4 week check up

[Guest guest]

I went for my 1st post op check up yesterday (10/30)at Mt. Sinai. By

their scale, I have lost 21 lbs, by mine, 23. I like my scale better.

I felt pretty well until 4 days ago, when the " stapler port " the one

in my right upper quadrant, started to puff up and get hard. Not a

good sign. Being a brilliant diagnostician, I decided that I had

either a seroma, a hernia or an alien. Personally, I was rooting for

the alien. I told as much to Dr. Pomp's PA, Gee, who said " Well,

in any event, Dr. P will want to open that up. " When Dr. P arrived, he

did just that. Turned out I had an abscess, and he drained about 50cc

of old blood and---I'll spare you guys the technical description, but

I'm sure the rest of you RNs out there can guess what came rolling out

of my poor stapler port! YUCK!! So now I get to take the antibiotic of

the moment--Cipro--for the next week. I feel much better today, and am

back to eating and drinking on a regular basis. No diarrhea as yet,

but have had a few " oil slicks " , which are virtually identical to the

ones I had when I took Xencial.

down 23 lbs. in 4 weeks.

[Guest guest]

..

Thank for the posting about your boo-boo.. I guess it was an alien

after all!! lolol.. I remember those oil slicks too.. I like not

having to take THAT pill three times a day..

Love, Sue.

Post op 9/11/01

Dr. Warden

Ocean Springs, MS

> I went for my 1st post op check up yesterday (10/30)at Mt. Sinai. By

> their scale, I have lost 21 lbs, by mine, 23. I like my scale

better.

> I felt pretty well until 4 days ago, when the " stapler port " the one

> in my right upper quadrant, started to puff up and get hard. Not a

> good sign. Being a brilliant diagnostician, I decided that I had

> either a seroma, a hernia or an alien. Personally, I was rooting for

> the alien. I told as much to Dr. Pomp's PA, Gee, who said

" Well,

> in any event, Dr. P will want to open that up. " When Dr. P arrived,

he

> did just that. Turned out I had an abscess, and he drained about

50cc

> of old blood and---I'll spare you guys the technical description,

but

> I'm sure the rest of you RNs out there can guess what came rolling

out

> of my poor stapler port! YUCK!! So now I get to take the antibiotic

of

> the moment--Cipro--for the next week. I feel much better today, and

am

> back to eating and drinking on a regular basis. No diarrhea as yet,

> but have had a few " oil slicks " , which are virtually identical to

the

> ones I had when I took Xencial.

>

>

> down 23 lbs. in 4 weeks.

[Guest guest]

At 3:47 PM +0000 10/31/01, c50684@... wrote:

>I...have had a few " oil slicks " , which are virtually identical to the

>ones I had when I took Xencial.

>

,

You might want to try taking a few FiberCons daily. Use plenty of

water when you take them. It takes a day or so before it starts to

work, but it does not give you diarrhea, and it sops up the oil.

Long before you joined the list, I was the " oli king " around here,

and I found FiberCons to be the saving grace. Also, maxipads to

prevent unexpected leaks from spoiling your day.

--Steve

--

Steve Goldstein, age 61

Lap BPD/DS on May 2, 2001

Dr. Elariny, INOVA Fairfax Hospital, Virginia

Starting (05/02/01) BMI = 51

BMI on 10/25 = 39 (-75 lb.) -- No longer M.O.

Losing more slowly than most, but enjoying renewed health and life in general.

[Guest guest]

, I am really sorry about what happened but your

letter made me laugh so hard! I love your sense of

humor!!!

dee

p.s. I would like my scale better too!!!

--- c50684@... wrote:

> I went for my 1st post op check up yesterday

> (10/30)at Mt. Sinai. By

> their scale, I have lost 21 lbs, by mine, 23. I like

> my scale better.

> I felt pretty well until 4 days ago, when the

> " stapler port " the one

> in my right upper quadrant, started to puff up and

> get hard. Not a

> good sign. Being a brilliant diagnostician, I

> decided that I had

> either a seroma, a hernia or an alien. Personally, I

> was rooting for

> the alien. I told as much to Dr. Pomp's PA,

> Gee, who said " Well,

> in any event, Dr. P will want to open that up. " When

> Dr. P arrived, he

> did just that. Turned out I had an abscess, and he

> drained about 50cc

> of old blood and---I'll spare you guys the technical

> description, but

> I'm sure the rest of you RNs out there can guess

> what came rolling out

> of my poor stapler port! YUCK!! So now I get to take

> the antibiotic of

> the moment--Cipro--for the next week. I feel much

> better today, and am

> back to eating and drinking on a regular basis. No

> diarrhea as yet,

> but have had a few " oil slicks " , which are virtually

> identical to the

> ones I had when I took Xencial.

>

>

> down 23 lbs. in 4 weeks.

>

>

>

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>

[Guest guest]

On the bright side you can now open mail with no fear!!!

Lisbeth

c50684@... wrote: I went for my 1st post op check up yesterday (10/30)at

Mt. Sinai. By

their scale, I have lost 21 lbs, by mine, 23. I like my scale better.

I felt pretty well until 4 days ago, when the " stapler port " the one

in my right upper quadrant, started to puff up and get hard. Not a

good sign. Being a brilliant diagnostician, I decided that I had

either a seroma, a hernia or an alien. Personally, I was rooting for

the alien. I told as much to Dr. Pomp's PA, Gee, who said " Well,

in any event, Dr. P will want to open that up. " When Dr. P arrived, he

did just that. Turned out I had an abscess, and he drained about 50cc

of old blood and---I'll spare you guys the technical description, but

I'm sure the rest of you RNs out there can guess what came rolling out

of my poor stapler port! YUCK!! So now I get to take the antibiotic of

the moment--Cipro--for the next week. I feel much better today, and am

back to eating and drinking on a regular basis. No diarrhea as yet,

but have had a few " oil slicks " , which are virtually identical to the

ones I had when I took Xencial.

down 23 lbs. in 4 weeks.

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[Guest guest]

Oh ,

I laughed so hard at your alien I started crying. I am currently

strapped into my continuous passive motion machine, or the rack, for

my new knee....and the family came running thinking i was dying. I

am so sorry you are hurting, but damn your explanation was the

funniest thing I have read today, well, in conjunction with Steve's

anonymous poopie odor!

Thanks so much,

Theresa

> I went for my 1st post op check up yesterday (10/30)at Mt. Sinai.

By

> their scale, I have lost 21 lbs, by mine, 23. I like my scale

better.

> I felt pretty well until 4 days ago, when the " stapler port " the

one

> in my right upper quadrant, started to puff up and get hard. Not a

> good sign. Being a brilliant diagnostician, I decided that I had

> either a seroma, a hernia or an alien. Personally, I was rooting

for

> the alien. I told as much to Dr. Pomp's PA, Gee, who

said " Well,

> in any event, Dr. P will want to open that up. " When Dr. P arrived,

he

> did just that. Turned out I had an abscess, and he drained about

50cc

> of old blood and---I'll spare you guys the technical description,

but

> I'm sure the rest of you RNs out there can guess what came rolling

out

> of my poor stapler port! YUCK!! So now I get to take the antibiotic

of

> the moment--Cipro--for the next week. I feel much better today, and

am

> back to eating and drinking on a regular basis. No diarrhea as yet,

> but have had a few " oil slicks " , which are virtually identical to

the

> ones I had when I took Xencial.

>

>

> down 23 lbs. in 4 weeks.