Re: 9 Month Update - Negativism - etc., etc., etc., WARNING - LONG POST

[Guest guest]

I agree, I agree, I agree. I feel like I wrote that! Or maybe I just

wish I had written it! lol Anyways I agree!

Dinah in AL

> Due to our lovely monopolized phone service and repeated no-shows

for DSL

> installation I have not had consistent access to my AOL account and

no

> Internet service @ home whatsoever since early June. It was for

that reason

> I asked Dr. R to change my email address for contacts to

juliana@c...

>

> The reason I mention this is because although I haven't been

involved in the

> lists and haven't taken the time to read any resent postings I've

had

> numerous phone calls and email inquiries about my status and my

opinion

> regarding negative postings in regards to weight loss, the

procedure, Dr. R,

> et. al. Please understand that my response is only my opinion and

drawn

> from my experience and knowledge. Another's experience and

perceptions of

> course may be different.

>

> I had surgery December 27, 1999. I am 38 years old and 5' 2 " .

Although I

> was a dancer as a child and adolescent and an endurance swimmer as a

> teenager I had been inactive for nearly 20 years. My belly was

huge, (54 " )

> and rubbed on the steering wheel. I didn't feel like doing much

more than

> moving from bed to one computer at home or another at the office.

I wasn't

> able to keep my house clean, cook any meals or even take care of

household

> bookkeeping due to my lethargy and depression.

>

> At 9 months post-op I've lost 120 pounds. I now weigh 152 pounds

and have

> gone from wearing a size 28W to a 14P. I wear my husband's 30 " X32 "

jeans.

> (That's what he gets for not letting me buy new ones. The 16

Petites were

> falling off!)

>

> From the very beginning I have strived to not worry too much, be

kind to

> myself, to not become obsessive. I read about and planned for a

plateau at

> 2-3 weeks post-op, instead of taking an " It won't happen to me. "

attitude.

> I stayed on liquids for ten days and then soft foods for a couple

of days

> and since then just about anything I've wanted to eat in smaller

portions.

> I DO try to make better choices. I eat lots more fruit. I don't

take up a

> bunch of room with salad. I still try to eat lots of high quality

protein.

> I exercise 3X a week each for both cardio and strength training. I

expect

> to not lose any weight the week before and during my menstrual

cycle and I'm

> rarely disappointed. I also anticipate hang-ups at any weight that

I

> maintained for an extended period of time in my pre-op life.

>

> My primary care physician, who interned at Mayo Clinic and is an

internal

> medicine specialist, is thrilled with my blood work, my weight

loss, my

> physical and mental health. I've had four bouts of constipation

and no

> other side effects. Although I suffered from GERD prior to surgery

I've

> never experienced even heartburn or acid stomach since surgery. I

never

> throw up and my blood levels, blood pressure (122/88) and

cholesterol (116)

> are all excellent.

>

> To those who've asked me about someone who purportedly exercises an

hour and

> a half every day, eats no more than 700 calories per day and gains

four

> pounds in a week - all I can say is something my grandfather taught

> me.... " That dog don't hunt. "

>

> I am not a Dr. Rutledge " groupie " as I've heard reference before.

I in fact

> believe him to be quite human. He is though, in my opinion an

exceptional

> surgeon who has developed a procedure I perceived and am still

convinced is

> clearly the best weight loss surgical procedure available for those

who meet

> the criteria. Nearly 1000 people can't all be wrong. (Where are

these 250

> people who are not losing weight anyway? Please let me know, since

I

> emailed everyone prior to surgery and I've had a number of contacts

since,

> I'm really curious where these 250 non-losing, unhappy people are.

Not one

> emailed me prior to or since surgery.)

>

> To those who've read this far, thanks for indulging me. Any

responses,

> tirades or cursings should be directed to me at juliana@c... Oh,

and

> by-the-way, did everyone here who took part in critiquing or

helping Dr. R

> with his June 17th paper/presentation add that to their resume'? I

hadn't

> even considered it but " Assisted in recent abstract and journal

article

> presented by a bariatric surgeon to the 17th Annual Conference of

the

> American Society of Bariatric Surgeons " looks pretty good now that

I think

> about it.

>

> Best Regards!

> na -Reynolds (Tulsa, Oklahoma)

> MGB 12/27/1999 @ 272

> 152 @ 9 months post-op

>

> " Life's a banquet and most poor bastards are starving to death. " -

Auntie

> Mame

[Guest guest]

Dear na:

I loved you posting and your quotes really gave me a chuckle. I am an RN, a

newbie and am in the process of preparing my packet for Dr. Rutledge. My

internal med MD will be preparing his letter and I will be picking it up

next week and mailing out my packet. In my line of work I have extended

contact with physicians and some that make Satan look like a Boy Scout. I

got the pleasure of meeting Dr. Rutledge at a social gathering in July. He

is perhaps one of the kindest, most compassionate physicians I have ever

met. I am anxiously looking forward to my surgery hopefully soon. I am

39 yo., BMI 58 and weigh 340 lbs. My body hurts and is exhausted after a 12

hr. shift. I would really appreciate it if you email me back and update me

about how you are feeling, did you work out at first postop? what was your

initial feeling right after surgery? do you have any adverse side effects

now? may I use you as a contact? what did you eat initially? how does

your body feel now? Please feel free to email me if you want to at:

vivienrn@.... I would appreciate all the info you could provide.

