Re: meds and response from linda

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wow, let's see, my response from you is

" probably won't need pain meds anyway " ,

what do you do for the rest of your life than? I'll be thin but crippled

from degenerative arthritis. I don't think that my stomach being smaller is

going to have an affect on that. Do You?

Vioxx, have tried it, doesn't help. I guess I will have to Ask R, but I

thought maybe someone out there already knew the answer.

thanks for the sarcasm with the " oh piffle " and " find out for yourself "

comments and the Ice cream comment. Are you being funny or deliberately

RUDE.

Maybe I'm a little touchy, trying to figure out whether this is right for me

or not, but isn't that what this board is all about. You seem to be the

major presence here, don't you remember what you were feeling when you first

started looking into this. maybe you knew immediately it was for you, but

some of us are not that lucky.

thanks for all the help with :0 ROTFLMAO, wow was that long. you were

in the typing mode last night I guess - kathy

-(1) You probably will be pain free for the first time in a long -time,

-immediately after surgery. It's hard to believe but true.

-(2) You can't take things like tylenol because of the damage they do to

-your liver and you can't take things with aspirin because of the risk of

-ulcers. You can take things like Vioxx after surgery, but that will be

up to Dr. R.

> I was supposed to get a list of can't EAT's from Liz (I think)in CT.

Oh, piffle!!! Find out for *yourself* what you can eat after surgery.

It's not that big a deal, really it is *not.* The main difference is in

*amount* you can eat, not what you can or can't eat, at least after you

get out of the first month or so after surgery, and you will have such a

great working stomach, you will feel *full* on small amounts and not at

all deprived.

Here is my list of " can't eats: " Ice Cream, sometimes, not always.

Big burden, that one, totally destroyed my life, I feel soooo deprived

and dysfunctional, how will I ever ever make it without ice cream?? (I'm

kidding!!!!). Frozen yogurt is fine and frankly, I cannot tell the dif

between frozen yogurt and ice cream, myself.

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Hi.

I want to say that I know . She has been a great help to many

on this board. I read her response to you, and " knowing her " I know

that she meant no sarcasm at all. I don't really understand why you

think that she was attacking you in some way. I had my MGB on August

11th and I can already tell a huge difference in the degree of pain

with my multiple orthopedic problems. Yes, there are times in the day

when the pain from these injuries are really bad, but it passes

quickly. If you take pain medications after the MGB, you risk

permanant damage to your liver. Dr. R. has always said that this

surgery is not for everyone, and if a person is not able to live

without medication that may damage the liver after by-pass, then he

most likely would not operate on that person. I have noticed many

changes in my short 11 days post-op, including the following: no more

headaches, normal blood pressure, no more swelling from retaining

fluids, my joint pain has decreased. You are welcome to ask any

questions on this list, but please don't attack others for offering

their opinions. Oh yeah, keeps things such as the ROTFLMAO

thing on file and posts it for those who ask. It sounds to me like

you are the sarcastic one here.

Stormy

> wow, let's see, my response from you is

>

> " probably won't need pain meds anyway " ,

>

> what do you do for the rest of your life than? I'll be thin but

crippled

> from degenerative arthritis. I don't think that my stomach being

smaller is

> going to have an affect on that. Do You?

>

> Vioxx, have tried it, doesn't help. I guess I will have to Ask R,

but I

> thought maybe someone out there already knew the answer.

>

> thanks for the sarcasm with the " oh piffle " and " find out for

yourself "

> comments and the Ice cream comment. Are you being funny or

deliberately

> RUDE.

>

> Maybe I'm a little touchy, trying to figure out whether this is

right for me

> or not, but isn't that what this board is all about. You seem to be

the

> major presence here, don't you remember what you were feeling when

you first

> started looking into this. maybe you knew immediately it was for

you, but

> some of us are not that lucky.

>

> thanks for all the help with :0 ROTFLMAO, wow was that long.

you were

> in the typing mode last night I guess - kathy

>

>

>

> -(1) You probably will be pain free for the first time in a long -

time,

> -immediately after surgery. It's hard to believe but true.

>

> -(2) You can't take things like tylenol because of the damage they

do to

> -your liver and you can't take things with aspirin because of the

risk of

> -ulcers. You can take things like Vioxx after surgery, but that

will be

> up to Dr. R.

>

> > I was supposed to get a list of can't EAT's from Liz (I think)in

CT.

>

> Oh, piffle!!! Find out for *yourself* what you can eat after

surgery.

> It's not that big a deal, really it is *not.* The main difference

is in

> *amount* you can eat, not what you can or can't eat, at least after

you

> get out of the first month or so after surgery, and you will have

such a

> great working stomach, you will feel *full* on small amounts and

not at

> all deprived.

>

> Here is my list of " can't eats: " Ice Cream, sometimes, not

always.

> Big burden, that one, totally destroyed my life, I feel soooo

deprived

> and dysfunctional, how will I ever ever make it without ice cream??

(I'm

> kidding!!!!). Frozen yogurt is fine and frankly, I cannot tell the

dif

> between frozen yogurt and ice cream, myself.

>

>

>

>

>

>

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kathy marotta wrote:

>

> wow, let's see, my response from you is

>

> " probably won't need pain meds anyway " ,

>

> what do you do for the rest of your life than? I'll be thin but crippled

> from degenerative arthritis. I don't think that my stomach being smaller is

> going to have an affect on that. Do You?

Everyone I personally know of who has had this surgery who had joint

pains has seen an amazing dissipation in the symptoms, yes. But this

surgery isn't for everyone and maybe the risk of having pain and not

being able to take medication for it would make it unadvisable for you.

That will have to be your call.

>

> Vioxx, have tried it, doesn't help. I guess I will have to Ask R, but I

> thought maybe someone out there already knew the answer.

>

> thanks for the sarcasm with the " oh piffle " and " find out for yourself "

> comments and the Ice cream comment. Are you being funny or deliberately

> RUDE.

This is a support board and I was trying to be supportive. Sometimes the

written word, without inflection, comes across differently than

intended. That's what smileys are for -- I should have used one!

>

> Maybe I'm a little touchy, trying to figure out whether this is right for me

> or not, but isn't that what this board is all about. You seem to be the

> major presence here, don't you remember what you were feeling when you first

> started looking into this. maybe you knew immediately it was for you, but

> some of us are not that lucky.

Get as *much* information as you can from all sources -- that's

definitely the way to go!

>

> thanks for all the help with :0 ROTFLMAO, wow was that long. you were

> in the typing mode last night I guess - kathy

You're welcome.

>

> -(1) You probably will be pain free for the first time in a long -time,

> -immediately after surgery. It's hard to believe but true.

>

> -(2) You can't take things like tylenol because of the damage they do to

> -your liver and you can't take things with aspirin because of the risk of

> -ulcers. You can take things like Vioxx after surgery, but that will be

> up to Dr. R.

>

> > I was supposed to get a list of can't EAT's from Liz (I think)in CT.

>

> Oh, piffle!!! Find out for *yourself* what you can eat after surgery.

> It's not that big a deal, really it is *not.* The main difference is in

> *amount* you can eat, not what you can or can't eat, at least after you

> get out of the first month or so after surgery, and you will have such a

> great working stomach, you will feel *full* on small amounts and not at

> all deprived.

>

> Here is my list of " can't eats: " Ice Cream, sometimes, not always.

> Big burden, that one, totally destroyed my life, I feel soooo deprived

> and dysfunctional, how will I ever ever make it without ice cream?? (I'm

> kidding!!!!). Frozen yogurt is fine and frankly, I cannot tell the dif

> between frozen yogurt and ice cream, myself.