Guest guest Posted February 23, 2005 Report Share Posted February 23, 2005 Hi rachel, Are you really giving him Gatorade every minute? I would think after an hour he would be so full he could eat or drink anything. I hope the doctor meant evey 30 minutes or every hour. I am not a doctor, but if he just ate a bowl of cereal and kept it down, I don't think you need to go back to the hospital. I'd call your doctor and ask about what to do. My suggestion (given my non medical background), maybe give him some Gatorade every couple of hours while he is sleeping. A while ago Beth posted a recipe for a mixture of sea salt and water that could also be used. I hope this helps. Ken M > Hi everyone, > I need some help. Jonah got sick in the middle of the night on Sunday and around 3:00AM we took him to the hospital. He started throwing up and was admitted to the hospital and put on D10 IV. Anyway, he was released yesterday because he had stopped throwing up and kept liquids and some food down. Now he is home and today he is eating very very very little and we are giving him Gatorade every minute or so when he is willing. His pediatrician says to keep giving him the Gatorade and is trying to avoid sending him back to the hospital. My fear is the night time when we can't give him the Gatorade. Should he be back in the hospital and on an IV overnight? He just ate a bowl of cereal.... > > He just gained that pound and now this... I am stressed... > Thanks for your help. By the way, I read the Miramax posts and I just wanted to say that Jonah takes it with milk. did you say that is not good? I am glad you are doing better. Stacey, you are in our prayers. > , Jonah's mom > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 23, 2005 Report Share Posted February 23, 2005 Hi , First I am sorry to hear that Jonah is sick. Secondly, I really don't know what to really do but my suggestion would be to keep getting him to sip on the gatorade and again up until the last minute before bed. I don't know what to tell you but I hope you get through the night without any problems. I'm thinking of you. B 5 and Kelli 2 1/2 --- Berlin/Gene Bowen wrote: > Hi everyone, > I need some help. Jonah got sick in the middle of > the night on Sunday and around 3:00AM we took him to > the hospital. He started throwing up and was > admitted to the hospital and put on D10 IV. Anyway, > he was released yesterday because he had stopped > throwing up and kept liquids and some food down. > Now he is home and today he is eating very very very > little and we are giving him Gatorade every minute > or so when he is willing. His pediatrician says to > keep giving him the Gatorade and is trying to avoid > sending him back to the hospital. My fear is the > night time when we can't give him the Gatorade. > Should he be back in the hospital and on an IV > overnight? He just ate a bowl of cereal.... > > He just gained that pound and now this... I am > stressed... > Thanks for your help. By the way, I read the > Miramax posts and I just wanted to say that Jonah > takes it with milk. did you say that is > not good? I am glad you are doing better. Stacey, > you are in our prayers. > , Jonah's mom > > [Non-text portions of this message have been > removed] > > __________________________________________________ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 23, 2005 Report Share Posted February 23, 2005 , How much Gatorade are you giving Jonah? I remember my daughter being sick with a stomach bug once when she was a baby and the ped. told us to do the saem with Gatorade. We gave her just 1 tsp. every 10 minutes or so and continued it overnight. We put it in a syringe and just shot it into her mouth. My husband and I took turns all night long and it really worked! You might want to try that with Jonah. Do you have ketosticks at home? You should check his ketones every hour or so - or whenever you can get to it. As long as there are no ketones, he should be okay. And I'm sure the cereal helped. He needs the carbs, too. Email me privately if I can help any further. I'm an expert at this one. We've had over 15 admissions for vomiting and dehydration. We have the routine down pat. Jodi Z Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 24, 2005 Report Share Posted February 24, 2005 Hi , How is Jonah today? I hope he is better. Ken M > Hi everyone, > I need some help. Jonah got sick in the middle of the night on Sunday and around 3:00AM we took him to the hospital. He started throwing up and was admitted to the hospital and put on D10 IV. Anyway, he was released yesterday because he had stopped throwing up and kept liquids and some food down. Now he is home and today he is eating very very very little and we are giving him Gatorade every minute or so when he is willing. His pediatrician says to keep giving him the Gatorade and is trying to avoid sending him back to the hospital. My fear is the night time when we can't give him the Gatorade. Should he be back in the hospital and on an IV overnight? He just ate a bowl of cereal.... > > He just gained that pound and now this... I am stressed... > Thanks for your help. By the way, I read the Miramax posts and I just wanted to say that Jonah takes it with milk. did you say that is not good? I am glad you are doing better. Stacey, you are in our prayers. > , Jonah's mom > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 3, 2006 Report Share Posted July 3, 2006 I have'nt posted in a long while. I think I do that because I am afraid of being honest. I am 10 months out and in the last 2 months my eating has gotten worse by the day. I eat bread, pasta and potatos. I even tried sugar as in donuts. That really got me because I was proud