Guest guest Posted December 7, 2001 Report Share Posted December 7, 2001 My beloved fellow swticharinos! Well I am now 4 months out and happy to report that I have lost 137 lbs. That's right! From 415 to 278 as of yesterday. I am now able to eat ANYTHING and not have a bad experience. Even a glass of wine has gone down without a problem (and I'm now quite the cheap date!). I find that I end up splitting everything I order out with someone and still full stuffed and satisfied. I have absolutely no complications in the tummy area. My energy levels are coming back up and I feel better than I have in years. I'm 32 and actually feel 21 when the feet aren't hurting. Yes, alas, the peripheral neuropathy seems to be settling in to be a long-term thing. Something happened during the surgery and no one can tell me what. I was under for almost 8 hours. I am alleging that the anestheologist failed to reposition my body resulting in compression injuries. Anyone who had NYU surgery knows how bad those surgical tables are. They had to strap me on to keep me from rolling off!! But even with long term pain management looming ahead, I am glad I had the operation. As always, any questions will be answered and would love to exchange ideas. Anyone else in Dallas???? reece@... OR reece@... -------------- Reece Manley Dallas, TX Dr. Ren, August 1, 2001 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 7, 2001 Report Share Posted December 7, 2001 At 10:04 PM +0000 12/7/01, reecemanley wrote: >My beloved fellow swticharinos! >Well I am now 4 months out and happy to report that I have lost 137 >lbs. That's right! From 415 to 278 as of yesterday. HOLY $#!^ Way to go! --Steve -- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 7, 2001 Report Share Posted December 7, 2001 Reece: Did you have diabetes before you had the surgery? I did...and after the surgery, I have a patch in the middle of my back as big as both hands that is numb. I had burning, " washing " pains down my right leg and on both feet. The pain in my legs has gone, but i still have a constant " tingling " sensation in my feet. My right foot gets cold VERY easy...feels cold, anyhow, to me, but not to the touch. I was convinced that I had an injury during surgery, too. I had MRIs and Cat scans and x-rays, went to see two neurologists, who stuck needles in my leg in two spots and ran electricity down the nerve to see how well they were working (who THINKS of these things?), and the final verdict is: Diabetes reacts, sometimes, to a trauma with results like I have, My body apparently saw the surgery as a trauma, and the diabetes, as it was getting fixed, left me with THIS little gift. Well....it could be worse. I stagger a bit when I walk, am uncertain on my feet, since I can't feel them that well, and I need to watch for infections and things for the same reason, but, overall, I'll take it, compared with what I used to have. By the way...congratulations on an incredible weight loss. That's GREAT progress. Ford Started: 465 Highest weight: 502 Now: 238 Surgery date: July 5, 2000 4 month update My beloved fellow swticharinos! Well I am now 4 months out and happy to report that I have lost 137 lbs. That's right! From 415 to 278 as of yesterday. I am now able to eat ANYTHING and not have a bad experience. Even a glass of wine has gone down without a problem (and I'm now quite the cheap date!). I find that I end up splitting everything I order out with someone and still full stuffed and satisfied. I have absolutely no complications in the tummy area. My energy levels are coming back up and I feel better than I have in years. I'm 32 and actually feel 21 when the feet aren't hurting. Yes, alas, the peripheral neuropathy seems to be settling in to be a long-term thing. Something happened during the surgery and no one can tell me what. I was under for almost 8 hours. I am alleging that the anestheologist failed to reposition my body resulting in compression injuries. Anyone who had NYU surgery knows how bad those surgical tables are. They had to strap me on to keep me from rolling off!! But even with long term pain management looming ahead, I am glad I had the operation. As always, any questions will be answered and would love to exchange ideas. Anyone else in Dallas???? reece@... OR reece@... -------------- Reece Manley Dallas, TX Dr. Ren, August 1, 2001 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 7, 2001 Report Share Posted December 7, 2001 I have been told over the phone that I am approved....however, we have to wait for the " official " letter to start the process of pre-op testing. A couple of questions, please....were you on the table so long because your surgery was lap? I have a BMI of 67 to 68 and from what I understand, the insurance did not find lap or lap assisted " medically necessary " so mine will have to be open. What was your starting BMI? I am " healthy as a horse " at 43...my problem is that I am also almost a " big as a horse " (LOL). But everything that I have read indicates the greatly increased chances of complications with a BMI over 65. Congrats on the weight loss!! When my turn gets here...hope I do as well!! Jerry, Southern Gal from Louisiana > >Reply-To: duodenalswitch >To: duodenalswitch >Subject: 4 month update >Date: Fri, 07 Dec 2001 22:04:12 -0000 > >My beloved fellow swticharinos! >Well I am now 4 months out and happy to report that