Re: Alice is back... Sorry kind of long

[Guest guest]

Alice Congratulations!!! I'm so Glad evrything went well May God Bless you

and help you in your new journey!!

LOve Scarlett

[Guest guest]

Hi Alice,

What a rollercoaster ride you had!!! Glad you are home and sounds

like your are doing wonderfully! Prayer is God's best medicine! I

go on Tuesday for my surgery and have been praying all goes well

too. Have a wonderful Labor Day! Keep us up to date on your

outstanding progress!

Hugs, in AL.

[Guest guest]

Alice Congratulations on your WLS and not having a leak!! Glad you are home and

feeling better. Keeping you in my prayers for a speedy recovery. Congratulations

on the weight lose. Talk to you soon. Margaret in Vegas

Alice Hardesty wrote:

My story..... I flew to San Diego on 8-23 and on 8-24 did all my pre ops. 8-25

was bowel prep and 8-26 I was at the hospital at 4:30AM for surgery. Surgery

went well and I was later released to my room. I don`t remember anything between

there. I was out of it most of the day but they did get me up to walk that

evening around 10:00PM. 8-27 I awoke a little more with it and was looking

forward to the leak test that would then allow me to have ice chips, broth and

Jell-O if I had no leak problems. To this point my most pain and discomfort was

an extremely throbbing left shoulder from what was expected was a gas pain and

the worst cotton mouth from not drinking that I ever had in my life. I was taken

down for the leak test and immediately became suspicious when the tech took

about 8-10 different shots

and would not say a thing to me. Then back to my room and the Doctor who was

filling in for my Doctor came in and said I had a leak and still nothing by

mouth until they solved it. After consultations they decided to keep me there an

extra day or two and feed me through my feeding tube and do another leak test on

8-31. That went on through 8-28, 8-29 and then 8-30 my surgeon came in and

released me to go back to the hotel with an appointment the next day for the

second leak test. My friend Terry sprung me from the hospital and we went to the

room. I prayed and asked for all the prayers that I could get to make Tuesday`s

leak test good. 8-31 We went to a seminar at the Doctor`s office and then on to

the second leak test. My surgeon was to meet me there to look at it. I prayed as

they were doing it and when they were done the gal looked at it and said it did

not change one bit from last time. I almost went into tears. My surgeon came

along and went to look at it and then came back out

and said that it did look the same as last time but she was not convinced it

was a leak. She said if I lived there in San Diego she would start letting me

drink and just keep a very close eye on me but as I had to came back here to

Alaska there was only one way to tell for sure and that was with a CatScan and

they could do it right then. I ran into the room and had that done and waited

back outside for results. She came out shortly and said there was no leak, so

there never had been one. I was ECSTATIC!!! She said lets go up to the 6th floor

and get that drainage tube out of you and get you some water. I was so HAPPY!!!

She moved me right on to soft foods as I had already moved through the clear

liquids when I was taking nothing. We went back to the room and I had broth and

later Jell-O that day so I did not rush it even though I could have. 09-01 Ate

cottage cheese for breakfast and that did well. Then we messed around and

shopped most of the day. Later I ate cottage cheese with tuna mixed in it. That

was good and also did well. 09-02 Went for post op appointment, got the feeding

tube taken out and was given a clear bill of health and released to come home on

9-03 and go to work on 09-07. I was feeling great. 09-03 Spent most of the day

flying home. A little tiring but I felt great for the most part. 09-05 Well here

I am posting to all of you. Before surgery I had lost 13 pounds, by their scales

in San Diego, from my highest weight here in

Alaska. This morning on my scales here in Alaska, which are the ones I will go

by from now on for consistency, I have now lost 30 total!!!!! That is 13 pre op

and 17 since surgery, 10 days. I am very happy with that. I feel fantastic and

seem to have good energy. I will keep

you all posted on progress.

Alice

Alice hardestyal hardesty@...

[Guest guest]

Thank you Margaret.

Alice hardestyal hardesty@...

Re: Alice is back... Sorry kind of long

Alice Congratulations on your WLS and not having a leak!! Glad you are home

and feeling better. Keeping you in my prayers for a speedy recovery.

