Re: Theresa, NYC, Mama, Epiphany, etc.

[Guest guest]

Hey ,

I am coming to NYC for my 3 month followup on Jan 2 & 3. Are you the

official NYC greeter? lol

Sheri

9/28/01

Dr Herron

-46.5 #s

[Guest guest]

Hey sis,

Welcome home and a big hug to mom!

Remember when I had my surgery, the anastimoses between the duodenum

and intestine kept shredding. Well, my wonderful doc had to hand sew

it 3 times. He said as it healed it could possibly reduce down in

size...like washing a wool sweater in hot water! Anyway, so today I

go for an endoscopy and they will stretch that anastimoses so food

can go down. Thrilled? hardly! yikes...but nothing has stayed down

since Tuesday night. I finally figured out that I might as well stop

eating..so no food since Wednesday! Water doesn't like me either!

I am glad you figured out your eating problem. Getting rid of the

pukes is just a god send! May I join you by this afternoon. I am

dying for a huge glass of sugar free lemonade! I will probably gulp

it too fast and up it will come!

Hugs,

Theresa

> Hello.

>

> I missed all of youz guys. Wait--I'm back in Virginia, now. I

> missed y'all. Just got back into town a while ago--only a six hour

> drive and that was with 2 stops!

>

> Theresa, we got your message at the hospital. It was so sweet of

you

> to call! The other thing that I heard about you was that your

puking

> has not stopped, and that you're gonna have an endoscopy to stretch

> out your esophagus? Did I get that right? I'm really sorry to

hear

> that you're STILL not feeling well.

>

> Visiting NYC was great, as usual. I barfed in Delaware on the way

up

> and then again while Mama was in the OR, but I think I know what's

> going on now (see Epiphany below). Last night I needed a break

from

> Mama and the whole hospital scene so I went to Rockefeller Center

to

> see the tree, and then went to (gasp--the horror!) Macy's Herald

> Square. What a freakin' nightmare. I've never seen so many people

> in my whole life--not in L.A., not in Disneyland, nowhere! I was

> actually a little scared. Took me FOREVER to get a cab back

uptown!

> In other NYC news, I met , , Terry (sp?), and Rich at

the

> Sinai meeting. Only talked to Rich for a minute and had to

> leave after the four of us goils went to the meeting and visited

> Mama, but , Terry, and I went out afterwards. You should see

> eat! I'm SOOOOOO jealous! Bread and everything! Terry

> helped me quite a bit by reminding me to eat slowly. I loved

meeting

> and spending time with all of you. Can't wait 'til next time!

>

> Mama's doing well. She seems to be having more nausea and

dizziness

> issues than I had, but she's toughin' it out. No complications

> during surgery, although Gagner did run into a ton of adhesions

from

> her two, previous abdominal surgeries. Nevertheless, he completed

> her fully-lap D/S in a little over three hours! The man is

amazing!

> While Mama is tough about wiping her own ass, getting out of bed

> unassisted, etc., she's NOT so good about drinking the water she

> needs and walking enough. Don't worry, though: I'm on the case!

In

> fact, I had to follow her around the hospital hallways with a

> broom/cattle prod to keep her movin'!

>

> Epiphany: Since I started eating more slowly and deliberately,

> resting between bites, I've been feeling better than ever. I also

> realized that I was simply eating too much. Yeah, I know. Took

the

> brain child here only a month to figure it out. I tol' you I'm no

> good with the body listening thing. Anyway, thought you'd get a

kick

> out of that. Here I am trying to gulp down too-large amounts of

food

> and then I'm bitching the next minute about those crampy belly

> feelings! Funny, huh?

>

> Love,

>

>

> P.S. Gagner et al say that those funny belly feelings are from the

> contractions of my esophagus. Weird.

