Guest guest Posted August 26, 2004 Report Share Posted August 26, 2004 Wow...what a day! Glad you survived it...and glad I didn't have to have one. The leak test is scaring me enough...and turning my ol' stomach too! I have been in touch with a few people local who have used my surgeon to get the facts before hand. So I am informed and still waiting for any information suddenly remember. Something you said about the gurney being small for our weight hit home cause I was approached once about that same thing a few years ago when I was at my highest...300! It was also for stitches in my foot after stepping on a huge piece of glass. Oh what a nightmare! I was asked how I was prepared to get around since I'd more than likely break the crutches. Wheelchairs weren't big enough to accomodate me etc...! Luckly I was off the week, used our office chair at home to roll around on and slept in a recliner since my bed was a waterbed and hard to get in and out normally...LOL! Glad those day's are behind me...almost for good! Thanks for letting me ramble...LOL!!! Hugs, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 26, 2004 Report Share Posted August 26, 2004 To me it isn't rambling thats just my opinion..... yeah they make ya drink this white fruity stuff of course your happy to drink it cuz they make ya die of thrist and starve so anything taste good by then...LoL.. Lou wrote:Wow...what a day! Glad you survived it...and glad I didn't have to have one. The leak test is scaring me enough...and turning my ol' stomach too! I have been in touch with a few people local who have used my surgeon to get the facts before hand. So I am informed and still waiting for any information suddenly remember. Something you said about the gurney being small for our weight hit home cause I was approached once about that same thing a few years ago when I was at my highest...300! It was also for stitches in my foot after stepping on a huge piece of glass. Oh what a nightmare! I was asked how I was prepared to get around since I'd more than likely break the crutches. Wheelchairs weren't big enough to accomodate me etc...! Luckly I was off the week, used our office chair at home to roll around on and slept in a recliner since my bed was a waterbed and hard to get in and out normally...LOL! Glad those day's are behind me...almost for good! Thanks for letting me ramble...LOL!!! Hugs, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 26, 2004 Report Share Posted August 26, 2004 That is NOT what they had me drink, wish I had been at your hospital . Mine tasted like dish soap - 100% dish soap. It was horrible. LOL not to scare anyone, just not sugar coating, what I went through that day after . Lap RNY April 9, 2004 (-79 lbs.) 348/269/140 (begin/current/goal) www.carrieburns.net > To me it isn't rambling thats just my opinion..... yeah they > make ya drink this white fruity stuff of course your happy to drink > it cuz they make ya die of thrist and starve so anything taste good by > then...LoL.. > > Lou wrote:Wow...what a day! Glad you > survived it...and glad I didn't have to > have one. The leak test is scaring me enough...and turning my ol' > stomach too! I have been in touch with a few people local who have > used my surgeon to get the facts before hand. So I am informed and > still waiting for any information suddenly remember. > Something you said about the gurney being small for our weight hit > home cause I was approached once about that same thing a few years > ago when I was at my highest...300! It was also for stitches in my > foot after stepping on a huge piece of glass. Oh what a nightmare! > I was asked how I was prepared to get around since I'd more than > likely break the crutches. Wheelchairs weren't big enough to > accomodate me etc...! Luckly I was off the week, used our office > chair at home to roll around on and slept in a recliner since my bed > was a waterbed and hard to get in and out normally...LOL! Glad > those day's are behind me...almost for good! Thanks for letting me > ramble...LOL!!! > Hugs, > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 26, 2004 Report Share Posted August 26, 2004 Its all good big smiles. Lou wrote: , I dont think meant it like that...just her's tasted like soap and not sugary...at least what is how I understood it. Hugs, in AL. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 26, 2004 Report Share Posted August 26, 2004 Never heard of that either...how did you do it? It would be all over me and the gurney!!!! > oh and i hadda lay on my belly to drink it no less how many times you been told to lay on ya belly to drink white fruity stuff? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 26, 2004 Report Share Posted August 26, 2004 LoL.. its pure talent i tell ya pure talent Lou wrote: Never heard of that either...how did you do it? It would be all over me and the gurney!!!! > oh and i hadda lay on my belly to drink it no less how many times you been told to lay on ya belly to drink white fruity stuff? