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Sorry guys, this is a girl thing.

Okay, here I am almost 15 months postop, and I think I'm falling apart

physically. I have a bad nasty ulcer, that I'm hoping they don't have to

repair surgically. Had 2 kidney stones removed surgically, oh that was

fun. Had 3 viral infections all at the same time (mild west Nile, inner ear

and one other that I can't remember the name of) I get to go in next week

for a ct scan of my abdomen as I'm having lots of pain with eating, that

goes from the middle of my breast bone down to below my belly button. AND

1.5 months ago I started having these weird things where I would get boiling

hot and then ice cold. 3 months ago I had my dr run my hormones and things

were perfectly normal.

Last week I insisted that he run them again and holy cow, I'm not

pre-menopause . . . . I'm full blown post menopause. I have like 30

hotflashes a day and can hardly sleep at night. My dogs have put in a

petition to have their own bed, as I toss the covers off, pull them back on,

all night long . . . the poor little dears can't get any sleep.

Oh, did I mention that I'm only 42 and. . . . that I gained 5 pounds, in

like 3 days. While eating soup and protein drinks (ulcer prevents me from

eating very well). OH and . . I went to put on one of my work outfits this

morning and it was way too tight in the tummy. Disgustingly tight, which

almost made me panic. I wonder some days if I'm going to wake up and all

that weight will have found it's way back. My tummy looks huge, swollen.

Last week I went to the store and bought Estroven, it hasn't helped, but

I've only been taking it for one week. It has lots of good stuff in it and

I can tell . . . because it makes my urine a real pretty yellow. b-12 that

I know I don't absorb in this form.

I'm going to see my regular gyno in week, she doesn't know squat about this

surgery. I don't know squat about all of the information out there. My

mother died of ovarian cancer and I know that I have to be very careful in

that regard.

My dr. said that it is probably the weight loss that brought this on so

quick and so early. Do any of you have experience with this?

Can anyone help me out here? My dogs are more than willing to offer a

reward, or at the very least give away some of their old but very favorite

toys.

Joanie (who hasn't lost her sense of humor, but the memory is going quick)

Lap RNY 08/13/02

284/152 (I refuse to put the 5 pounds on my weight)