[Guest guest]

In a message dated 12/21/01 6:13:50 PM, duodenalswitch writes:

<< I am coming to NYC for my 3 month followup on Jan 2 & 3. Are you the

official NYC greeter? lol

>>

Sheri: I think I am! Just a 'one woman show, man!' ROFL I even can sing

and dance, believe it or not (I always wanted to go into drama or opera as a

young, innocent, starry-eyed woman).

all the best,

[Guest guest]

OK, so this isn't a total surprise or anything. Don't know if that

makes you feel any better, but I do when I realize that kind of fact

because as long as I know what to expect, I'm alright. I get

paranoid if there's too much uncertainty. You've had an EGD before,

right? If not, don't worry cuz it's so easy--and this is from the

woman who is afraid of needles!

Love ya,

M

> > Hello.

> >

> > I missed all of youz guys. Wait--I'm back in Virginia, now. I

> > missed y'all. Just got back into town a while ago--only a six

hour

> > drive and that was with 2 stops!

> >

> > Theresa, we got your message at the hospital. It was so sweet of

> you

> > to call! The other thing that I heard about you was that your

> puking

> > has not stopped, and that you're gonna have an endoscopy to

stretch

> > out your esophagus? Did I get that right? I'm really sorry to

> hear

> > that you're STILL not feeling well.

> >

> > Visiting NYC was great, as usual. I barfed in Delaware on the

way

> up

> > and then again while Mama was in the OR, but I think I know

what's

> > going on now (see Epiphany below). Last night I needed a break

> from

> > Mama and the whole hospital scene so I went to Rockefeller Center

> to

> > see the tree, and then went to (gasp--the horror!) Macy's Herald

> > Square. What a freakin' nightmare. I've never seen so many

people

> > in my whole life--not in L.A., not in Disneyland, nowhere! I was

> > actually a little scared. Took me FOREVER to get a cab back

> uptown!

> > In other NYC news, I met , , Terry (sp?), and Rich at

> the

> > Sinai meeting. Only talked to Rich for a minute and had

to

> > leave after the four of us goils went to the meeting and visited

> > Mama, but , Terry, and I went out afterwards. You should

see

> > eat! I'm SOOOOOO jealous! Bread and everything! Terry

> > helped me quite a bit by reminding me to eat slowly. I loved

> meeting

> > and spending time with all of you. Can't wait 'til next time!

> >

> > Mama's doing well. She seems to be having more nausea and

> dizziness

> > issues than I had, but she's toughin' it out. No complications

> > during surgery, although Gagner did run into a ton of adhesions

> from

> > her two, previous abdominal surgeries. Nevertheless, he

completed

> > her fully-lap D/S in a little over three hours! The man is

> amazing!

> > While Mama is tough about wiping her own ass, getting out of bed

> > unassisted, etc., she's NOT so good about drinking the water she

> > needs and walking enough. Don't worry, though: I'm on the

case!

> In

> > fact, I had to follow her around the hospital hallways with a

> > broom/cattle prod to keep her movin'!

> >

> > Epiphany: Since I started eating more slowly and deliberately,

> > resting between bites, I've been feeling better than ever. I

also

> > realized that I was simply eating too much. Yeah, I know. Took

> the

> > brain child here only a month to figure it out. I tol' you I'm

no

> > good with the body listening thing. Anyway, thought you'd get a

> kick

> > out of that. Here I am trying to gulp down too-large amounts of

> food

> > and then I'm bitching the next minute about those crampy belly

> > feelings! Funny, huh?

> >

> > Love,

> >

> >

> > P.S. Gagner et al say that those funny belly feelings are from

the

> > contractions of my esophagus. Weird.

[Guest guest]

> So you're saying I'm a little piglet, right? ROFL I sure can pack

it away.

I am saying that you are one lucky dog!! I can't wait to be able to

eat a piece of bread and I quite enjoyed watching you do it! And

believe me, I am never " good, " and probably would have eaten that

bread despite the fact that I'd puke but I didn't want to embarrass

myself in front of new friends at Hanratty's by spending half my time

in the bathroom! You just wait, girl. One day I'm gonna be chowing

down with you.

Love,

[Guest guest]

> > So you're saying I'm a little piglet, right? ROFL I sure can

pack

> it away.