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 26, 2004 Report Share Posted August 26, 2004 sorry you had to go through that denise. we've all been there at one time or another. today was just one more sign that this is a good decision for you. take care. in Delaware Lap RNY 3/10/04 261/171/120 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 26, 2004 Report Share Posted August 26, 2004 Yes exactly my point and i am very happy actually that the point was proven to myself. Thanks for your thoughts ! jca523@... wrote:sorry you had to go through that denise. we've all been there at one time or another. today was just one more sign that this is a good decision for you. take care. in Delaware Lap RNY 3/10/04 261/171/120 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 27, 2004 Report Share Posted August 27, 2004 " how many times you been told to lay on ya belly to drink white fruity stuff? " THATS TOO FUNNY!!! hahahah > > To me it isn't rambling thats just my opinion..... yeah > they make ya drink this white fruity stuff of course your happy to > drink it cuz they make ya die of thrist and starve so anything taste > good by then...LoL.. > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 27, 2004 Report Share Posted August 27, 2004 im glad someone got a laugh out of it ....hehehe mydadsbuddy wrote: " how many times you been told to lay on ya belly to drink white fruity stuff? " THATS TOO FUNNY!!! hahahah > > To me it isn't rambling thats just my opinion..... yeah > they make ya drink this white fruity stuff of course your happy to > drink it cuz they make ya die of thrist and starve so anything taste > good by then...LoL.. > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 27, 2004 Report Share Posted August 27, 2004 , How familiar your story is unfortunately. There are so many things that the average world does not think about. I had one such incidence this week. I went to join a gym to try and get a little in shape before the surgery and to continue going after. Anywho, we go through the tour of the facility and we go to sit down and discuss price, etc. They have these flimsy little plastic outdoor chairs. Needless to say my big butt won't fit in it and I had to perch on the edge and hope that it did not collapse under me. I made it through the meeting uncomfortable to made it through. I went back in yesterday for my follow-up with the personal trainer and noticed that they had replaced them with metal folding chairs. At least they noticed and did something about it. The point being the skinny world at large don't understand what we large people have to go through. I don't think that they are necessarily being insensitive, they just don't understand. I wish I didn't. Dora in Tennessee Lap/Open RNY 9/20/2004 Vanderbilt Hospital Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 27, 2004 Report Share Posted August 27, 2004 Hello Dora I so totally agree with you: I did break down with one of those plastic toys " and I still have the scars to prove it. We drive about an hour to the movies because my behind was very squished in the chairs the theater here has. I think we all have been there. How about the saleslady in a clothing store that eyeballs you like you are from out of space and plan to abduct her? You ever seen the looks?? JJ P.S. Good luck for your surgery! -- RE: Today , How familiar your story is unfortunately. There are so many things that the average world does not think about. I had one such incidence this week. I went to join a gym to try and get a little in shape before the surgery and to continue going after. Anywho, we go through the tour of the facility and we go to sit down and discuss price, etc. They have these flimsy little plastic outdoor chairs. Needless to say my big butt won't fit in it and I had to perch on the edge and hope that it did not collapse under me. I made it through the meeting uncomfortable to made it through. I went back in yesterday for my follow-up with the personal trainer and noticed that they had replaced them with metal folding chairs. At least they noticed and did something about it. The point being the skinny world at large don't understand what we large people have to go through. I don't think that they are necessarily being insensitive, they just don't understand. I wish I didn't. Dora in Tennessee Lap/Open RNY 9/20/2004 Vanderbilt Hospital Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 27, 2004 Report Share Posted August 27, 2004 That is the very reason I don't go to the Titans games with my husband. He always asks and I have to explain I just can't do it. Maybe some day. Dora in Tennessee Lap/Open RNY 9/20/2004 Vanderbilt Hospital Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 27, 2004 Report Share Posted August 27, 2004 That is too funny JJ, but yes I have seen it. Oh, one day soon we will no longer have to deal with this. Dora in Tennessee Lap/Open RNY 9/20/2004 Vanderbilt Hospital RE: Today , How familiar your story is unfortunately. There are so many things that the average world does not think about. I had one such incidence this week. I went to join a gym to try and get a little in shape before the surgery and to continue going after. Anywho, we go through the tour of the facility and we go to sit down and discuss price, etc. They have these flimsy little plastic outdoor chairs. Needless to say my big butt won't fit in it and I had to perch on the edge and hope that it did not collapse under me. I made it through the meeting uncomfortable to made it through. I went back in yesterday for my follow-up with the personal trainer and noticed that they had replaced them with metal folding chairs. At least they noticed and did something about it. The point being the skinny world at large don't understand what we large people have to go through. I don't think that they are necessarily being insensitive, they just don't understand. I wish I didn't. Dora in Tennessee Lap/Open RNY 9/20/2004 Vanderbilt Hospital Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 27, 2004 Report Share Posted August 27, 2004 Sorry, but I think we will have to work on it our entire life - it will get easier, I hope??? JJ -- RE: Today , How familiar your story is unfortunately. There are so many things that the average world does not think about. I had one such incidence this week. I went to join a gym to try and get a little in shape before the surgery and to continue going after. Anywho, we go through the tour of the facility and we go to sit down and discuss price, etc. They have these