Re: Hello I am on the other side

[Guest guest]

welcome home Nadine! take it easy now for a few days and get lots of rest

and sip, sip, sip and walk, walk, walk.....when you feel up to it, we are

looking forward to hearing about your journey!

Judie

[Guest guest]

Welcome... success is wished for you.

> Hello I am on the other side, I had my surgery on October 2, 2001

with DR

> Hares I was discharged from the hospital on October 6, 2001 no

complications

> while in surgery, other than I had 2 or 3 hernias he had to fix

from previous

> surgeries oh yeah 5 feet more of intestines than most have pretty

weird

> anyway I am here trying my best to follow my instructions the only

problem I

> have is when ever I have belly ache or hurting tummy POP was my

friend,

> Vernors diet, and good old Pepsi now I just crave and feel bad

almost

> depressed

>

> anyway to ALL OF YOU out there I did it

> Nadine

> Michigan

> DR Hares

> pre-op weight 492

> post-op weight 506 MOSTLY IV FLUIDS SO THEY SAID)

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Nadine,

Congratulations!!!! I am preop, so I can't help you with the

miserable feeling part, other than to say post op from my total knee

replacement i gained 10 pounds from day I entered till release 7 days

later. about a week and a half, it all dropped on one day. Oh, I

have a girlfriend who has a starting weight same as yours, and in 5

months she has lost 160 pounds! She looks fantastic. Hold the faith

girlfriend. It is a miracle surgery!

Gentle hugs,

Theresa

> Hello I am on the other side, I had my surgery on October 2, 2001

with DR

> Hares I was discharged from the hospital on October 6, 2001 no

complications

> while in surgery, other than I had 2 or 3 hernias he had to fix

from previous

> surgeries oh yeah 5 feet more of intestines than most have pretty

weird

> anyway I am here trying my best to follow my instructions the only

problem I

> have is when ever I have belly ache or hurting tummy POP was my

friend,

> Vernors diet, and good old Pepsi now I just crave and feel bad

almost

> depressed

>

> anyway to ALL OF YOU out there I did it

> Nadine

> Michigan

> DR Hares

> pre-op weight 492

> post-op weight 506 MOSTLY IV FLUIDS SO THEY SAID)

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

I gained about 25 lb in the hospital. All fluids. It came off and my

weight dropped.

I started sipping soda pretty early on post op. Just a sip or so. I

was pretty nauseated for a while and that subsided. Have faith in

the process. I am a true believer in staying off the scale unless

there is a medical reason you have to weigh. Otherwise weight

monthly.. the next time on Nov 2nd. The people I know who so this

seem more relazed and happy and save themselves the hassle of the

normal ups and downs of weight loss over the month.

Best to you. Welcome to the other side. It does get better.

in Seattle

> Hello I am on the other side, I had my surgery on October 2, 2001

with DR

> Hares I was discharged from the hospital on October 6, 2001 no

complications

> while in surgery,