Re: Exception to the November Crappy Club!

[Guest guest]

So ,

You are plagued from the waist down and we have been plagued from the

waist up! Laughing...although I am not suicidal about it, I guess it

would be safe to say that post op, you might run into some problems?

I think I will keep my green and raise you no diarrhea! Hey, I

wonder if we suffer from that which annoys us least? Interesting

concept!

Hugs,

Theresa

> > > > > In a message dated 12/11/01 7:07:02 PM !!!First Boot!!!,

> > mkf5t@v...

> > > > > writes:

> > > > >

> > > > > << Tell this to Kathy, too, my dear!

> > > > >

> > > > > She must have gotten her surgery dates mixed up! It

> shouldn't

> > > > still

> > > > > be going on for her! >>

> > > > >

> > > > > I don't want to read about things like that so far post-

op.

> > Tell

> > > > me it

> > > > > isn't so, and that it won't happen to me.

> > > > >

> > > > > Sheri

[Guest guest]

OOOPS! Forgot that 's birthday is my surgery date, November

20! Now that I remember that, I HAVE been feeling better as of very

recently. I followed Theresa's lead with the Cream of Wheat and

Judie's with the ham, cheese, and pickle roll-ups, and I had a pretty

good day yesterday. Yesterday was also my very first day of taking

supplements in pill form. WOO HOO! Oh, happy day! I love pills!!

And remember: all of my pills have passed my size, smell, and

dissolving tests, so I had NO problem with them. You know what went

down really well? Ice cream (like Judie said!). Yeah, I suppose

that I shouldn't eat that night and day. So, I now have the faintest

of hopes that the November Crappy Club will slowly be fading into

distant memory for all of us members. But don't any of you worry:

you will be the first to know about my latest ralphing episode (only

one so far), my tiniest belly cramp, and the new textures and smells

of my BMs. I know it's an exciting prospect, but you'll just have to

wait!

Love,

(who took her first iron cap last night and is waiting for a scary,

black shit!)

> > > > > In a message dated 12/11/01 7:07:02 PM !!!First Boot!!!,

> > mkf5t@v...

> > > > > writes:

> > > > >

> > > > > << Tell this to Kathy, too, my dear!

> > > > >

> > > > > She must have gotten her surgery dates mixed up! It

> shouldn't

> > > > still

> > > > > be going on for her! >>

> > > > >

> > > > > I don't want to read about things like that so far post-

op.

> > Tell

> > > > me it

> > > > > isn't so, and that it won't happen to me.

> > > > >

> > > > > Sheri

[Guest guest]

Hey :

I'm glad to hear that you're feeling better. I'm about 6 weeks out

and have been able to tolerate most foods. I do get that weird

sinking feeling when I eat sometimes, but that has started to

disappear over the past week. I haven't had any nausea, thank God,

cuz the diarrhea is bad enough.

Take care!

Gil

Dr. Keshishian

11/8 - 264 lbs

11/26 - 240 lbs

> > > > > > In a message dated 12/11/01 7:07:02 PM !!!First Boot!!!,

> > > mkf5t@v...

> > > > > > writes:

> > > > > >

> > > > > > << Tell this to Kathy, too, my dear!

> > > > > >

> > > > > > She must have gotten her surgery dates mixed up! It

> > shouldn't

> > > > > still

> > > > > > be going on for her! >>

> > > > > >

> > > > > > I don't want to read about things like that so far post-

> op.

> > > Tell

> > > > > me it

> > > > > > isn't so, and that it won't happen to me.

> > > > > >

> > > > > > Sheri

[Guest guest]

Hi !

What are those " little sinking feelings? " =0) Ann

[Guest guest]

Thanks, my dear.

I had a damn good day yesterday! Cereal, chicken taco salad, gelato,

all my pills--no problem. Little sinking feelings here and there,

but not overwhelming and not too many of them. Maybe it IS going

away? Sorry to hear about your diarrhea. That, for me, is OK. Even

had some old-fashioned, solidish logs yesterday. (No, don't get

grossed out! Y'all knew I'd start writing about this soon!)

Best,

> > > > > > > In a message dated 12/11/01 7:07:02 PM !!!First

Boot!!!,

> > > > mkf5t@v...

> > > > > > > writes:

> > > > > > >

> > > > > > > << Tell this to Kathy, too, my dear!