that i had'nt eaten any sugar. What scared me is that I did'nt get sick and that right away the craving for more was there. I am so scared at how I got to this point and how I went through 1 1/2 years to get the surgery and now look where I am. It is not the about the weight, it is about the lack of control and the fixing again. I need your help, I am so scared. When I look back , I was 112 lbs heavier and miserable. I am now lighter and the health problem are gone but the mind is back to playing me again. I need to get back on track and I so want your help. I hate the fact that I am coming clean cause I feel like I am a failure at following directions. Why did I give in to the carbs??? They are like a drug to me! As soon as I taste it, I am a goner and I want more and more and more and of course I get hungrier cause I am not filling up with protein. UUGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!! I so anry at myself. By the way since I am coming clean, I have not exercised in who knows when. I read the posts all the time but now I have to let you know where I am at. Thanks for the ear Cecilia Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 3, 2006 Report Share Posted July 3, 2006 Cecilia this is Dama--preop......you are not a failure....the good thing is that you are seeing your patterns and are doing it pretty fast so you won't gain the wt back.....hugs, dama > > I have'nt posted in a long while. I think I do that because I am > afraid of being honest. I am 10 months out and in the last 2 months > my eating has gotten worse by the day. I eat bread, pasta and > potatos. I even tried sugar as in donuts. That really got me because > I was proud that i had'nt eaten any sugar. What scared me is that I > did'nt get sick and that right away the craving for more was there. > I am so scared at how I got to this point and how I went through 1 > 1/2 years to get the surgery and now look where I am. It is not the > about the weight, it is about the lack of control and the fixing > again. I need your help, I am so scared. When I look back , I was > 112 lbs heavier and miserable. I am now lighter and the health > problem are gone but the mind is back to playing me again. I need to > get back on track and I so want your help. I hate the fact that I am > coming clean cause I feel like I am a failure at following > directions. Why did I give in to the carbs??? They are like a drug > to me! As soon as I taste it, I am a goner and I want more and more > and more and of course I get hungrier cause I am not filling up with > protein. UUGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!! > I so anry at myself. By the way since I am coming clean, I have not > exercised in who knows when. I read the posts all the time but now I > have to let you know where I am at. > Thanks for the ear > > Cecilia > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 3, 2006 Report Share Posted July 3, 2006 Hello Cecelia, As you have found out, " The Beast " may sleep from time to time...but does not go entirely away. Fighting him/her does not work. We have to find a way to deal with the beast and make them work FOR us, rather than AGAINST us. I don't think the beast ever goes away...hopefully though we can transform him/her into something a little more beneficial to our physical/emotional health. So they next time that ugly critter rears its head, talk to her. Win her over to YOUR side by convincing her that ODing on carbs is not what she really wants. That a walk would be much more fun. Anything that does not involve food would be better than eating. Of course I am a pre-op still struggling with my beast...so I am not an expert at beast wrangling. (maybe I need a saddle and spurs?...no that sounds like every Saturday night) ; ) But that is the outlook I have come to live with. From hearing other post-ops at the ObesityHelp seminar last week, it doesn't seem like it every truly goes away. You either suffer from it, or make it work for you in a better way. Make it work Cecelia...I want to see you happy and healthy. > > I have'nt posted in a long while. I think I do that because I am > afraid of being honest. I am 10 months out and in the last 2 months > my eating has gotten worse by the day. I eat bread, pasta and > potatos. I even tried sugar as in donuts. That really got me because > I was proud that i had'nt eaten any sugar. What scared me is that I > did'nt get sick and that right away the craving for more was there. > I am so scared at how I got to this point and how I went through 1 > 1/2 years to get the surgery and now look where I am. It is not the > about the weight, it is about the lack of control and the fixing > again. I need your help, I am so scared. When I look back , I was > 112 lbs heavier and miserable. I am now lighter and the health > problem are gone but the mind is back to playing me again. I need to > get back on track and I so want your help. I hate the fact that I am > coming clean cause I feel like I am a failure at following > directions. Why did I give in to the carbs??? They are like a drug > to me! As soon as I taste it, I am a goner and I want more and more > and more and of course I get hungrier cause I am not filling up with > protein. UUGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!! > I so anry at myself. By the way since I am coming clean, I have not > exercised in who knows when. I read the posts all the time but now I > have to let you know where I am at. > Thanks for the ear > > Cecilia > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 3, 2006 Report Share Posted July 3, 2006 Cecilia, try not to be so hard on yourself. We are all human and make mistakes. Now that you have realized