Congratulations on the weight lose. Talk to you soon. Margaret in Vegas

Alice Hardesty wrote:

My story..... I flew to San Diego on 8-23 and on 8-24 did all my pre ops. 8-25

was bowel prep and 8-26 I was at the hospital at 4:30AM for surgery. Surgery

went well and I was later released to my room. I don`t remember anything between

there. I was out of it most of the day but they did get me up to walk that

evening around 10:00PM. 8-27 I awoke a little more with it and was looking

forward to the leak test that would then allow me to have ice chips, broth and

Jell-O if I had no leak problems. To this point my most pain and discomfort was

an extremely throbbing left shoulder from what was expected was a gas pain and

the worst cotton mouth from not drinking that I ever had in my life. I was taken

down for the leak test and immediately became suspicious when the tech took

about 8-10 different shots

and would not say a thing to me. Then back to my room and the Doctor who was

filling in for my Doctor came in and said I had a leak and still nothing by

mouth until they solved it. After consultations they decided to keep me there an

extra day or two and feed me through my feeding tube and do another leak test on

8-31. That went on through 8-28, 8-29 and then 8-30 my surgeon came in and

released me to go back to the hotel with an appointment the next day for the

second leak test. My friend Terry sprung me from the hospital and we went to the

room. I prayed and asked for all the prayers that I could get to make Tuesday`s

leak test good. 8-31 We went to a seminar at the Doctor`s office and then on to

the second leak test. My surgeon was to meet me there to look at it. I prayed as

they were doing it and when they were done the gal looked at it and said it did

not change one bit from last time. I almost went into tears. My surgeon came

along and went to look at it and then came back out

and said that it did look the same as last time but she was not convinced it

was a leak. She said if I lived there in San Diego she would start letting me

drink and just keep a very close eye on me but as I had to came back here to

Alaska there was only one way to tell for sure and that was with a CatScan and

they could do it right then. I ran into the room and had that done and waited

back outside for results. She came out shortly and said there was no leak, so

there never had been one. I was ECSTATIC!!! She said lets go up to the 6th

floor and get that drainage tube out of you and get you some water. I was so

HAPPY!!! She moved me right on to soft foods as I had already moved through the

clear liquids when I was taking nothing. We went back to the room and I had

broth and later Jell-O that day so I did not rush it even though I could have.

09-01 Ate cottage cheese for breakfast and that did well. Then we messed around

and shopped most of the day. Later I ate cottage cheese with tuna mixed in it.

That was good and also did well. 09-02 Went for post op appointment, got the

feeding tube taken out and was given a clear bill of health and released to come

home on 9-03 and go to work on 09-07. I was feeling great. 09-03 Spent most of

the day flying home. A little tiring but I felt great for the most part. 09-05

Well here I am posting to all of you. Before surgery I had lost 13 pounds, by

their scales in San Diego, from my highest weight here in

Alaska. This morning on my scales here in Alaska, which are the ones I will go

by from now on for consistency, I have now lost 30 total!!!!! That is 13 pre op

and 17 since surgery, 10 days. I am very happy with that. I feel fantastic and

seem to have good energy. I will keep

you all posted on progress.

Alice

Alice hardestyal hardesty@...

[Guest guest]

...You will be in my prayers for Tuesday.

Alice hardestyal hardesty@...

Re: Alice is back... Sorry kind of long

Hi Alice,

What a rollercoaster ride you had!!! Glad you are home and sounds

like your are doing wonderfully! Prayer is God's best medicine! I

go on Tuesday for my surgery and have been praying all goes well

too. Have a wonderful Labor Day! Keep us up to date on your

outstanding progress!

Hugs, in AL.

[Guest guest]

Alice, Welcome home...what a story! Sounds like you¹re doing well. Take it

easy and rest up!

Lap RNY April 9, 2004 (-80 lbs.)

348/268/140 (begin/current/goal)