flimsy little plastic outdoor chairs. Needless to say my big butt won't fit in it and I had to perch on the edge and hope that it did not collapse under me. I made it through the meeting uncomfortable to made it through. I went back in yesterday for my follow-up with the personal trainer and noticed that they had replaced them with metal folding chairs. At least they noticed and did something about it. The point being the skinny world at large don't understand what we large people have to go through. I don't think that they are necessarily being insensitive, they just don't understand. I wish I didn't. Dora in Tennessee Lap/Open RNY 9/20/2004 Vanderbilt Hospital Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 27, 2004 Report Share Posted August 27, 2004 Absolutely. I never said it would be easy. It will definitely be work. But this surgery is a tool that will help me do what I have not been able to accomplish on my own. RE: Today , How familiar your story is unfortunately. There are so many things that the average world does not think about. I had one such incidence this week. I went to join a gym to try and get a little in shape before the surgery and to continue going after. Anywho, we go through the tour of the facility and we go to sit down and discuss price, etc. They have these flimsy little plastic outdoor chairs. Needless to say my big butt won't fit in it and I had to perch on the edge and hope that it did not collapse under me. I made it through the meeting uncomfortable to made it through. I went back in yesterday for my follow-up with the personal trainer and noticed that they had replaced them with metal folding chairs. At least they noticed and did something about it. The point being the skinny world at large don't understand what we large people have to go through. I don't think that they are necessarily being insensitive, they just don't understand. I wish I didn't. Dora in Tennessee Lap/Open RNY 9/20/2004 Vanderbilt Hospital Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 27, 2004 Report Share Posted August 27, 2004 You know i have learned alot in my short little 40 yr old life (laughing). After spending alot of my younger yrs worrying so much what other people were thinking of me all the time. It basically kept me from living my life it kept me paralized but, what i found out was this. That everyone in this world has issues whether they are skinny , medium or large or xxxx large. When i was worrying about what those folks were thinking about me they were to buy worrying what everyone else was thinking about them. So i could of been enjoying my life as a younger person joyful and carefree. And it is still the same way today on the beach when i go there even tho i am 300 lbs i still go on the beach in my lil bathing that sorta looks like a lil tennis dress. All the ppl on the beach they have more important things to do then worry about what looks like and how fat she is and who she is with. And not to mention they are to worried about what they themselves look like because everyone on this earh has issues i don't care who you are some just hide them better then others. Ok i will shut up now (smiles) In care always, . Dora McCary wrote: That is the very reason I don't go to the Titans games with my husband. He always asks and I have to explain I just can't do it. Maybe some day. Dora in Tennessee Lap/Open RNY 9/20/2004 Vanderbilt Hospital Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 27, 2004 Report Share Posted August 27, 2004 dang nabbit ya have to love typos brooke sheilds wrote:You know i have learned alot in my short little 40 yr old life (laughing). After spending alot of my younger yrs worrying so much what other people were thinking of me all the time. It basically kept me from living my life it kept me paralized but, what i found out was this. That everyone in this world has issues whether they are skinny , medium or large or xxxx large. When i was worrying about what those folks were thinking about me they were to buy worrying what everyone else was thinking about them. So i could of been enjoying my life as a younger person joyful and carefree. And it is still the same way today on the beach when i go there even tho i am 300 lbs i still go on the beach in my lil bathing that sorta looks like a lil tennis dress. All the ppl on the beach they have more important things to do then worry about what looks like and how fat she is and who she is with. And not to mention they are to worried about what they themselves look like because everyone on this earh has issues i don't care who you are some just hide them better then others. Ok i will shut up now (smiles) In care always, . Dora McCary wrote: That is the very reason I don't go to the Titans games with my husband. He always asks and I have to explain I just can't do it. Maybe some day. Dora in Tennessee Lap/Open RNY 9/20/2004 Vanderbilt Hospital Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 27, 2004 Report Share Posted August 27, 2004 You are right on the money with that. I learned early on not to worry what people think about me. I was at the beach earlier this month in my size 32 bathing suit and I enjoyed the heck out of it. I don't care that I don't have the good body that the rest of them have. And that is an insecurity that I am afraid if you have won't be fixed just by loosing the weight. I have friends who have lost the weight and they still are haunted by this type of fear and insecurity. We have to love us for who we are and get healthy for ourselves. Good point !! Dora in Tennessee Lap/Open RNY 9/20/2004 Vanderbilt Hospital RE: Today You know i have learned alot in my short little 40 yr old life (laughing). After spending alot of my younger yrs worrying so much what other people were