I have lost 137 >lbs. That's right! From 415 to 278 as of yesterday. I am now able >to eat ANYTHING and not have a bad experience. Even a glass of wine >has gone down without a problem (and I'm now quite the cheap date!). >I find that I end up splitting everything I order out with someone >and still full stuffed and satisfied. I have absolutely no >complications in the tummy area. My energy levels are coming back up >and I feel better than I have in years. I'm 32 and actually feel 21 >when the feet aren't hurting. Yes, alas, the peripheral neuropathy >seems to be settling in to be a long-term thing. Something happened >during the surgery and no one can tell me what. I was under for >almost 8 hours. I am alleging that the anestheologist failed to >reposition my body resulting in compression injuries. Anyone who had >NYU surgery knows how bad those surgical tables are. They had to >strap me on to keep me from rolling off!! >But even with long term pain management looming ahead, I am glad I >had the operation. As always, any questions will be answered and >would love to exchange ideas. Anyone else in Dallas???? >reece@... >OR reece@... > >-------------- >Reece Manley >Dallas, TX >Dr. Ren, August 1, 2001 > > > >---------------------------------------------------------------------- > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 7, 2001 Report Share Posted December 7, 2001 In a message dated 12/7/01 8:27:44 PM, duodenalswitch writes: << My beloved fellow swticharinos! Well I am now 4 months out and happy to report that I have lost 137 lbs. That's right! From 415 to 278 as of yesterday. I am now able to eat ANYTHING and not have a bad experience. >> Reese: CONGRATS TO YOU! That' is FABULOUS!!!!! Maybe you hold the new record now for most lost in shortest span of time?????? LOL 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: 198 lbs/bmi 28/size sweet 16 but squeezin' into a 14 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 8, 2001 Report Share Posted December 8, 2001 Congratulations Reece your stats are making me Christmas green with envy keep up the good work!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Hopefully with time the pain will go away! Lisbeth reecemanley wrote: My beloved fellow swticharinos! Well I am now 4 months out and happy to report that I have lost 137 lbs. That's right! From 415 to 278 as of yesterday. I am now able to eat ANYTHING and not have a bad experience. Even a glass of wine has gone down without a problem (and I'm now quite the cheap date!). I find that I end up splitting everything I order out with someone and still full stuffed and satisfied. I have absolutely no complications in the tummy area. My energy levels are coming back up and I feel better than I have in years. I'm 32 and actually feel 21 when the feet aren't hurting. Yes, alas, the peripheral neuropathy seems to be settling in to be a long-term thing. Something happened during the surgery and no one can tell me what. I was under for almost 8 hours. I am alleging that the anestheologist failed to reposition my body resulting in compression injuries. Anyone who had NYU surgery knows how bad those surgical tables are. They had to strap me on to keep me from rolling off!! But even with long term pain management looming ahead, I am glad I had the operation. As always, any questions will be answered and would love to exchange ideas. Anyone else in Dallas???? reece@... OR reece@... -------------- Reece Manley Dallas, TX Dr. Ren, August 1, 2001 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 9, 2001 Report Share Posted December 9, 2001 Reece, Wow! Congratulations! I'm hoping that I'll achieve results like that soon. I'm going for my initial consult with Dr. Ren on Jan 7th and hoping to have the surgery as soon as possible after that. Were you able to have the surgery laproscopically? Any advise you can give a prospective patient relative to the doctor or hospital? I too will be coming from out-of-town, New Hampshire. ann 4 month update My beloved fellow swticharinos! Well I am now 4 months out and happy to report that I have lost 137 lbs. That's right! From 415 to 278 as of yesterday. I am now able to eat ANYTHING and not have a bad experience. Even a glass of wine has gone down without a problem (and I'm now quite the cheap date!). I find that I end up splitting everything I order out with someone and still full stuffed and satisfied. I have absolutely no complications in the tummy area. My energy levels are coming back up and I feel better than I have in years. I'm 32 and actually feel 21 when the feet aren't hurting. Yes, alas, the peripheral neuropathy seems to be settling in to be a long-term thing. Something happened during the surgery and no one can tell me what. I was under for almost 8 hours. I am alleging that the anestheologist failed to reposition my body resulting in compression injuries. Anyone who had NYU surgery knows how bad those surgical tables are. They had to strap me on to keep me from rolling off!! But even with long term pain management looming ahead, I am glad I had the operation. As always, any questions will be answered and would love to exchange ideas. Anyone else in Dallas???? reece@... OR reece@... -------------- Reece Manley Dallas, TX Dr. Ren, August 1, 2001 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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