Re: I'm switched: just got home from the hospital

[Guest guest]

I found that Gas-X and Phazyme both work well for me (they have the same

ingredients, just different brands). The thing that helped me most with the

discomfort in the early post-op days was walking around the house. I would

do laps around the house and I found the more I moved the better I felt. The

best thing for discomfort is time. After one week I felt a lot better and at

2 weeks I felt like I was becoming a person again.

Kathy M.

DS 7/19/01

213 pre-op

166 today

[Guest guest]

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I found in the early stage soft, moist foods worked best. Tuna, yogurt,

cottage cheese, scrambled eggs with sour cream (I hate eggs) so sour cream

helped. Avocado, shrimp. You get the idea. If it sounded good I gave it a

try. Go slow.

I tried lactaid for dairy but found it wasn't dairy that was killing me. It

was poultry.

Doctor gave me Flagyl recently. That has helped with gas and odor but has

given me very loose stool.

Glad you are home and on the mend.

Angels hover ever near,

DS 4/11/01

Bowel obstruction 4/21/01

Dr Deveney @ OHSU

Starting wt 282, BMI 47

Current wt 222, BMI 37

I'm switched: just got home from the hospital

> I arrived home from Mt.Sinai today. I was switched with Dr. Gagner.

> It is so good to be home after almost a week in the hospital. I am

> feeling mild discomfort. I am so blown away by how little food it

> takes to fill me up. It is scary and thrilling at the same time.

> Thrilling because on my own willpower-- I could never eat so little.

> Scary, because, I am thinking I am going to be like the guy from

> King's book, " Thinner " --from really obese to not being able to

> stop losing weight.

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> I would love to hear any suggestions on any things I could do or get

> to make things easier right now. Any medications for gas, things to

> help me with toileting,foods best tolerated, etc.

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> Thank you for your help.

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> God Bless America

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[Guest guest]

Cynce,

Do you know if one can take flagyl indefinately or is it just temporary?

Judie

[Guest guest]

Judie,

No I don't know though doc said it was relatively harmless. He only gave me

enough for about 1 week.

Cynce

Re: I'm switched: just got home from the hospital

> Cynce,

> Do you know if one can take flagyl indefinately or is it just temporary?

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