Continued success,

Vivienne, RN

9 Month Update - Negativism - etc., etc., etc.,

WARNING - LONG POST

> Due to our lovely monopolized phone service and repeated no-shows for DSL

> installation I have not had consistent access to my AOL account and no

> Internet service @ home whatsoever since early June. It was for that

reason

> I asked Dr. R to change my email address for contacts to

juliana@....

>

> The reason I mention this is because although I haven't been involved in

the

> lists and haven't taken the time to read any resent postings I've had

> numerous phone calls and email inquiries about my status and my opinion

> regarding negative postings in regards to weight loss, the procedure, Dr.

R,

> et. al. Please understand that my response is only my opinion and drawn

> from my experience and knowledge. Another's experience and perceptions of

> course may be different.

>

> I had surgery December 27, 1999. I am 38 years old and 5' 2 " . Although

I

> was a dancer as a child and adolescent and an endurance swimmer as a

> teenager I had been inactive for nearly 20 years. My belly was huge,

(54 " )

> and rubbed on the steering wheel. I didn't feel like doing much more than

> moving from bed to one computer at home or another at the office. I

wasn't

> able to keep my house clean, cook any meals or even take care of household

> bookkeeping due to my lethargy and depression.

>

> At 9 months post-op I've lost 120 pounds. I now weigh 152 pounds and have

> gone from wearing a size 28W to a 14P. I wear my husband's 30 " X32 " jeans.

> (That's what he gets for not letting me buy new ones. The 16 Petites were

> falling off!)

>

> >From the very beginning I have strived to not worry too much, be kind to

> myself, to not become obsessive. I read about and planned for a plateau

at

> 2-3 weeks post-op, instead of taking an " It won't happen to me. " attitude.

> I stayed on liquids for ten days and then soft foods for a couple of days

> and since then just about anything I've wanted to eat in smaller portions.

> I DO try to make better choices. I eat lots more fruit. I don't take up

a

> bunch of room with salad. I still try to eat lots of high quality

protein.

> I exercise 3X a week each for both cardio and strength training. I expect

> to not lose any weight the week before and during my menstrual cycle and

I'm

> rarely disappointed. I also anticipate hang-ups at any weight that I

> maintained for an extended period of time in my pre-op life.

>

> My primary care physician, who interned at Mayo Clinic and is an internal

> medicine specialist, is thrilled with my blood work, my weight loss, my

> physical and mental health. I've had four bouts of constipation and no

> other side effects. Although I suffered from GERD prior to surgery I've

> never experienced even heartburn or acid stomach since surgery. I never

> throw up and my blood levels, blood pressure (122/88) and cholesterol

(116)

> are all excellent.

>

> To those who've asked me about someone who purportedly exercises an hour

and

> a half every day, eats no more than 700 calories per day and gains four

> pounds in a week - all I can say is something my grandfather taught

> me.... " That dog don't hunt. "

>

> I am not a Dr. Rutledge " groupie " as I've heard reference before. I in

fact

> believe him to be quite human. He is though, in my opinion an exceptional

> surgeon who has developed a procedure I perceived and am still convinced

is

> clearly the best weight loss surgical procedure available for those who

meet

> the criteria. Nearly 1000 people can't all be wrong. (Where are these

250

> people who are not losing weight anyway? Please let me know, since I

> emailed everyone prior to surgery and I've had a number of contacts since,

> I'm really curious where these 250 non-losing, unhappy people are. Not

one

> emailed me prior to or since surgery.)

>

> To those who've read this far, thanks for indulging me. Any responses,

> tirades or cursings should be directed to me at juliana@.... Oh,

and

> by-the-way, did everyone here who took part in critiquing or helping Dr. R

> with his June 17th paper/presentation add that to their resume'? I hadn't

> even considered it but " Assisted in recent abstract and journal article

> presented by a bariatric surgeon to the 17th Annual Conference of the

> American Society of Bariatric Surgeons " looks pretty good now that I think

> about it.

>

> Best Regards!

> na -Reynolds (Tulsa, Oklahoma)

> MGB 12/27/1999 @ 272

> 152 @ 9 months post-op

>

> " Life's a banquet and most poor bastards are starving to death. " - Auntie

> Mame

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