very soon.

You

> have had

> > such a terrific attitude thru it all.....I dont know how you do

it!

> At

> > least, you are not nauseaous. I think that would really suck on

top

> of

> > being stuck close to the bathroom all these weeks!

> > Amazing how, if we dont tell the radiologist about our intestional

> > rearrangement via surgery they might be stumped thinking we were

> born with

> > weird intestines? LOL

> > Keep us posted on the results......

> >

> > hugs, Judie

[Guest guest]

Liane,

You will be a wonderful asset to hospice! You have the kind of empathy that

terminal patients so desperately need. I have no doubts you will do well there.

Sounds like you have it made now....being able to go home and change if

necessary..... etc....and being able to go back to your old job as soon as you

are ready. Sounds like you have a great boss!

I am one who always runs the " what ifs " by and it drives Mike crazy....hes

always saying that I worry about things that 99 percent of the time never come

to pass!

Its a real pleasure knowing you......you bring a ray of sunshine to the list

every day as do so many others!

Hugs, Judie