Guest guest Posted August 25, 2000 Report Share Posted August 25, 2000 Donna, How are you doing so far? It's great to give up the Carafate at one month - you're only 6 days from that. Are you eating foods yet or sticking to the liquids only? How much weight have you lost so far? Hope you are doing really well, too. Please post. Sincerely, Bern > > > > Hi everyone, > > > > Hard to believe it's been one month already. I'm doing GREAT and > > > > have > > > > lost 22.5 lbs. so far! I've been eating everything, including, > > > beef, > > > > chicken, pork, fish, pasta, cereal, milk, fruit, vegetables, > >juice, > > > > crackers, yogurt, milk, soup, white & sweet potatoes. No nausea, > > > > dumping or vomiting - thank goodness. I must admit, though, I am > > > > still very careful about the quantity I eat at a time and am real > > > > careful to chew, chew, chew. > > > > > > > > My PCP is very pleased. Some lessons I learned this past month > >are > > > > to > > > > eat/drink more protein - my PCP noticed my skin was getting dry > >and > > > > she advised me to get more protein. The mouth thrush and other > > > > areas were pretty bad with the yeast so I ended up taking 4 > > > Diflucan > > > > tablets. Mouth is okay now, but the other end is not quite right > > > yet. > > > > > > > > My energy has not yet returned to 100%, but I'm feeling pretty > > > good! > > > > > > > > I am so thankful to Dr. Rutledge for this chance to have a much > > > > healthier life. > > > > > > > > Happy Anniversary Littermate Rosemary!!! It was great to talk > >with > > > > you last night. I can't wait for you to post on your Dr's > > > > appointment > > > > on Friday! > > > > > > > > Sincerely, > > > > Bernardine > > > > , TX > > > > MGB 7/24/00 > > > > 248/225 > > > > ______________________________________________________________________ __ > Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 25, 2000 Report Share Posted August 25, 2000 > > > > > Hi everyone, > > > > > Hard to believe it's been one month already. I'm doing GREAT > and > > > > > have > > > > > lost 22.5 lbs. so far! I've been eating everything, > including, > > > > beef, > > > > > chicken, pork, fish, pasta, cereal, milk, fruit, vegetables, > > >juice, > > > > > crackers, yogurt, milk, soup, white & sweet potatoes. No > nausea, > > > > > dumping or vomiting - thank goodness. I must admit, though, > I am > > > > > still very careful about the quantity I eat at a time and am > real > > > > > careful to chew, chew, chew. > > > > > > > > > > My PCP is very pleased. Some lessons I learned this past > month > > >are > > > > > to > > > > > eat/drink more protein - my PCP noticed my skin was getting > dry > > >and > > > > > she advised me to get more protein. The mouth thrush and > other > > > > > areas were pretty bad with the yeast so I ended up taking 4 > > > > Diflucan > > > > > tablets. Mouth is okay now, but the other end is not quite > right > > > > yet. > > > > > > > > > > My energy has not yet returned to 100%, but I'm feeling pretty > > > > good! > > > > > > > > > > I am so thankful to Dr. Rutledge for this chance to have a > much > > > > > healthier life. > > > > > > > > > > Happy Anniversary Littermate Rosemary!!! It was great to talk > > >with > > > > > you last night. I can't wait for you to post on your Dr's > > > > > appointment > > > > > on Friday! > > > > > > > > > > Sincerely, > > > > > Bernardine > > > > > , TX > > > > > MGB 7/24/00 > > > > > 248/225 > > > > > > > > ______________________________________________________________________ > __ > > Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at > http://www.hotmail.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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