www.carrieburns.net

>

> My story..... I flew to San Diego on 8-23 and on 8-24 did all my pre ops. 8-25

> was bowel prep and 8-26 I was at the hospital at 4:30AM for surgery. Surgery

> went well and I was later released to my room. I don`t remember anything

> between there. I was out of it most of the day but they did get me up to walk

> that evening around 10:00PM. 8-27 I awoke a little more with it and was

> looking forward to the leak test that would then allow me to have ice chips,

> broth and Jell-O if I had no leak problems. To this point my most pain and

> discomfort was an extremely throbbing left shoulder from what was expected was

> a gas pain and the worst cotton mouth from not drinking that I ever had in my

> life. I was taken down for the leak test and immediately became suspicious

> when the tech took about 8-10 different shots

> and would not say a thing to me. Then back to my room and the Doctor who was

> filling in for my Doctor came in and said I had a leak and still nothing by

> mouth until they solved it. After consultations they decided to keep me there

> an extra day or two and feed me through my feeding tube and do another leak

> test on 8-31. That went on through 8-28, 8-29 and then 8-30 my surgeon came in

> and released me to go back to the hotel with an appointment the next day for

> the second leak test. My friend Terry sprung me from the hospital and we went

> to the room. I prayed and asked for all the prayers that I could get to make

> Tuesday`s leak test good. 8-31 We went to a seminar at the Doctor`s office and

> then on to the second leak test. My surgeon was to meet me there to look at

> it. I prayed as they were doing it and when they were done the gal looked at

> it and said it did not change one bit from last time. I almost went into

> tears. My surgeon came along and went to look at it and then came ! back out

> and said that it did look the same as last time but she was not convinced it

> was a leak. She said if I lived there in San Diego she would start letting me

> drink and just keep a very close eye on me but as I had to came back here to

> Alaska there was only one way to tell for sure and that was with a CatScan and

> they could do it right then. I ran into the room and had that done and waited

> back outside for results. She came out shortly and said there was no leak, so

> there never had been one. I was ECSTATIC!!! She said lets go up to the 6th

> floor and get that drainage tube out of you and get you some water. I was so

> HAPPY!!! She moved me right on to soft foods as I had already moved through

> the clear liquids when I was taking nothing. We went back to the room and I

> had broth and later Jell-O that day so I did not rush it even though I could

> have. 09-01 Ate cottage cheese for breakfast and that did well. Then we messed

> around and shopped most of the day. Later I ate cottage cheese with tuna mixed

> in it. That was good and also did well. 09-02 Went for post op appointment,

> got the feeding tube taken out and was given a clear bill of health and

> released to come home on 9-03 and go to work on 09-07. I was feeling great.

> 09-03 Spent most of the day flying home. A little tiring but I felt great for

> the most part. 09-05 Well here I am posting to all of you. Before surgery I

> had lost 13 pounds, by their scales in San Diego, from my highest weight! here

> in Alaska. This morning on my scales here in Alaska, which are the ones I will

> go by from now on for consistency, I have now lost 30 total!!!!! That is 13

> pre op and 17 since surgery, 10 days. I am very happy with that. I feel

> fantastic and seem to have good energy. I will keep

> you all posted on progress.

>

> Alice

>

>

>

>

>

> Alice hardestyal hardesty@...

>

>

[Guest guest]

Thanks Alice! Your so sweet doing that.

Hugs, in AL.

> ...You will be in my prayers for Tuesday.

[Guest guest]

Alice

wow it's horrible what u went through n it makes me even more scared then

I already am but I'm still gonna go through with it

Love Debbie

-------------- Original message --------------

My story..... I flew to San Diego on 8-23 and on 8-24 did all my pre ops. 8-25

was bowel prep and 8-26 I was at the hospital at 4:30AM for surgery. Surgery

went well and I was later released to my room. I don`t remember anything between

there. I was out of it most of the day but they did get me up to walk that

evening around 10:00PM. 8-27 I awoke a little more with it and was looking

forward to the leak test that would then allow me to have ice chips, broth and

Jell-O if I had no leak problems. To this point my most pain and discomfort was

an extremely throbbing left shoulder from what was expected was a gas pain and

the worst cotton mouth from not drinking that I ever had in my life. I was taken

down for the leak test and immediately became suspicious when the tech took

about 8-10 different shots

and would not say a thing to me. Then back to my room and the Doctor who was

filling in for my Doctor came in and said I had a leak and still nothing by

mouth until they solved it. After consultations they decided to keep me there an

extra day or two and feed me through my feeding tube and do another leak test on

8-31. That went on through 8-28, 8-29 and then 8-30 my surgeon came in and

released me to go back to the hotel with an appointment the next day for the

second leak test. My friend Terry sprung me from the hospital and we went to the

room. I prayed and asked for all the prayers that I could get to make Tuesday`s

leak test good. 8-31 We went to a seminar at the Doctor`s office and then on to

the second leak test. My surgeon was to meet me there to look at it. I prayed as

they were doing it and when they were done the gal looked at it and said it did

not change one bit from last time. I almost went into tears. My surgeon came

along and went to look at it and then came back out and said that it did look

the same as last time but she was not convinced it was a leak. She said if I

lived there in San Diego she would start letting me drink and just keep a very

close eye on me but as I had to came back here to Alaska there was only one way

to tell for sure and that was with a CatScan and they could do it right then. I

ran into the room and had that done and waited back outside for results. She

came out shortly and said there was no leak, so

there never had been one. I was ECSTATIC!!! She said lets go up to the 6th floor

and get that drainage tube out of you and get you some water. I was so HAPPY!!!

