Guest guest Posted June 21, 2003 Report Share Posted June 21, 2003 I was told I would be on thyroid medication the rest of my life. I'm not complaining, mind you. If that is what I have to do that is what I have to do. I also knew there were no guarantees about getting off of meds once I had surgery. No one can tell for sure, irregardless of what studies say. We all know that we are special and different. Lori Owen - Denton, Texas SRVG 7/16/01 Dr. Ritter/Dr. Bryce 479/335/??? On Sat, 21 Jun 2003 18:38:02 -0000 " ceepgmom " writes: > one short discussion at the plenary session i attended at the asbs > was on > > hypothyroidism after wls. typically we need less thyroid meds and > > some > > people even go off their meds. that was the premise of the > research > and > > outcome. of course that is not my experience > > ******nor mine. > > love, > c > > > Homepage: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Graduate-OSSG > > Unsubscribe: mailto:Graduate-OSSG-unsubscribe > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 21, 2003 Report Share Posted June 21, 2003 > For five years prior to wls I was on Synthroid and within a year I was off of it with perfect labs coming back. A friend of mine had the same experience for her hypothyroidism after wls. No more meds!!! When I have my labs done, the doc always checks the thyroid thing and I'm always perfect. ** ok - so they did this research paper on you and your friend - they should have asked rita in vt, ceep and me though!!! we are in worse shape re: thyroid than before. I tend to break the mold for everything - I'm proximal and yet need lots of supplementation. totally screwed up for nearly a year with the thyroid. osteo galore even having been strictly a milk drinker. the whole liver enzyme thing of a few years ago. the bowel obstructions...... sue Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 21, 2003 Report Share Posted June 21, 2003 Sorry Sue that you're all having such problems with this. I was quite fortunate that before wls that I didn't have the co-morbidities that most people have. My BP was great, no diabetes, etc. Only had the thyroid thing going on. Now I'm on heart medications, stomach meds and such. My medicine cabinet is starting to look like my grandmother's did. : ) Go figure. Sometimes I joke with Tim and say that I was healthier being 378 lbs., but also know that it was only a matter of time before things would have started to go kaput on me. Guess that's what makes us all so unique. We all have different experiences in regards to our journeys. Regina Sue Rudnicki wrote: > > For five years prior to wls I was on Synthroid and within a year I was off > of it with perfect labs coming back. A friend of mine had the same > experience for her hypothyroidism after wls. No more meds!!! When I have my > labs done, the doc always checks the thyroid thing and I'm always perfect. > > ** ok - so they did this research paper on you and your friend - they should > have asked rita in vt, ceep and me though!!! we are in worse shape re: > thyroid than before. > > I tend to break the mold for everything - I'm proximal and yet need lots of > supplementation. totally screwed up for nearly a year with the thyroid. > osteo galore even having been strictly a milk drinker. the whole liver > enzyme thing of a few years ago. the bowel obstructions...... > sue Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 21, 2003 Report Share Posted June 21, 2003 For what its worth, I lost a cousin last year from a massive heart attack. He was built just like I was before my surgery, big legs and all. He was in his mid 30's or so. Half of my family including my birth mother and grandmother died before their 70th birthdays with heart disease or related obesity problems and complications (pneumonia). I have a few in my blood line that are still going like the energizer bunny or well into their 80's so I am optimistic now that I've had this surgery. So, my point is, you may have some damage but the surgery also probably slowed it down and hence you are still alive as well as myself. I was in more danger sitting in my recliner at 400+ than on that steel table. Thank God for this surgery. My prayers are with you for continued good health and a long and happy life. hugzzz flo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 21, 2003 Report Share Posted June 21, 2003 Thanks Flo. I too thank God for this surgery every day. Though I have had " some " problems of varying degrees, in between catastrophes and recuperation, I've been having the time of my life. I have heart disease, diabetes, high blood pressure and cancer running rampant through my family. Felt I was a walking time bomb three and a half years ago. More optimistic these days myself. Just want to get through this next surgery and get some good news