yours, it's time to fix them. Think about how you started this journey. Not so much the weight you were at that time, but the mindset. At some point you must have been very "gung-ho" about losing your initial weight and even after your surgery, continued on in that same place. You need to get there again. Yes, you CAN do that. It all boils down to the positive self-talk. Get back to basics. Log your foods, if that's what works for you. I know how difficult that can be, but it does work. At firsat, things might seem insurmountable because they've gotten so out of hand. But you've done this once already and YOU CAN DO IT AGAIN. We'll help guide you along. Best of luck Cecilia... keep in contact. Ron -------------- Original message -------------- > I have'nt posted in a long while. I think I do that because I am > afraid of being honest. I am 10 months out and in the last 2 months > my eating has gotten worse by the day. I eat bread, pasta and > potatos. I even tried sugar as in donuts. That really got me because > I was proud that i had'nt eaten any sugar. What scared me is that I > did'nt get sick and that right away the craving for more was there. > I am so scared at how I got to this point and how I went through 1 > 1/2 years to get the surgery and now look where I am. It is not the > about the weight, it is about the lack of control and the fixing > again. I need your help, I am so scared. When I look back , I was > 112 lbs heavier and miserable. I am now lighter and the health > problem are gone but the mind is back to playing me again. I need to > get back on track and I so want your help. I hate the fact that I am > coming clean cause I feel like I am a failure at following > directions. Why did I give in to the carbs??? They are like a drug > to me! As soon as I taste it, I am a goner and I want more and more > and more and of course I get hungrier cause I am not filling up with > protein. UUGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!! > I so anry at myself. By the way since I am coming clean, I have not > exercised in who knows when. I read the posts all the time but now I > have to let you know where I am at. > Thanks for the ear > > Cecilia > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 3, 2006 Report Share Posted July 3, 2006 Hello Cecelia, I ampre /op and can I dentify with you .First of all I have a simular problem but mine is with cigaretts .first of all you are human so don't beat up on your self just get back on track and try not to give in think about were you were before do you want to go back there ? as far as the exercise go slow and start again and all will fall in place ? It is not easy but you have to tell that beast you are taking your life back like ihave to do with the cigaretts .I hope this helps cause Lord knows I need help also with thes cigaretts .don't give in you can do it you have come a long way.I hope this helps Now I need to take the same advise for my self good luck. xoxo jazz wrote: Hello Cecelia,As you have found out, "The Beast" may sleep from time to time...but does not go entirely away. Fighting him/her does not work. We have to find a way to deal with the beast and make them work FOR us, rather than AGAINST us. I don't think the beast ever goes away...hopefully though we can transform him/her into something a little more beneficial to our physical/emotional health.So they next time that ugly critter rears its head, talk to her. Win her over to YOUR side by convincing her that ODing on carbs is not what she really wants. That a walk would be much more fun. Anything that does not involve food would be better than eating.Of course I am a pre-op still struggling with my beast...so I am not an expert at beast wrangling. (maybe I need a saddle and spurs?...no that sounds like every Saturday night) ; )But that is the outlook I have come to live with. From hearing other post-ops at the ObesityHelp seminar last week, it doesn't seem like it every truly goes away. You either suffer from it, or make it work for you in a better way.Make it work Cecelia...I want to see you happy and healthy.>> I have'nt posted in a long while. I think I do that because I am > afraid of being honest. I am 10 months out and in the last 2 months > my eating has gotten worse by the day. I eat bread, pasta and > potatos. I even tried sugar as in donuts. That really got me because > I was proud that i had'nt eaten any sugar. What scared me is that I > did'nt get sick and that right away the craving for more was there. > I am so scared at how I got to this point and how I went through 1 > 1/2 years to get the surgery and now look where I am. It is not the > about the weight, it is about the lack of control and the fixing > again. I need your help, I am so scared. When I look back , I was > 112 lbs heavier and miserable. I am now lighter and the health > problem are gone but the mind is back to playing me again. I need to > get back on track and I so want your help. I hate the fact that I am > coming clean cause I feel like I am a failure at following > directions. Why did I give in to the carbs??? They are like a drug > to me! As soon as I taste it, I am a goner and I want more and more > and more and of course I get hungrier cause I am not filling up with > protein. UUGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!> I so anry at myself. By the way since I am coming clean, I have not > exercised in who knows when. I read the posts all the time but now I > have to let you know where I am at.> Thanks for the ear> > Cecilia> I can do all things through christ who strengthens me Wanda Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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