She moved me right on to soft foods as I had already moved through the clear

liquids when I was taking nothing. We went back to the room and I had broth and

later Jell-O that day so I did not rush it even though I could have. 09-01 Ate

cottage cheese for breakfast and that did well. Then we messed around and

shopped most of the day. Later I ate cottage cheese with tuna mixed in it. That

was good and also did well. 09-02 Went for post op appointment, got the feeding

tube taken out and was given a clear bill of health and released to come home on

9-03 and go to work on 09-07. I was feeling great. 09-03 Spent most of the day

flying home. A little tiring but I felt great for the most part. 09-05 Well here

I am posting to all of you. Before surgery I had lost 13 pounds, by their scales

in San Diego, from my highest weight here in Alaska. This morning on my scales

here in Alaska, which are the ones I will go by from now on for consistency, I

have now lost 30 total!!!!! That is 13 pre op and 17 since surgery, 10 days. I

am very happy with that. I feel fantastic and seem to have good energy. I will

keep

you all posted on progress.

Alice

Alice hardestyal hardesty@...

[Guest guest]

Alice,

So glad to hear from you, sorry to hear you had those extra days in the

hospital but glad to hear everything is going great now. Congrats on the

weight

loss and hope you continue to do as well. Take care and keep us posted.

Laurette

4/23/04 open rny

309/290/234/150

St. Charity

Cleveland, Ohio

[Guest guest]

Thank you Scarlett!!!!

Alice hardestyal hardesty@...

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Alice Congratulations!!! I'm so Glad evrything went well May God Bless you

and help you in your new journey!!

LOve Scarlett

[Guest guest]

great job alice abd glad you are doing well

> My story..... I flew to San Diego on 8-23 and on 8-24 did all my

pre ops. 8-25 was bowel prep and 8-26 I was at the hospital at 4:30AM

for surgery. Surgery went well and I was later released to my room. I

don`t remember anything between there. I was out of it most of the

day but they did get me up to walk that evening around 10:00PM. 8-27

I awoke a little more with it and was looking forward to the leak

test that would then allow me to have ice chips, broth and Jell-O if

I had no leak problems. To this point my most pain and discomfort was

an extremely throbbing left shoulder from what was expected was a gas

pain and the worst cotton mouth from not drinking that I ever had in

my life. I was taken down for the leak test and immediately became

suspicious when the tech took about 8-10 different shots

> and would not say a thing to me. Then back to my room and the

Doctor who was filling in for my Doctor came in and said I had a leak

and still nothing by mouth until they solved it. After consultations

they decided to keep me there an extra day or two and feed me through

my feeding tube and do another leak test on 8-31. That went on

through 8-28, 8-29 and then 8-30 my surgeon came in and released me

to go back to the hotel with an appointment the next day for the

second leak test. My friend Terry sprung me from the hospital and we

went to the room. I prayed and asked for all the prayers that I could

get to make Tuesday`s leak test good. 8-31 We went to a seminar at

the Doctor`s office and then on to the second leak test. My surgeon

was to meet me there to look at it. I prayed as they were doing it

and when they were done the gal looked at it and said it did not

change one bit from last time. I almost went into tears. My surgeon

came along and went to look at it and then came back out

> and said that it did look the same as last time but she was not

convinced it was a leak. She said if I lived there in San Diego she

would start letting me drink and just keep a very close eye on me but

as I had to came back here to Alaska there was only one way to tell

for sure and that was with a CatScan and they could do it right then.

I ran into the room and had that done and waited back outside for

results. She came out shortly and said there was no leak, so

> there never had been one. I was ECSTATIC!!! She said lets go up

to the 6th floor and get that drainage tube out of you and get you

some water. I was so HAPPY!!! She moved me right on to soft foods as

I had already moved through the clear liquids when I was taking

nothing. We went back to the room and I had broth and later Jell-O

that day so I did not rush it even though I could have. 09-01 Ate

cottage cheese for breakfast and that did well. Then we messed around

and shopped most of the day. Later I ate cottage cheese with tuna

mixed in it. That was good and also did well. 09-02 Went for post op

appointment, got the feeding tube taken out and was given a clear

bill of health and released to come home on 9-03 and go to work on 09-

07. I was feeling great. 09-03 Spent most of the day flying home. A

little tiring but I felt great for the most part. 09-05 Well here I

am posting to all of you. Before surgery I had lost 13 pounds, by

their scales in San Diego, from my highest weight here in

> Alaska. This morning on my scales here in Alaska, which are the

ones I will go by from now on for consistency, I have now lost 30

total!!!!! That is 13 pre op and 17 since surgery, 10 days. I am very

happy with that. I feel fantastic and seem to have good energy. I

will keep

> you all posted on progress.

>

> Alice

>

>

>

>

>

> Alice hardestyal hardesty@a...

>

>

[Guest guest]

Thank you Laurette!!!

Alice hardestyal hardesty@...

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Alice,

So glad to hear from you, sorry to hear you had those extra days in the

hospital but glad to hear everything is going great now. Congrats on the

weight

loss and hope you continue to do as well. Take care and keep us posted.

Laurette

4/23/04 open rny

309/290/234/150

St. Charity

Cleveland, Ohio