RE: How Are Your Tootsies?

[Guest guest]

There is a printable annual lab order sheet at www.pacificsurgery.com. Note

that this is for DS patients, so it might need to be tweaked a bit for RNY and

others.

Judy

Lap Proximal RNY 7/23/02

Drs. and Rabkin/SF

54/5'3 " - 257/140

size 22/XXL - 6-8/S

bmi 46/24

-66 inches

[Guest guest]

> There is a printable annual lab order sheet at

www.pacificsurgery.com. Note that this is for DS patients, so it

might need to be tweaked a bit for RNY and others. <<<

It definitely needs protein and ferritin added.

Sheri

In sunny Florida

[Guest guest]

Well Pandy.........Does it comfort you at all to know that you are not in

the boat " alone? " I am bewildered and totally disgusted in myself. I too

am up (22-24lb) and haven't had but a couple of protein shakes in the last

couple of months. Have been living on carbs and just shear crap. What I

can't figure out is this......BEFORE surgery I could have cared less for

sugary kinda carbs, you know, the candy, doughnuts etc......I had absolutely

NO desire for that stuff....I liked the foody kinda carbs like pizza and

spaghetti......but now I CRAVE the candy and junk......not sure what's up

with that. Not sure what to tell you to do other than I can tell you what I

am going to " try " ........I am joining " Curves " in the A.M (a birthday gift

from hubby).....even though I have ALL the workout stuff I could possible

need at home, I am just not doing it,,,,,I work the 7-9AM shift and plan on

going staight from work before I even come home.....if not I will find100

excuses NOT to go. Tonight I am going to work up some " charts " for hubby

and I.....the kind that list the things like: water, vitamins, calcium etc.,

we both seem to do better when we have a " checklist. " Other than that I am

going to do a lot of soul searching and praying...I am really upset by my

behavoir, and even more upset that I don't know WHY I am being so

distructive!! Well, here's to a protein feast for a couple of

days.......... P.

How Are Your Tootsies?

>

> I ask because I care, of course, but I also need a serious @$$kicking. I

> don't think I've had a protein shake in three months (perhaps an odd one

or

> two), I feel like crap, I'm back on the sugar big time, and I'm up *24.5*

> lbs from my lowest. Spiral into hell. =) And, please, no e-mails from

the

> holier-than-thous who get to goal within 30 minutes and can't figure out

why

> any of us continue to have issues. =) (I'm a little grumpy, too, can you

> tell??? sorry.... ;-) I guess I need to get myself up to date on my

> OSSG-Protein reading and do a protein feast (but I sure will miss

> food...waaaaah). I *have* been taking my iron, but I continue to bruise

> easily and heal slowly, so it will be interesting to see what my lab work

> holds for me this year...speaking of which....

>

> Ok....went to the doc's today, and he's ordered up the labs. Of course,

not

> all the labs I need (he's usually pretty open, but I was just too darned

> tired today to help him out). Just CBC, Comprehensive Metabolic (Chem 14),

> Glycoheomglobin, TSH, LH, FSH (I have PCOS & the pen fell on the Thyroid

> screen after I left his office). Last year, the pen fell a few other

places

> (A, D, Zinc), but darned if I remember the other places the pen fell by

> accident). Do any of you wonderful lab techie types out there know where

> else my doctor should drop his pen to get the complete screening we need?

> Yes, I have the list from the files, but it's all Greek to me since I

don't

> know what's in the SBC and CM14.... I should have kept a copy of last

year's

> lab slip. I figure what doesn't get covered this trip I'll ask him to

write

> me up for in three months when I go back.

>

> Also, I asked if he had an Endocrinologist that he works with for PCOS

> patients, and he said that Endocrinologists didn't work with that sort of

> thing. DUH! Ok..he's a bit in the dark ages. Time for me to go Google it

and

> get some literature for him. If anyone already has any good links, please

> forward to me. He *did* say that once I've gone for my yearly girlie doc

> visit, he'll send me to the Endo the Gyn doesn't have anything helpful for

> me. My PCOS symptoms are getting out of hand, so I've got to do

something...

>

> My doc's a good guy, just a bit old-fashioned, and I was too darned tired

to

> fuss much today (getting over the bug that's been going around....plus

lack

> of protein). Kick self, kick self.

>

> Thank you for reading this far, and thank you in advance for any help. =(

>

> Staci

> aka pandy when I'm in trouble and hiding =)

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Well, P, it seems there are a few of us who are struggling a bit.

