Re: Post surgery update

July 30, 2004

Hi Gale,

Sorry to hear about your difficulties. But remember

these will be overcome and and you will be moving fast

toward your goal weight. You will be in my prayers.

glo

--- Gale wrote:

> hi everyone......i had my surgery on july 19 and it

> was a little

> tougher than expected. i had some breathing issues

> in the recovery

> room and wasn't taken to a room until 8ish that

> night. everything

> proceeded on plan from then on. i did well with

> walking and liquids

> for the first few days, then on thurs night ( i was

> scheduled to go

> home fri) i started running a temp. that no one

> could really figure

> out, so the surgeon took me back off liquids and i

> basically had to

> start all over again. i finally got to come home

> this tues. after

> spending 8 days in the hospital. things are going

> ok, howver a

> little slower than i had hoped. i am still on

> liquids and still

> running fevers at night. my incision is draining

> daily and i have to

> change the dressing at least twice a day sometimes

> more. my surgeon

> isn't concerned about this, so i'm not really

> worried either. i see

> him again on tues afternoon and i'm hoping that

> he'll move me to

> soft/pureed foods then. i am also being treated for

> pneumonia. the

> doc. didn't order an xray but because of my

> breathing issues and the

> fact that i had to stay on oxygen for the 1st 4-5

> days in the

> hospital, he has me on antibiotic for now. although

> i'm not having

> breathing problems now i do have some pain when i

> inhale so i'm

> thinking pneumonia is a definite possibility.

> well, that's what's up so far. kim, sorry to hear

> about the problems

> you had, but am glad that all turned out well and

> that you are

> feeling better. i'm a little down only because

> things aren't moving

> as fast as i'd hoped, but i keep telling myself

> everyone is

> different and it will get better for me.

>

> gale

> open rny july 19, 2004

>

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July 31, 2004

Glad to see you posting. We have been looking for you. Did you have

pain breathing before - I mean, does the doctor know that it hurts to

breathe? Glad you are here and posting again. Sorry you had a tougher

time, but it should go pretty smoothly now. Welcome back! Janet

> hi everyone......i had my surgery on july 19 and it was a little

> tougher than expected. i had some breathing issues in the recovery

> room and wasn't taken to a room until 8ish that night. everything

> proceeded on plan from then on. i did well with walking and liquids

> for the first few days, then on thurs night ( i was scheduled to go

> home fri) i started running a temp. that no one could really figure

> out, so the surgeon took me back off liquids and i basically had to

> start all over again. i finally got to come home this tues. after

> spending 8 days in the hospital. things are going ok, howver a

> little slower than i had hoped. i am still on liquids and still

> running fevers at night. my incision is draining daily and i have

to

> change the dressing at least twice a day sometimes more. my surgeon

> isn't concerned about this, so i'm not really worried either. i see

> him again on tues afternoon and i'm hoping that he'll move me to

> soft/pureed foods then. i am also being treated for pneumonia. the

> doc. didn't order an xray but because of my breathing issues and

the

> fact that i had to stay on oxygen for the 1st 4-5 days in the

> hospital, he has me on antibiotic for now. although i'm not having

> breathing problems now i do have some pain when i inhale so i'm

> thinking pneumonia is a definite possibility.

> well, that's what's up so far. kim, sorry to hear about the

problems

> you had, but am glad that all turned out well and that you are

> feeling better. i'm a little down only because things aren't moving

> as fast as i'd hoped, but i keep telling myself everyone is

> different and it will get better for me.

>

> gale

> open rny july 19, 2004

July 31, 2004

Glad you are doing better. It's hard to have the complications that

can come with this surgery because #1 it's disappointing when

expectations and excitement beforehand is so high and #2 you don't

want to be one of the ones to prove all the naysayers right and let

them use your complications as their prime example of why people

shouldn't have WLS.

But the fact is that any surgery can have complications and for me

the benefits far " outweighed " (hehe silly pun girl) the risks.

Take it easy, relax, sip sip sip your water all day long and things

will get better every day. You will feel better before you know it!

My thoughts and prayers will be with you in the meantime.

Colleen

Lap-RNY 11/03/03

315/195/???

>

> > hi everyone......i had my surgery on july 19 and it was a little

> > tougher than expected. i had some breathing issues in the

recovery

> > room and wasn't taken to a room until 8ish that night.

everything

> > proceeded on plan from then on. i did well with walking and

liquids

> > for the first few days, then on thurs night ( i was scheduled to

go

> > home fri) i started running a temp. that no one could really

figure

> > out, so the surgeon took me back off liquids and i basically had

to

> > start all over again. i finally got to come home this tues.

after

> > spending 8 days in the hospital. things are going ok, howver a

> > little slower than i had hoped. i am still on liquids and still

> > running fevers at night. my incision is draining daily and i

have

> to

> > change the dressing at least twice a day sometimes more. my

surgeon

> > isn't concerned about this, so i'm not really worried either. i

see

> > him again on tues afternoon and i'm hoping that he'll move me to

> > soft/pureed foods then. i am also being treated for pneumonia.

the

> > doc. didn't order an xray but because of my breathing issues and

> the

> > fact that i had to stay on oxygen for the 1st 4-5 days in the

> > hospital, he has me on antibiotic for now. although i'm not

having

> > breathing problems now i do have some pain when i inhale so i'm

> > thinking pneumonia is a definite possibility.

> > well, that's what's up so far. kim, sorry to hear about the

> problems

> > you had, but am glad that all turned out well and that you are

> > feeling better. i'm a little down only because things aren't

moving

> > as fast as i'd hoped, but i keep telling myself everyone is

> > different and it will get better for me.

> >

> > gale

> > open rny july 19, 2004

July 31, 2004

hi janet.....no problems before but was a long time smoker. i quit 6 months

prior to surgery on docs. orders, but had been smoking " here & there " up to. i

will tell everyone that if you smoke please quit well before surgery. it does

make a difference.

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