Re: So many questions, so little postops that I can t...

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Hi Bethany,

Congratulations!!!! Where in ohio are you, if you don't mind me asking? I

had my open RNY at St. Charity Hospital in Cleveland, Ohio on April 23,

2004. So I was 6 weeks post-op yesterday.

Your question about the gas made me laugh. Sorry hun, it's just that I've

been experiencing so much gas it's embarrasinng. Thought I was going to

blow-up. I had just checked with my nurse the other day and she said it was

very

normal for gastric bypass patients to have a lot of gas and it was okay to take

such things as Gas-X, Beeno, Phayzame. So I'm getting used to Gas-X and

actually it's starting to get better. I would eat tomato soup and cream of

chicken

soup mostly when I was on full liquids.

Your other question isn't anything many of us haven't thought about but

didn't ask...lol. Before surgery I didn't even care about intimacy but now that

I'm out and the incision is healed, 25# lighter and feeling so much better look

out...lol. Let's just say I'm looking forward to getting back to that part of

my life.

Well again, congratulations on your surgery and I hope you have a great

report at your follow-up appointment. Take care and welcome to the losing side.

Laurette

4/23/04 Open RNY

309/290/265/???

St. Charity, Cleveland, Ohio