> > > > > > >

> > > > > > > She must have gotten her surgery dates mixed up! It

> > > shouldn't

> > > > > > still

> > > > > > > be going on for her! >>

> > > > > > >

> > > > > > > I don't want to read about things like that so far

post-

> > op.

> > > > Tell

> > > > > > me it

> > > > > > > isn't so, and that it won't happen to me.

> > > > > > >

> > > > > > > Sheri

[Guest guest]

Jen,

Other than this weird aberration yesterday which I think was from the

S/F Hot Cocoa..(artificial sweetners never seem to agree with me), I

have been able to sleep through the night for almost the last week

and not had to get up to goto the bathroom. I'm not sure if it's

because this is the 5th week or because I could finally switch from

Gatorade to water and therefore wasn't getting that excess sugar, but

I think it's a combination of both! I now usually just go two or

three times in the morning before I leave for work. I'll probably

start getting up a little earlier (because I'm a freak) but also

because I'm not getting to work as early as I normally am on

somedays. Weirdly enough, I also think getting up earlier helps as

well, not that you have to get up at 4:15 am like me since you

haven't started back to work *grins*, but I was sleeping in until

10am or 11am when I was off because I had to get up 4 or 5 times at

night to goto the bathroom and it made me tired..I think being

horizontal for longer made it worse.

Hopefully by next week I can definitely cancel my membership to the

November Crappy Club!

*grins*

Anita

11/08/01 Dr Keshishian

11/08/01 320lbs

12/07/01 294lbs

> > > > > > > In a message dated 12/11/01 7:07:02 PM !!!First

Boot!!!,

> > > > mkf5t@v...

> > > > > > > writes:

> > > > > > >

> > > > > > > << Tell this to Kathy, too, my dear!

> > > > > > >

> > > > > > > She must have gotten her surgery dates mixed up! It

> > > shouldn't

> > > > > > still

> > > > > > > be going on for her! >>

> > > > > > >

> > > > > > > I don't want to read about things like that so far

post-

> > op.

> > > > Tell

> > > > > > me it

> > > > > > > isn't so, and that it won't happen to me.

> > > > > > >

> > > > > > > Sheri

[Guest guest]

,

You've had logs ? I'm still having just floaties!! Maybe I should be

having more iron!

Anita

11/08/01 Dr K

> > > > > > > > In a message dated 12/11/01 7:07:02 PM !!!First

> Boot!!!,

> > > > > mkf5t@v...

> > > > > > > > writes:

> > > > > > > >

> > > > > > > > << Tell this to Kathy, too, my dear!

> > > > > > > >

> > > > > > > > She must have gotten her surgery dates mixed up! It

> > > > shouldn't

> > > > > > > still

> > > > > > > > be going on for her! >>

> > > > > > > >

> > > > > > > > I don't want to read about things like that so far

> post-

> > > op.

> > > > > Tell

> > > > > > > me it

> > > > > > > > isn't so, and that it won't happen to me.

> > > > > > > >

> > > > > > > > Sheri

[Guest guest]

Hey, Anita!

My logs are not the pre-op hard, bumpy, dark brown logs. They are

smooth, nougaty, small-to-medium-sized sinking logs. Usually beige

in color, they now have a greenish tint to them since taking iron

supplements. I have also had plenty of chunky floaties as well, and

sometimes they are accompanied by orange oil dollops, no larger than

the size of a quarter. These oil dollops remind me of the stuff that

forms on cold, ground hamburger meat, especially when it's mixed up

with spaghetti sauce. I can only imagine what kind of toilet slick I

would get if I ate a few Krispy Kremes! Oh, yeah! Check this out:

I know that I've joked in the past about how my shit smells like

roses (yes, Nick, pre- and post-op!). But guess what? MY SHIT

REALLY DOESN'T STINK MUCH! And I don't have as much gas, either. At

first they both had a sewerish smell, but no longer. Just smells

like plain old shit, and not just to my nose, but to other members of

the family as well. Of course, asking one of them to go get such-and-

such from the bathroom right after I've just taken a sneaky dump is

not working too often anymore. I'll have to switch to the

old " Someone left the toilet clogged and I can't bend over with this

plunger; would you do this for me, please? " trick!

Best,

> > > > > > > > > In a message dated 12/11/01 7:07:02 PM !!!First

> > Boot!!!,

> > > > > > mkf5t@v...

> > > > > > > > > writes:

> > > > > > > > >

> > > > > > > > > << Tell this to Kathy, too, my dear!

