Guest guest Posted November 22, 2003 Report Share Posted November 22, 2003 Hi Dave, Welcome to the Grad board. Glad to have someone else on the board that is in their " fifties " lol. Great success story...keep up the good work Carol G goal > Hello everyone, > > Just found out about this list. I had my surgery on October 14, > 2002. I was at 306 and 59 years old and gaining more weight every > week. I had my surgery done by Dr Micheal at Palms of > Pasadena Hospital in St Pete, Fl. I am about 13 months postop now > and am at the goal weight I wanted to be at. I weigh 180 and have > gone from a 46 inch waist dow to a 32 inch waist. When I graduated > from Highschool I had a 36 inch waist. For a 60 year old I really > feel great. No more blood pressure pills, my cardiolisist says I > should be the poster guy for WLS (hahaha) but thanks to this surgery > I feel great, will live longer and have more energy than I have had > for the past 10 years. > > I am looking forward to reading and sometimes posting my messages to > this site. > > Thanks > > Dave Summerfelt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 30, 2003 Report Share Posted November 30, 2003 My daughter was misdiagnosed and we didn't find out til she was 6 and I had a 4 yr. and was 7 months pregnant. All the DRs. were like " Oh, that explains.....etc. " Welcome -- we are a nice group......... Rosemary in NY with 3 children (13, 11 and 7) with CF. I have a dog named TOBI and have coined the phrase " BREATHE DAMMIT " Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 1, 2003 Report Share Posted December 1, 2003 Hi Debbie Welcome! My daughter was diagnosed last year at age 12, it was a long journey to get there too. They also called her cf - " mild " or " low grade " She has no digestive problems and has experienced lung infections which required hospitalization. How is you son coping with the diagnosis? Barbara Mum to Nicky 15 wocf and Kristy 13 wcf > Hi: > > We just found out our son who is 16 has CF. He has the milder form and had > milder symptoms. He had the cough and some digestive problems. He has never > had any serious lung problems or been hospitalized. I see now that a lot of > it was misdiagnosis, including that of an MD at the local Children's > Hospital. I would like to hear from other parents of children with similar > diagnosis. > I also have an older son age 19 who does not have CF. > > Debbie > > _________________________________________________________________ > Gift-shop online from the comfort of home at MSN Shopping! No crowds, free > parking. http://shopping.msn.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 1, 2003 Report Share Posted December 1, 2003 Hi Debbie, My daughter who is 19 is also a milder case. She has one rare mutation, and her docs think that may be why her CF is mildish. However she was diagnosed at 8 months, but it was due to dehydration, elecrolyte imbalances and failure to thrive, not with lung issues. She had two positive sweat tests, that is how she was diagnosed. She has had pneumonia a few times and so does have some lung involvement now. But we recently found out she no longer needs enzymes. They said she may need them again someday but not right now. Anyway welcome to the list. It is a really great support and resource for all of us. love, Mom to Nick age 21 nocf and age 19 wcf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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