>

> I am saying that you are one lucky dog!! I can't wait to be able to

> eat a piece of bread and I quite enjoyed watching you do it! And

> believe me, I am never " good, " and probably would have eaten that

> bread despite the fact that I'd puke but I didn't want to embarrass

> myself in front of new friends at Hanratty's by spending half my

time

> in the bathroom! You just wait, girl. One day I'm gonna be chowing

> down with you.

>

: Oh, but I AM a little PIGLET! ROFL I'm surprised at what

I can eat... Guess I'm not extremely disappointed because I have been

losing (I think I would really be paranoid if I hadn't gotten to this

point yet, you know?)... So, to everyone who posts and is amazed at

what they can eat or the amount they can eat -- Believe me, I've been

there, done that! Now I have WITNESSES to boot! ROFL

Remember, I put an ENTIRE packet of butter on that little sucker..

And, I tell you -- those little pieces of round bread were so DAMN

CUTE -- I really had to put the basket away from me or I would have

had more (then I wouldn't have been able to eat that delicious

shrimp!).

I think you did GREAT eating the shrimp and the quesedillas! When

you're further post-op and come for a follow up we'll HAVE to get

together and have a little feast! Do you like Chinese? I know a

lot of EXCELLENT AUTHENTIC places (dim sum comes to mind -- heaven!)

in NYC's Chinatown... You name the day, I'll be there with bells on!

ROFL

all the best,

lap ds with gallbladder removal

January 25, 2001

Dr. Gagner/Mt. sinai/NYC

10 months post-op and still feelin' fabu

preop: 307 lbs/bmi 45

now: 194 lbs/bmi 28/size sweet 16 but squeezin' i

[Guest guest]

Alright...let's get the story straight. My dear friend , I did have a

slice of bread, however, i didn't slab on the butter like you

did...hehe....am so jealous that you lost all that weight after eating that.

... I was so glad to meet you and let you in on my little secret

about eating slowly. Believe me I know first hand what happens when you eat

too much or too fast. Been there...done that

Meanwhile it was great meeting you and your mom. Hopefully she will feel

better soon and remember it will happen...it just takes time.

Talk to you soon and hope we can get together real soon. It was a lot of fun

and boy was that shrimp delicious....yummy...wish I could have some right now.

By the way ....I want to go back to Starbucks and get the white

chocolate mocha.....yummy. told me that there is a Starbucks right in

the hospital. We will have to check that out at the next meeting.

Let me know when you want to go shopping. I have plans for Sunday, Monday

and Tuesday. Can't wait to go into my first normal store to buy a normal size.

Terry

12/5/00 Sleeve gastrectomy 360 pounds

6/25/01 Part 2 260 pounds

12/21/01 201

159 pounds gone forever

size 14-16.....looking forward to going to a regular

store...........YEAH!!!!!!!!!!!

[Guest guest]

>

> Terry

> 12/5/00 Sleeve gastrectomy 360 pounds

> 6/25/01 Part 2 260 pounds

> 12/21/01 201

> 159 pounds gone forever

> size 14-16.....looking forward to going to a regular

> store...........YEAH!!!!!!!!!!!

Hey Terry-

remember when the thought of running seemed so far away?

Girl.. you're almost there!! I'm so thrilled for you!

Hugs,

Liane

305.. finally..

[Guest guest]

<< Hey Terry-

remember when the thought of running seemed so far away?

Girl.. you're almost there!! I'm so thrilled for you!

Hugs,

Liane

305.. finally.. >>

Liane,

Thanks for the awesome wishes. This year has been such an incredible journey

for me. From looking at the outside and even more important the journey

inside. There have been so many ups and downs ( plateaus come to mind) and

that is something we all have to deal with. The bottom line is this surgery

is the best and we will get there. Does it matter if I am 140 or 150? Not one

bit...it is the trip that got us to this point.

Today was the first time I was on the treadmill for twenty five minute

and I walked over a mile. Never ever thought I could do that and you know

what....I could have gone a little further...but I just thought one step at a

time. I will go again tomorrow and the next day.

You are doing beautifully. Keep it up.

Terry

12/22/01 200

160 pounds gone forever

size 14-16.....

looking forward to going to a regular store...........YEAH!!!!!!!!!!!