Re: Joe Frost needs positive energies/prayers

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Steve -

Thanks for posting this -- doing my nightly candlelight vigil right now --

hope folks will join me tonight and any other night they can (at 10:00 p.m.

Eastern time) to send thoughts and prayers/positive vibes for Joe, Jeannie

and others who are having a rough time.

Kris G

Cincinnati, Ohio

5'7 " , 40 years old

8/22/00 - 283 - BMI 44.3 - Size 22/24

11/22/01 - 134 - BMI 21.0 - Size 4/6

Reached goal set by Dr. of 147 at 9 months/3 wks.

ciao to 149 lbs. & 150 inches in 15 months

Open BPD/DS 08/22/00

Bowel obstruction/hernia repair surgery 4/21/01

Dr. Maguire, Kettering OH

HumanaFreedom Plus Plan

iwillbefit@...

http://www.newlifeteams.org

[WLS_duodenalswitch] Cleaning up loose ends

| >Reply-To: WLS_duodenalswitch

| >

| >Hi all. Joe Frost, food addict here.

| >

| >I haven't been on line much lately. My condition has been fair at

| >best. I had my surgery on 11/20, 3 days short of a month ago. The

| >wound has not healed. And I feel awful. I am taping a Kotex pad on

| >the would which sops up much of the leakage. But it doesn't get it

| >all. Consequently I am wearing Depends. They keep me from getting

| >my clothes all bloody. Which I did for a week or so. I have a deep

| >seated desire to pee in them to see if they really work. But I

| >won't. I have enough problems without still having the problems and

| >being covered with urine to boot.

| >

| >I went to my PCP this afternoon and he said he was afraid the

| >incision site was infected. He said that if the mesh that Dr.

| >Welker used on my hernia closure gets infected the entire incision

| >could open up and then I will be in a world of trouble. So I got

| >blood drawn today. The Groshong Catheter would not work so they had

| >to stick me. I hate the idea of that quitting on me now. I have an

| >appointment tomorrow morning with a local surgeon who will see where

| >we go now. I'm afraid that my protein is still down in the toilet

| >somewhere. We'll see tomorrow. If it is a significant enough of an

| >infection I don't know what the treatment is. If my protein is down

| >I don't know if going back on TPN for a while is called for. It may

| >involve some big time antibiotics, it may involve more TPN, it may

| >involve a few days in the hospital here in San . Feeling as

| >lousy as I do right now that might not be a bad idea. I'll get Joy

| >to post what happens tomorrow if I can't.

| >

| >What do I ask for? I ask for all of you to pray if that is your

| >way. If you swing chickens, swing an extra one. If you meditate

| >positive thoughts, please do so. I believe that God spared me for

| >some reason and I don't think it's been accomplished yet. So I am

| >asking that He make me healthy enough to glorify Him if that is His

| >will.

| >

| >Regards.

| >

| >Joe Frost, old gentleman, not old fart

| >San , TX, 61 years old

| >Surgery 11/29/00 by Dr. Welker

| >Revision 11/20/01, also Dr. Welker

| >Lateral Gastrectomy with Duodenal Switch

| >340 starting weight, currently 216.5

|

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tch.com/Patients/Joe/joe.html

|

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roup/WLS-12StepRecovery

| >

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[Guest guest]

Steve,

Thanks for the update, I'll be sending prayers and positive vibes his

way! Hope that wound is not infected and he starts to feel better

soon! I know Joy said Joe's protein levels had dipped slightly after

surgery, but I wasn't sure what it has been recently.

Anita

11/08/01 Dr Keshishian

> Joe once told me that it was OK to cross-post any of his stuff. We

> gotta swing some heavy-duty chickens for him!

>

> --Steve

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> >Subject: [WLS_duodenalswitch] Cleaning up loose ends

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> >

> >Hi all. Joe Frost, food addict here.

> >

> >I haven't been on line much lately. My condition has been fair at

> >best. I had my surgery on 11/20, 3 days short of a month ago.

The

> >wound has not healed. And I feel awful. I am taping a Kotex pad

on

> >the would which sops up much of the leakage. But it doesn't get

it

> >all. Consequently I am wearing Depends. They keep me from

getting

> >my clothes all bloody. Which I did for a week or so. I have a

deep

> >seated desire to pee in them to see if they really work. But I

> >won't. I have enough problems without still having the problems

and

> >being covered with urine to boot.

> >

> >I went to my PCP this afternoon and he said he was afraid the

> >incision site was infected. He said that if the mesh that Dr.

> >Welker used on my hernia closure gets infected the entire incision

> >could open up and then I will be in a world of trouble. So I got

> >blood drawn today. The Groshong Catheter would not work so they

had

> >to stick me. I hate the idea of that quitting on me now. I have

an

> >appointment tomorrow morning with a local surgeon who will see

where

> >we go now. I'm afraid that my protein is still down in the toilet

> >somewhere. We'll see tomorrow. If it is a significant enough of

an

> >infection I don't know what the treatment is. If my protein is

down

> >I don't know if going back on TPN for a while is called for. It

may

> >involve some big time antibiotics, it may involve more TPN, it may

> >involve a few days in the hospital here in San . Feeling

as

> >lousy as I do right now that might not be a bad idea. I'll get

Joy

> >to post what happens tomorrow if I can't.

> >

> >What do I ask for? I ask for all of you to pray if that is your

> >way. If you swing chickens, swing an extra one. If you meditate

> >positive thoughts, please do so. I believe that God spared me for

> >some reason and I don't think it's been accomplished yet. So I am

> >asking that He make me healthy enough to glorify Him if that is

His

> >will.

> >

> >Regards.

> >

> >Joe Frost, old gentleman, not old fart

> >San , TX, 61 years old

> >Surgery 11/29/00 by Dr. Welker

> >Revision 11/20/01, also Dr. Welker

> >Lateral Gastrectomy with Duodenal Switch

> >340 starting weight, currently 216.5

>

><http://www.duodenalswitch.com/Patients/Joe/joe.html>http://www.duode

nalswitch.com/Patients/Joe/joe.html

> ><http://groups.yahoo.com/group/WLS-

12StepRecovery>http://groups.yahoo.com/group/WLS-12StepRecovery

> >

> >

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