I'm trying to get a grip. I've been exercising at least 3 times a week

(Jazzercise), and I'm trying to make it 4 or 5. I may have to set my

treadmill up in my bedroom rather than the garage so that I'll actually

USE it! I'm ramping up on my protein again. At least one per day for a

few days, then I'll add another, and then I'll add a 3rd. I'm usually

pretty good with my vitamins during the week at work, but I'm terrible

on weekends, so that's the third thing I'll work on.

I've recognized that I'm still trying to use food to self medicate

during very stressful times (and I'm having some of those right now). My

doc is starting me on Metformin, and I'm hoping that that will help with

the sugar/carb cravings. My cravings are pretty bad right now (well, I'm

not so sure it's the cravings as much as it is the stress sending me to

the fridge/cupboard every 10 minutes looking to fill the void and erase

the pain).

I've also noticed that I can eat HUGE amounts of food...no, not what I

could eat before, but I rather long for the days when 2 teaspoons filled

me up. I'm feel as though I'm heading back to that " never satisfied "

place that I was in before surgery. I'm hoping that getting back on the

protein wagon will help with that. I KNOW my tool still works, because

there are certain foods that, if I eat them too fast, they'll plug my

stoma up and cause the cookie tossing (so to speak) we all know....the

froths prove my tool is still working.

I'm just getting to the point (more than two years after my panni) that

I'm starting to think about further reconstructive surgery (I just

couldn't stomach it before now). My doc doesn't think I'll have any

problem getting a breast reduction. I'm hoping that my insurance might

even approve my arms at that point (Jazzercise with these flapping wings

is NOT fun! ;-) BUT...before I'll consider more reconstructive surgery,

I want to get closer to my goal. I have 50 lbs to go to be at goal (I'm

three years out).

Oh well...hopefully we can all get back on track. The holidays are going

to be tough. Sorry for rambling on, but it's helping me sort through

things in my head. And thanks to all who responded. There is a lot of

compassion and love among the graduates, and I appreciate the

thoughtfulness and kindness.

P., we can do this. We can. We're tough.

Thanks again to all you wonderful grads.

Love,

pandy

Well Pandy.........Does it comfort you at all to know that you are not

in

the boat " alone? "

[Guest guest]

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Live and in person and with my feet ready for bottom kicking.

That's how long you have to get your lil patootie back in line, young lady.

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How Are Your Tootsies?

>

> I ask because I care, of course, but I also need a serious @$$kicking. I

> don't think I've had a protein shake in three months (perhaps an odd one

or

> two), I feel like crap, I'm back on the sugar big time, and I'm up *24.5*

> lbs from my lowest. Spiral into hell. =) And, please, no e-mails from

the

> holier-than-thous who get to goal within 30 minutes and can't figure out

why

> any of us continue to have issues. =) (I'm a little grumpy, too, can you

> tell??? sorry.... ;-) I guess I need to get myself up to date on my

> OSSG-Protein reading and do a protein feast (but I sure will miss

> food...waaaaah). I *have* been taking my iron, but I continue to bruise

> easily and heal slowly, so it will be interesting to see what my lab work

> holds for me this year...speaking of which....

>

> Ok....went to the doc's today, and he's ordered up the labs. Of course,

not

> all the labs I need (he's usually pretty open, but I was just too darned

> tired today to help him out). Just CBC, Comprehensive Metabolic (Chem 14),

> Glycoheomglobin, TSH, LH, FSH (I have PCOS & the pen fell on the Thyroid

> screen after I left his office). Last year, the pen fell a few other

places

> (A, D, Zinc), but darned if I remember the other places the pen fell by

> accident). Do any of you wonderful lab techie types out there know where

> else my doctor should drop his pen to get the complete screening we need?

> Yes, I have the list from the files, but it's all Greek to me since I

don't

> know what's in the SBC and CM14.... I should have kept a copy of last

year's

> lab slip. I figure what doesn't get covered this trip I'll ask him to

write

> me up for in three months when I go back.

>

> Also, I asked if he had an Endocrinologist that he works with for PCOS

> patients, and he said that Endocrinologists didn't work with that sort of

> thing. DUH! Ok..he's a bit in the dark ages. Time for me to go Google it

and

> get some literature for him. If anyone already has any good links, please

> forward to me. He *did* say that once I've gone for my yearly girlie doc

> visit, he'll send me to the Endo the Gyn doesn't have anything helpful for

> me. My PCOS symptoms are getting out of hand, so I've got to do

something...

>

> My doc's a good guy, just a bit old-fashioned, and I was too darned tired

to

> fuss much today (getting over the bug that's been going around....plus

lack

> of protein). Kick self, kick self.

>

> Thank you for reading this far, and thank you in advance for any help. =(

>

> Staci

> aka pandy when I'm in trouble and hiding =)

>

>

>