from the biopsies, as my aunt was just diagnosed with uterine cancer and she is only 58. Though I'm only 40, my father was diagnosed with colon cancer at the age of 42 and my doctor is concerned because he has never seen a uterus grow so fast. Spoke with him last night and though they rescheduled my surgery for 7/1, he doesn't think I'm going to make it another ten days. Just need to get through this Tuesday and then they can pull this out through my throat if they want to. Regina Florence Skiadas wrote: > For what its worth, I lost a cousin last year from a massive heart attack. > He was built just like I was before my surgery, big legs and all. He was in > his mid 30's or so. Half of my family including my birth mother and > grandmother died before their 70th birthdays with heart disease or related > obesity problems and complications (pneumonia). I have a few in my blood > line that are still going like the energizer bunny or well into their 80's > so I am optimistic now that I've had this surgery. > > So, my point is, you may have some damage but the surgery also probably > slowed it down and hence you are still alive as well as myself. I was in > more danger sitting in my recliner at 400+ than on that steel table. > > Thank God for this surgery. My prayers are with you for continued good > health and a long and happy life. > hugzzz > flo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 21, 2003 Report Share Posted June 21, 2003 In a message dated 6/21/2003 10:09:17 PM Eastern Standard Time, rudni416@... writes: > I tend to break the mold for everything - I'm proximal and yet need lots of > supplementation. totally screwed up for nearly a year with the thyroid. > osteo galore even having been strictly a milk drinker. the whole liver > enzyme thing of a few years ago. the bowel obstructions...... > sue > My question: how do we know what is caused by surgery, what is caused by years of MO, and what is caused by genetics. Studies only work if they do comparisons to MO who have not had surgery, have been MO for the same length of time, and have similar family histories. That is not possible. I say this for many reasons, but also because my insurance company wont cover any obesity surgery related ailments and I may need to have ammunition some day. Fay Bayuk **300/168 10/23/01 Dr. Open RNY 150 cm Click for My Profile <A HREF= " http://obesityhelp.com/morbidobesity/profile.phtml?N=Bayuk951061008 " >http:\ //obesityhelp.com/morbidobesity/profile.phtml?N=Bayuk951061008</A> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 22, 2003 Report Share Posted June 22, 2003 In a message dated 6/22/2003 9:48:17 AM Eastern Standard Time, rudni416@... writes: > true I have no way to know that anything but the bowel obstructions are > caused by wls. > I know my osteo is hereditary - clearly my mother and grandmother had it. > I strongly suspect that the thyroid problem was wl related only because > they started playing with the doses as I lost weight and then switched brands. > sometimes its better to leave well enough alone. > more studies on us would be good - the abstracts presented at ASBS were > pretty interesting but just simply conclusions drawn by docs and not true > comparative research studies. > sue > Hoe do you know the bowel obstruction is related to the surgery. Fay Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 22, 2003 Report Share Posted June 22, 2003 On Sun, 22 Jun 2003 10:01:37 EDT fbayuk@... writes: > > I strongly suspect that the thyroid problem was wl related only > because > > they started playing with the doses as I lost weight and then > switched brands. > > sue My problem with this theory is that part of my weight gain was because my thyroid wasn't working right. An inactive, underactive thyroid causes weight gain. I just wonder if the dosages you were on over stimulated the thyroid which would produce weight loss. Just a thought. Lori Owen - Denton, Texas SRVG 7/16/01 Dr. Ritter/Dr. Bryce 479/335/??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 22, 2003 Report Share Posted June 22, 2003 I have yet to see it, either Thanks, Vitalady, Inc. T www.vitalady.com If you are interested in PayPal, please click here: https://www.paypal.com/affil/pal=orders%40vitalady.com Re: thyroid question > one short discussion at the plenary session i attended at the asbs > was on > > hypothyroidism after wls. typically we need less thyroid meds and > some > > people even go off their meds. that was the premise of the research > and > > outcome. of course that is not my experience > > ******nor mine. > > love, > c > > > Homepage: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Graduate-OSSG > > Unsubscribe: mailto:Graduate-OSSG-unsubscribe > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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