VERY IMPORTANT POST OP INFORMATION! PLEASE READ!!

[Guest guest]

Hi,

My name is Louise and I had a lap GB on march 26, 2001. My MOM

also had it done the same day. The doctors will tell you what

medications to avoid--but they really did not STRESS it to us how

important it was to avoid them at ALL COSTS. When you get that list

of Medications, MAKE SURE YOU DISTRIBUTE THEM TO ALL OFF YOUR OTHER

DOCTORS!!!!!! Because my mother's primary doctor prescribed her HIGH

doses of Motrin she developed an ulcer. Every one ignored her

symptoms, telling her she just needed to EAT because she was " too

thin " --what a joke--never thought we'd hear those words. The ulcer

actually grew so large that it ate through her stomach wall and began

to eat at an artery--she died on mat 21, 2004 from a severe GI bleed.

PLEASE, PLEASE Heed this information and make your other doctors

aware that we are " specail patients " . Too many general Practioners

and interists do not know enough about our needs that there is

soooooooo much room for errors. I hope this information helps someone

else. Their ignorance can kill us. Good luck all and god bless and

take care of you--because you have to be your own health monitor.

Your body will tell you when something is wrong, DO NOT LET THEM

DISMISS YOU, the way they did my mom. By the way--my mother reached

her goal weigh the month before--never looked better and was 46 years

old. Please learn from our tragedy--make sure it does't become a

repeat performance in someone else's life. Thank you for listening,

Louise

[Guest guest]

Louise, I am so sorry to hear about your mother. I was told but no

uncertain means that there were certain meds that I could not ever

have again. I am lucky to have a thorough surgeon's office. It is

terrible that your mother's problems got ignored or overlooked. Thank

you for re-inforcing that info. Hopefully, you are helping save

someone here from the same mistake. Janet

[Guest guest]

Louise,

I am so sorry to hear about your mom. Thank you for that information, we

should all take it to heart. We went into this journey to be healthy and want

to

stay that way.

You and your family are in my prayers.

in Delaware

Lap RNY 3/10/04

261/178/120

[Guest guest]

I had Open RNY back in Dec. I was never told about Meds I could never

take again. Please feel me in Please!

Thanks,

[Guest guest]

Refer to post 46262. Colleen posted all the allowed and disallowed

meds on her list. I copied them, and plan to take another copy to my

PCP. (((Thank You, Colleen))) Janet

> I had Open RNY back in Dec. I was never told about Meds I could

never

> take again. Please feel me in Please!

>

> Thanks,