thinking of me all the time. It basically kept me from living my life it kept me paralized but, what i found out was this. That everyone in this world has issues whether they are skinny , medium or large or xxxx large. When i was worrying about what those folks were thinking about me they were to buy worrying what everyone else was thinking about them. So i could of been enjoying my life as a younger person joyful and carefree. And it is still the same way today on the beach when i go there even tho i am 300 lbs i still go on the beach in my lil bathing that sorta looks like a lil tennis dress. All the ppl on the beach they have more important things to do then worry about what looks like and how fat she is and who she is with. And not to mention they are to worried about what they themselves look like because everyone on this earh has issues i don't care who you are some just hide them better then others. Ok i will shut up now (smiles) In care always, . Dora McCary wrote: That is the very reason I don't go to the Titans games with my husband. He always asks and I have to explain I just can't do it. Maybe some day. Dora in Tennessee Lap/Open RNY 9/20/2004 Vanderbilt Hospital Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 27, 2004 Report Share Posted August 27, 2004 Thx Dore big hugss! Dora McCary wrote:You are right on the money with that. I learned early on not to worry what people think about me. I was at the beach earlier this month in my size 32 bathing suit and I enjoyed the heck out of it. I don't care that I don't have the good body that the rest of them have. And that is an insecurity that I am afraid if you have won't be fixed just by loosing the weight. I have friends who have lost the weight and they still are haunted by this type of fear and insecurity. We have to love us for who we are and get healthy for ourselves. Good point !! Dora in Tennessee Lap/Open RNY 9/20/2004 Vanderbilt Hospital RE: Today You know i have learned alot in my short little 40 yr old life (laughing). After spending alot of my younger yrs worrying so much what other people were thinking of me all the time. It basically kept me from living my life it kept me paralized but, what i found out was this. That everyone in this world has issues whether they are skinny , medium or large or xxxx large. When i was worrying about what those folks were thinking about me they were to buy worrying what everyone else was thinking about them. So i could of been enjoying my life as a younger person joyful and carefree. And it is still the same way today on the beach when i go there even tho i am 300 lbs i still go on the beach in my lil bathing that sorta looks like a lil tennis dress. All the ppl on the beach they have more important things to do then worry about what looks like and how fat she is and who she is with. And not to mention they are to worried about what they themselves look like because everyone on this earh has issues i don't care who you are some just hide them better then others. Ok i will shut up now (smiles) In care always, . Dora McCary wrote: That is the very reason I don't go to the Titans games with my husband. He always asks and I have to explain I just can't do it. Maybe some day. Dora in Tennessee Lap/Open RNY 9/20/2004 Vanderbilt Hospital Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 27, 2004 Report Share Posted August 27, 2004 Sorry this is kinda long.... My sister asked me, why do By-pass surgery? She said that everyone loves me for who I am not what I look like. I began to explain the first reason was my health, I wanted to be around to continue to watch my children grow and hopefully see Grandkids one day. Then I started to explain my other reasons, such as fitting into chairs, events, just going to a family function and having to make sure you bring your own seat. I told her it was embarrassing to not be able to sit down and you don't want to make a big deal of it so you usually come up with an excuse... Like I've been sitting all day!! You can't take plane rides because you overlap on the next person's seat or you have to buy two. I explained to her that I want to live life instead of watching everyone else. I feel like I'm on the sidelines of a game watching everyone else play this game of life. However, after I explained this to my sister she understood and said she would support me. She said she never knew what I was going through and cried. I look forward for the day that my insurance calls me and lets me know I'm approved. Right now my insurance is requesting more documentation: Doctor's notes 3 years show attempts, I need a Psych Eval & Dietician Eval. I hear all the positives here and it keeps my hopes up everyday. I look forward to one day when I can be apart of the losing side myself. There are days those I want to just cry because I know I may have to wait and do another 26 week program just to proof I am a failure again….that part stinks! Dora McCary wrote: That is the very reason I don't go to the Titans games with my husband. He always asks and I have to explain I just can't do it. Maybe some day. Dora in Tennessee Lap/Open RNY 9/20/2004 Vanderbilt Hospital Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 27, 2004 Report Share Posted August 27, 2004 It's so much easier herein Al. It took a year, but the insurance was very quick in answering with a big yes (mayhap because I HAD diabetes. I feel for you because I have been there, but know it is getting better. Every day a little bit...... Maybe if you start by eating what we have to eat - so you get used to it.... Maybe you have a YMCA or a pool you can use to do some low impact exercise until your surgery so your joints won't hurt so bad; I know mine do. What is your insurance carrier? Good luck. JJ -- RE: