RE: Haven't Been Here In A While

[Guest guest]

Nean,

Can't say that I remember you. I must have come after you left. But wow!!!!

151 pounds. That is awesome. I am still pre-op so I really can't answer your

questions, but surely someone with some knowledge will. I hope that things get

better for you in the regard to your food.

Dora in Tennessee

Lap/Open RNY 9/20/2004

Vanderbilt Hospital

Haven't Been Here In A While

You all probably don't remember me. I haven't been here in a few

months. My computer broke down for a while so I've been off line. I

finally got it fixed though and figured I'de come back and see how

everyone is doing. I must say there are a lot of names here I don't

recognize. Well anyway, I guess gastric bypass wise I am doing

okay. I had hit my first plateau a couple weeks ago but I just

started losing again. I'm out of surgery just over 9 months now and

I have lost 151 pounds so far. I guess that's not too bad. Better

than I had expected actually. I am having other physical problems

though. When I was going for the pre-op testing for the surgery a

year ago they found out that I have a kidney disease, kidney failure

actually. Well it's getting worse. Fortunately, the pre-op testing

caught the kidney failure before it was too late, they have been

watching it closly, monitoring my bloods and kidney functioning.

Well some of the levels have been getting better with the weight

loss. But my potassium and CO2 levels have gone crazy, very

critically low levels. So now of course I can't have anything with

potassium in it. Well I have been pretty much living on fruit

lately. Now I can't have any at all. No potatoes and other

vegtables I've also been living on. This is making things very

difficult for me. Fruit and veges are really all I WANT to eat. I

just don't have a taste for anything heavier anymore. I'm terrible

with getting my protein in. I used to be a big chicken eater, ate it

almost every day. Now I dread eating it, it's just too heavy for

me. All I crave is fruit and veges. As you can imagine I'm not

eating much these days at all since they have taken away the fruit

and veges. I have been eating some cereal lately though, I did add

that because that's kind of light. But even that makes me sick

sometimes. Sorry for rambling on and on here. I just don't have

anyone to really talk about this stuff with who would understand.

Does anyone out there have this same problem with eating the heavier

things? Well I'm sorry to take up so much of all your time. Hope

everyone is having a good day.

Nean

Lap RNY GBP

11-03-03 Dr. Kaul

376/225/140