Re: : Re: sinking feeling--and more philosophical stuff

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In a message dated 11/25/01 4:18:26 PM, duodenalswitch writes:

<< Seven weeks and it's still goin' on?! What's up with this? Let me

make sure that we're talking about the same thing: again, when

ANYTHING goes down, there's a long, slow, dull ache, which is kind of

like a mild cramp. Not sharp or severe pain--barely even pain at

all--like a squeezing sensation. It is still, however,

uncomfortable. I don't think that it's gas, but it makes me think of

it. Can't be nausea. Are we on the same page?

SOMEBODY (STEVE? NICK? MELANIE?) PLEASE TELL ME WHEN (IF EVER?!) THIS

WENT AWAY FOR YOU!

>>

: Were you diagnosed with a hiatus hernia in the esophogus pre-op?

I say this because I had a similar feelings (in my upper chest - I didn't

realize it was a slight hernia until the preop endoscopy). Do you drink with

meals? Not a lot but a sip or two? I did have this feeling and took some

water when eating and I felt better.

If it is the hernia acting up, there are meds (like Pepcid, I think, which I

was given in the hospital but didn't need at home post-op) that can help.

Making sure your food is really moist *may* also alleviate the problem as

well as drinking a little bit after eating.... I don't recall having this

experience with every meal and it didn't last that long... maybe only one

week post-op????

I experienced stomach cramps immediately post-op (in OR and recovery) but

these dissipated after a few hours (and LOTS of morphine LOL). I didn't have

them past my first night post-op and I'm not sure if your feeling such cramps

(in the stomach area - the feelings I explained above was a bit above the

stomach in the esophogus --- It could be uncomfortable but not painful per

se).

<<<<<<<Maybe people who are fat (I use this term very generically; could

just be overweight; could mean MO) are lacking some kind of inner

sense of their own bodies. For instance, my sister-in-law has thin

parents and siblings, but she's the only one with the weight

problems. She's also the last one to " listen " to her body: has to

take those last few bites; wonders too much about what's for dessert;

doesn't know when to stop; is generally uncoordinated and less aware

than others about what her body can do physically, etc. Get the

idea? Go with me here, and don't nail me on technicalities--my guts

can't handle sitting here at the computer much longer! OK, then.

What do you think?>>>>>>>

I totally agree with this... I think physically there's something missing

with our system's ability to monitor itself... Most people vascilate between

5-10 lbs and one's body naturally adjusts, etc. to lose. The person isn't

even necessarily aware of this process -- they may be a bit more active, eat

different things, etc. and generally stay within their normal 'range'.

Mentally, we also have a lack of perception about our size -- I know this was

definately true in my case.

I knew I was fat -- I just didn't realize HOW big I had become until Isaw

myself more objectively in pictures or videos.

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/bmi45

now: 204 lbs (gained again!)/size sweet 16/large-MEDIUM in normal people's

clothing!