Livermore-Pleasanton

[Guest guest]

I'm interested in a Livermore area support group and

wanted to know if anyone else is interested. If we

just had a few, we could e-mail and pick a day once a

month that would work for all of us. If we have a

larger group interested, maybe we could start an

" official " group meeting on a regular day per month.

Would anyone be interested in attending and/or helping

to organize and facilitate?

Laurie

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[Guest guest]

Hi Laurie,

Yes, I am interested in a Livermore area support group. I know of 2

Kaiser post-ops and another pre-op who also live here. One of the

post-ops (Joyce)has been trying to get a group started at the

Livermore Kaiser, and even has a therapist there who would be involved

if they can get comp time or pay authorized for her (I guess she isn't

interested on a volunteer basis). I see Joyce at water exercise

classes, and I will ask her this week if there is any progress with

establishing the support group through Kaiser. If not, or in the

meantime, we could get together on our own. I am willing to help

organize. The middle of May would be a good meeting time for me.

Rosemarie

wrote:

>

> I'm interested in a Livermore area support group and

> wanted to know if anyone else is interested. If we

> just had a few, we could e-mail and pick a day once a

> month that would work for all of us. If we have a

> larger group interested, maybe we could start an

> " official " group meeting on a regular day per month.

> Would anyone be interested in attending and/or helping

> to organize and facilitate?

[Guest guest]

Sure I would love a Livermore Support Group. A year later, i am

still struggling with the 10% and maybe some good support would help.

Jeanne

> >

> > I'm interested in a Livermore area support group and

> > wanted to know if anyone else is interested. If we

> > just had a few, we could e-mail and pick a day once a

> > month that would work for all of us. If we have a

> > larger group interested, maybe we could start an

> > " official " group meeting on a regular day per month.

> > Would anyone be interested in attending and/or helping

> > to organize and facilitate?

>

[Guest guest]

Rosemarie, that's great! Let's do it! I'm having an

endoscopy on the tenth, my sister gets in from out of

state on the eleventh and is here till the

seventeenth. I work nights, so if in the evening, I

could do it on the 21st, a Sunday or the 27th, a

Saturday. Or Sunday the 7th, if you wanted to do it

sooner.

Thanks!

Laurie

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[Guest guest]

(((((Jeanne)))))) I remember your struggles. Did you

ever get any answers either from your labs or from

Fremont about changing the amount you had to lose or

waiving it all together? Have you thought about

contacting the DMHC for some support? I would love to

get together with you.

Laurie

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[Guest guest]

Laurie,

Anytime the weekend of May 20 or 21 would be fine with me to start our

mini support group. (I can't do 5/7, and you'll have company the

following weekend.) We just need to narrow down a time and place, and

then let others know.

You are having an endoscopy on 5/10, and so am I on 5/18 PLUS a

colonoscopy (ugh!). Those will be my last tests. I had a sonogram of

my kidneys today, and an Echo-cardiogram last week. I am getting

discouraged with trying to lose the 10%. I wanted it off by 5/18, and

had only 12 more pounds to go. Because of my kidney disease and leg

swelling, I was on two diuretics (including a high dosage of Bumex).

The very day I had my Bariatric consult (4/7), I was called by

internal medicine and told to discontinue one of the meds altogether,

and cut the other back to 1/3 the dose, because my lab tests showed my

Creatinine level had increased. I made the changes, so as to not

further stress my kidneys, but have regained some fluid and weight.

Every time I weigh myself, it seems to go up 1/2 pound. I have about

18 pounds to lose now, and feel as though I have less control over if

and when it will come off. I am quite discouraged.

Rosemarie

[Guest guest]

Laurie, Don't get discouraged. You are doing fine. My kidney was not

fuctioning well either before surgery but now it is absluetely fine.

I thought I could never lose the weight but iI just kept plugging.

What else was there to do? I ate my 1200 calories every day and

finally it dropped off. It will for you too if you keep on keeping

on. Love, Lilka

>

> Laurie,

> Anytime the weekend of May 20 or 21 would be fine with me to start

our

> mini support group. (I can't do 5/7, and you'll have company the

> following weekend.) We just need to narrow down a time and place,

and

> then let others know.

> You are having an endoscopy on 5/10, and so am I on 5/18 PLUS a

> colonoscopy (ugh!). Those will be my last tests. I had a

sonogram of

> my kidneys today, and an Echo-cardiogram last week. I am getting

> discouraged with trying to lose the 10%. I wanted it off by 5/18,

and

> had only 12 more pounds to go. Because of my kidney disease and leg

> swelling, I was on two diuretics (including a high dosage of

Bumex).