Today Sorry this is kinda long.... My sister asked me, why do By-pass surgery? She said that everyone loves me for who I am not what I look like. I began to explain the first reason was my health, I wanted to be around to continue to watch my children grow and hopefully see Grandkids one day. Then I started to explain my other reasons, such as fitting into chairs, events, just going to a family function and having to make sure you bring your own seat. I told her it was embarrassing to not be able to sit down and you don't want to make a big deal of it so you usually come up with an excuse... Like I've been sitting all day!! You can't take plane rides because you overlap on the next person's seat or you have to buy two. I explained to her that I want to live life instead of watching everyone else. I feel like I'm on the sidelines of a game watching everyone else play this game of life. However, after I explained this to my sister she understood and said she would support me. She said she never knew what I was going through and cried. I look forward for the day that my insurance calls me and lets me know I'm approved. Right now my insurance is requesting more documentation: Doctor's notes 3 years show attempts, I need a Psych Eval & Dietician Eval. I hear all the positives here and it keeps my hopes up everyday. I look forward to one day when I can be apart of the losing side myself. There are days those I want to just cry because I know I may have to wait and do another 26 week program just to proof I am a failure again….that part stinks! Dora McCary wrote: That is the very reason I don't go to the Titans games with my husband. He always asks and I have to explain I just can't do it. Maybe some day. Dora in Tennessee Lap/Open RNY 9/20/2004 Vanderbilt Hospital Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 27, 2004 Report Share Posted August 27, 2004 (Total agreement) JJ -- RE: Today , How familiar your story is unfortunately. There are so many things that the average world does not think about. I had one such incidence this week. I went to join a gym to try and get a little in shape before the surgery and to continue going after. Anywho, we go through the tour of the facility and we go to sit down and discuss price, etc. They have these flimsy little plastic outdoor chairs. Needless to say my big butt won't fit in it and I had to perch on the edge and hope that it did not collapse under me. I made it through the meeting uncomfortable to made it through. I went back in yesterday for my follow-up with the personal trainer and noticed that they had replaced them with metal folding chairs. At least they noticed and did something about it. The point being the skinny world at large don't understand what we large people have to go through. I don't think that they are necessarily being insensitive, they just don't understand. I wish I didn't. Dora in Tennessee Lap/Open RNY 9/20/2004 Vanderbilt Hospital Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 27, 2004 Report Share Posted August 27, 2004 , You just put into words exactly how I feel. I too have had to explain to friends and family why this is important to me. I think we are doing this for all the right reasons and it will work out. We are not doing this for selfish reasons. We are not doing this for anyone else. We are doing it to improve our health and in turn improve the life we live with those that we love. Keep your head up girl. It will happen, it just takes time. I did not think I would ever get approved, and now I am 23 days away from surgery. You are in it for the right reasons and don't forget that. Fight the insurance company because your life does depend on it. Dora in Tennessee Lap/Open RNY 9/20/2004 Vanderbilt Hospital Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 27, 2004 Report Share Posted August 27, 2004 But actually you are a winner in all reality! . wrote: Sorry this is kinda long.... My sister asked me, why do By-pass surgery? She said that everyone loves me for who I am not what I look like. I began to explain the first reason was my health, I wanted to be around to continue to watch my children grow and hopefully see Grandkids one day. Then I started to explain my other reasons, such as fitting into chairs, events, just going to a family function and having to make sure you bring your own seat. I told her it was embarrassing to not be able to sit down and you don't want to make a big deal of it so you usually come up with an excuse... Like I've been sitting all day!! You can't take plane rides because you overlap on the next person's seat or you have to buy two. I explained to her that I want to live life instead of watching everyone else. I feel like I'm on the sidelines of a game watching everyone else play this game of life. However, after I explained this to my sister she understood and said she would support me. She said she never knew what I was going through and cried. I look forward for the day that my insurance calls me and lets me know I'm approved. Right now my insurance is requesting more documentation: Doctor's notes 3 years show attempts, I need a Psych Eval & Dietician Eval. I hear all the positives here and it keeps my hopes up everyday. I look forward to one day when I can be apart of the losing side myself. There are days those I want to just cry because I know I may have to wait and do another 26 week program just to proof I am a failure again….that part stinks! Dora McCary wrote: That is the very reason I don't go to the Titans games with my husband. He always asks and I have to explain I just can't do it. Maybe some day. Dora in Tennessee Lap/Open RNY 9/20/2004 Vanderbilt Hospital Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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