Dare I say it?? Starting to feel OK again!

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Hi Everyone,

So, after 7 days of misery and some very *sage* advice, I not only emailed

Dr Pomp about the upper abdominal pain and discomfort I had been feeling, I

also called his office. I spoke with him Tuesday evening and he said what I

had been experiencing (at least the way I described it) did not sound

typical. Since he knew I " wasn't a complainer " (his words, my dh would

probably not agree!) he thought I should go get some blood tests done

locally to rule out some of the more serious potential complications.

I awoke Wed am and the pain came on quite strongly. I was uncomfortable but

ate breakfast anyway figuring if the pain was in full force when I had my

bloodwork, something unusual would be more likely to show up in the blood

tests! Surprisingly, over the next 2 hours, the pain kind of dissipated.

Before I left the house, in one last attemp to bring it on, I had about 2/3

cup of hamburger helper leftovers (that had set me off in a big way 2 nights

before!) But the pain did not come.

I had my blood drawn later yesterday morning and then went with my dh to do

some errands and topped off my day by having a tooth filling replaced. The

pain did not come after mac & cheese for lunch or a hotdog ( & bun) for

dinner! Nor did it come the next morning (today) after chicken cordon bleu

for breakfast! It's been over 24 hours, relatively pain free!!

Don't get me wrong, I still get my moments of discomfort; rumblings &

grumblings of a mid to lower intestinal variety that send me to the bathroom

where the natural course of events soon follow. But this is all tolerable,

doesn't last long and was pretty much what I expected things would be like,

post-op.

So, I do not yet know what the bloodwork will reveal, if anything. I will

call in the am for the results - will let everyone know if anything is

" off " . For the time being, I am feeling quite well and I hope this is the

end of whatever THAT was last week!

I hope to get re-caught-up on my emails and list news over the next few

days. I wanted to thank all of you who offered suggestions and support in

my time of need. I was really glad to have such a support network I could

go to with my questions and concerns. This is definitely an example of what

a positive impact these list groups can have! Anyway, thank you for being

*here*!

Fondly,

Terri Hassiak

BMI 61.8

http://www.obesityhelp.com/morbidobesity/profile.phtml?N=H980366398

Appealed " Out-of-Network " Ins. Denial - AND WON!!!

Laparoscopic BPD/DS with Dr. Pomp on 6/25/01

email(no spaces): bunsofluff @ hotmail.com

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[Guest guest]

Terri-

I totally relate to how you feel as I had a little post-op

complication(an infection that caused an obstruction at the

anastamosis between stomach and intestines). I thought I was going

to die every time I tried to take a drink. Now, a week after being

readmitted for the infection I am doing amazingly better and feel so

normal again. It is such a huge relief!

So I am so glad you are feeling better! It is awful when you can't

eat (or drink in my case) anything without severe pain!

Take care!

Amy Y.

Fremont, CA

DS July 6, 2001

Rabkin/Jossart