> The very day I had my Bariatric consult (4/7), I was called by

> internal medicine and told to discontinue one of the meds

altogether,

> and cut the other back to 1/3 the dose, because my lab tests

showed my

> Creatinine level had increased. I made the changes, so as to not

> further stress my kidneys, but have regained some fluid and weight.

> Every time I weigh myself, it seems to go up 1/2 pound. I have

about

> 18 pounds to lose now, and feel as though I have less control over

if

> and when it will come off. I am quite discouraged.

> Rosemarie

>

[Guest guest]

I don't mean Laurie. I mean Rosemarie

> >

> > Laurie,

> > Anytime the weekend of May 20 or 21 would be fine with me to

start

> our

> > mini support group. (I can't do 5/7, and you'll have company the

> > following weekend.) We just need to narrow down a time and

place,

> and

> > then let others know.

> > You are having an endoscopy on 5/10, and so am I on 5/18 PLUS a

> > colonoscopy (ugh!). Those will be my last tests. I had a

> sonogram of

> > my kidneys today, and an Echo-cardiogram last week. I am getting

> > discouraged with trying to lose the 10%. I wanted it off by

5/18,

> and

> > had only 12 more pounds to go. Because of my kidney disease and

leg

> > swelling, I was on two diuretics (including a high dosage of

> Bumex).

> > The very day I had my Bariatric consult (4/7), I was called by

> > internal medicine and told to discontinue one of the meds

> altogether,

> > and cut the other back to 1/3 the dose, because my lab tests

> showed my

> > Creatinine level had increased. I made the changes, so as to not

> > further stress my kidneys, but have regained some fluid and

weight.

> > Every time I weigh myself, it seems to go up 1/2 pound. I have

> about

> > 18 pounds to lose now, and feel as though I have less control

over

> if

> > and when it will come off. I am quite discouraged.

> > Rosemarie

> >

>

[Guest guest]

Hi Lilka,

Thank you for taking the time to offer some encouragement when you are

feeling a bit down yourself. (I was the one who wrote about the kidney

probs and weight gain, not Laurie.) You have done tremendously well,

losing 78 pounds in the last 3 months! I cannot even imagine that

happening to me. Although you may be experiencing a lull, think of

where you were a year ago, and that may put it all into perspective.

You have come a long way. How long did it take for you to lose your 10%?

Rosemarie

In gastric-bypass-support-kaiser-patients , " Lilka "

wrote:

>

> Laurie, Don't get discouraged. You are doing fine. My kidney was not

> fuctioning well either before surgery but now it is absluetely fine.

> I thought I could never lose the weight but iI just kept plugging.

> What else was there to do? I ate my 1200 calories every day and

> finally it dropped off. It will for you too if you keep on keeping

> on. Love, Lilka

[Guest guest]

Hi Rosemarie. Did you get my second message? I am sorry about that.

I realized it right after I sent the first one. I started in Aug 8,

2005 and it took me about 5 months. I wanted it in 4 months but the

last 5 pounds would not come off. Then I lost about 7. I was finally

below their scale and I stayed there. After surgery, in which I

gained 14 pounds, I went on to lose another 35 or so. I am in an

extreme metabolic funk right now again and I am not sure what else I

can do to change it. Remember, I am 65 so my body is particularly

resistant. I feel thin, as I have said, so it is not so bad. People

advise me to be patient. Curves tells me to eat more for a few days

but, you know, I can't. My stomach just won't handle more. So I

guess patience is the word. I am picking up my exercise routine, at

least, and also waiting for more sun which I know is coming too.

Love to you, Lilka

> >

> > Laurie, Don't get discouraged. You are doing fine. My kidney was

not

> > fuctioning well either before surgery but now it is absluetely

fine.

> > I thought I could never lose the weight but iI just kept

plugging.

> > What else was there to do? I ate my 1200 calories every day and

> > finally it dropped off. It will for you too if you keep on

keeping

> > on. Love, Lilka

>

[Guest guest]

Hi Rosemarie,

Would you like to throw out some ideas for times and

places? I'm pretty easy...on the dates I'm available,

that is! Sorry you are having so much trouble with

swelling. Do you have kidney disease? Does your doc

know about your swelling? You should keep him/her

informed and ask for help whenever needed, especially

if he is supportive of your upcoming surgery! Maybe

there is something else that can be done about that.

Take care, and I look forward to hearing from you!

Laurie

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