Re: Questions, comments, reflections, etc., fairly long - ok...

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In a message dated 11/19/2001 11:37:13 PM Central Standard Time,

DawnaJoy1@... writes:

> Also, for those few of us with the constipation issue rather than the

> reverse....are we really malabsorbing? Dr. A says I am malabsorbing, but

> he

> is simply going by my weight loss.

Does your poop float? This is an indication that there is fat in it!

Dawn--South Suburban Chicago area

Dr. Hess, Bowling Green, OH

BPD/DS

4/27/00

www.duodenalswitch.com

267 to 165 5' 4 "

size 22 to size 10

have made size goal

no more high blood pressure, sore feet, or dieting

[Guest guest]

Are we freaks, or are we freaks?

" Does your poop float? "

" Do your boobs hang low . . .? "

" Does the odor from your BMs strip the paint off the bathroom walls? "

" Can you eat anything that you want to eat and still lose/keep the weight off? "

" Can you run and play with your kids or grandkids? "

" Can you walk without joint pain now? "

" Can you sleep through the night without gasping for air or snoring? "

" Can you see the day (soon) when you can get rid of most of your

meds, including insulin? "

" Can you bend over and tie your shoes without almost blacking out? "

" Can you fit into armchairs? "

" Does your poop float? "

Happy Thanksgiving. We've got one hellovalot to be thankful for!!!

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--Steve

At 5:41 AM -0500 11/20/01, dwkteach@... wrote:

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>Does your poop float? This is an indication that there is fat in it!

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Rod,

Thanks for your note. I think that having had previous wls really adds

another dimension to having a " revision " . My staples popped about 6-8 weeks

post surgery, I actually heard and felt it happen. When Dr. A did my DS he

said they were popped open all in a row like a big zipper. But having gone

through major surgery only to have it be unsuccessful makes it harder to

really believe that anything will work. Add to that a lifetime of failed

diets....it looks pretty grim. Happily, thus far my DS experience seems to

be working like a charm!

At my initial consultation with Dr. A, he told me that because of the

previous surgery there was a 10% chance he would have to transect the stomach

horizontally instead of the typical DS stomach, and I would face the prospect

of dumping syndrome. Having watched my mother dump for 25 years after a wls,

I was extremely frightened of that idea, yet knew that chances were in my

favor that he could do the full DS. Happily, he was able to do the full DS

surgery, and I have no dumping.

Dawna

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In a message dated 11/20/01 6:15:56 AM Pacific Standard Time, ruisha@...

writes:

> Have you tried some anti-constipation tricks (like fiber, etc.)? Perhaps

> this will help..

>

>

Have I? You bet I have! Fiber, liquids, fat...you name it, I've tried it.

It's still pretty much hit and miss. The best I have found is upping

liquids, upping exercise and eating more. Luckily, it is not as

uncomfortable as it was at first. However, after about five days or so life

pretty much revolves around the issue. Ugh!

As Dr. A always tells me I am lucky- and I guess I'll have to take his word

for it.

Dawna

[Guest guest]

Hey Steve,

I had to peek.....my poop FLOATS!

Dan

> Are we freaks, or are we freaks?

>

> " Does your poop float? "

>

> " Do your boobs hang low . . .? "

>

> " Does the odor from your BMs strip the paint off the bathroom

walls? "

>

> " Can you eat anything that you want to eat and still lose/keep the

weight off? "

>

> " Can you run and play with your kids or grandkids? "

>

> " Can you walk without joint pain now? "

>

> " Can you sleep through the night without gasping for air or

snoring? "

>

> " Can you see the day (soon) when you can get rid of most of your

> meds, including insulin? "

>

> " Can you bend over and tie your shoes without almost blacking out? "

>

> " Can you fit into armchairs? "

>

> " Does your poop float? "

>

> Happy Thanksgiving. We've got one hellovalot to be thankful for!!!

>

> ()

>

> --Steve

>

> At 5:41 AM -0500 11/20/01, dwkteach@a... wrote:

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> >Does your poop float? This is an indication that there is fat in

it!

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[Guest guest]

Thank you Steve, once again you have cheered up my day!! God Bless!

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> >Does your poop float? This is an indication that there is fat in

it!

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