> > > > > > > > >

> > > > > > > > > She must have gotten her surgery dates mixed up!

It

> > > > > shouldn't

> > > > > > > > still

> > > > > > > > > be going on for her! >>

> > > > > > > > >

> > > > > > > > > I don't want to read about things like that so far

> > post-

> > > > op.

> > > > > > Tell

> > > > > > > > me it

> > > > > > > > > isn't so, and that it won't happen to me.

> > > > > > > > >

> > > > > > > > > Sheri

[Guest guest]

Hi ,

Thank you for the (graphic) description. I think the roller coaster

was the one I could relate to best! This reminds me of having a C-section -

the descriptive narration is not for the weak. Thank you all for being

honest. Ann

[Guest guest]

Hello, Miss Ann.

My answer to your question is really a compilation of what others and

myself have said about this strange belly feeling:

It is as though you are swallowing rocks every time you eat or drink

something, kind of a sub-nausea in the pit of your gut. For me, the

feeling comes in short waves, like my belly is clenching or squeezing

on whatever is in it before it releases its grip. Of course, I also

liken it to a " sinking feeling, " similar to one you might get going

down in a rollercoaster or a jerky elevator. Lastly, it is

accompanied by a supposed overwhelming awareness of how food and

drink is traveling and settling in your digestive system.

Unfortunately, I'm so unused to listening to my body that I mix up

this feeling with that of being full and with that of vomiting.

Sometimes this " sinking feeling " happens when I'm approaching

satiety, even though I know that I've hardly eaten two ounces of

food. When I'm close to vomiting, this feeling builds strongly in

intensity until I can actually feel the slow rise of puke in my

esophagus.

Best,

> Hi !

> What are those " little sinking feelings? " =0) Ann

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Hey Anita:

glad you're able to sleep through the night finally! I think my body

has decided upon it's own schedule...I get up at 3am, then again

around 5:30 am. I try to sleep for another hour before taking the

kids to school, then I make one more visit and that's usually it for

the day. I go back to work on Wednesday, so I'm hoping that this

remains the same.

Hope your week went well - I'm sure your group was happy to have you

back!

Take care,

Gil

Dr. Keshishian

11/8 - 264 lbs

11/26 - 240 lbs

> > > > > > > > In a message dated 12/11/01 7:07:02 PM !!!First

> Boot!!!,

> > > > > mkf5t@v...

> > > > > > > > writes:

> > > > > > > >

> > > > > > > > << Tell this to Kathy, too, my dear!

> > > > > > > >

> > > > > > > > She must have gotten her surgery dates mixed up! It

> > > > shouldn't

> > > > > > > still

> > > > > > > > be going on for her! >>

> > > > > > > >

> > > > > > > > I don't want to read about things like that so far

> post-

> > > op.

> > > > > Tell

> > > > > > > me it

> > > > > > > > isn't so, and that it won't happen to me.

> > > > > > > >

> > > > > > > > Sheri

[Guest guest]

Jen,

Overall my week went great!! To top it off, the courts approved our company's

pre-structured bankruptcy so we will be out of debt on 12/20/01 and we already

have someone that's going to give us $150 million. We only need $100 to get into

the black, so we should be doing great! Not to mention, there were a few other

companies that were interested in giving us money, but just didn't want to be

the primary bondholder or whatever..we'll we've got a primary so we have the

opportunity to get others now! It was nice going back to work, because everyone

did miss me..I even remembered how to do my job! *grins*

Anita

Dr Keshishian 11/08/01

P.S, Pre-op, I used to have to get up several times to pee, so actually sleeping

through the night is a new thing for me! It's great! Sounds like you feel your

sleep schedule is doable, so I hope it continues!

> > > > > > > > > In a message dated 12/11/01 7:07:02 PM !!!First

> > Boot!!!,

> > > > > > mkf5t@v...

> > > > > > > > > writes:

> > > > > > > > >

> > > > > > > > > << Tell this to Kathy, too, my dear!

> > > > > > > > >

> > > > > > > > > She must have gotten her surgery dates mixed up! It

> > > > > shouldn't

> > > > > > > > still

> > > > > > > > > be going on for her! >>

> > > > > > > > >

> > > > > > > > > I don't want to read about things like that so far

> > post-

> > > > op.

> > > > > > Tell

> > > > > > > > me it

> > > > > > > > > isn't so, and that it won't happen to me.

> > > > > > > > >

> > > > > > > > > Sheri