Comments on: Curious to know!?

By: Neva Marjory

Neva Marjory — Sun, 14 Dec 2003 02:59:19 +0000

Thanks for being in-depth about it… I start to
panic during blood work, sometimes it is hard to find
my veins, then I get lightheaded…
While reading
various topics on this WLS I heard they had to get artery
blood and went through your wrist. That gave me the
willies. Then someone spoke of epidurals! YIKES! Needles!
You know, as long as I am unconcious, I don’t care
what they do to me
KR
Lisa- if one of us
tapes the show, we could maybe circulate a copy. I
think I will try and watch it.

By: Neva Marjory

Neva Marjory — Sat, 13 Dec 2003 16:17:45 +0000

I don’t remember the bloodwork being that bad, if
you aren’t afraid to go thru major surgery the blood
work should be a breeze. Beleive me I hate needles
too, but it wasn’t too bad at all. I even had a 5 hour
blood sugar test, but that was because I have Diabetes
on both sides of my family. I don’t know if you have
to do that one or not, but even that was not too
bad. If you get the right person to draw your blood
sometimes you don’t even know they are there. You will do
fine, it is natural for you to be afraid though, I
think we all have something that scares us about the
surgery. Good Luck with your surgery, we are all pulling
for you

By: Neva Marjory

Neva Marjory — Tue, 09 Dec 2003 10:42:46 +0000

Thanks! That makes me feel better!

By: Kathy Lucrecia

Kathy Lucrecia — Tue, 09 Dec 2003 04:26:23 +0000

Anytime you have surgery with general anesethia
(sp) you have to have a tube down your throat…. but
as for the one from this, it is NO BIG DEAL… and
believe me anything you go through you will do again to
feel as good as I do! Being "skinny" is not the goal,
feeling healthy and being able to "move" around is! And I
am THERE!
Cindy
open rny 8/2/99
preop
298
current 185

By: Neva Marjory

Neva Marjory — Tue, 09 Dec 2003 00:01:11 +0000

I can handle the bloodwork AND the surgery…my anxiety is the darn TUBE down
the throat! Im such a WHIMP!

Thanks girls!!

By: Neva Marjory

Neva Marjory — Mon, 08 Dec 2003 18:40:24 +0000

Hi Tracey..
I am from texas too..Austin…where did you have yours done? Only
one I have heard of was in San Antonio… thanks hun

By: Neva Marjory

Neva Marjory — Mon, 08 Dec 2003 13:19:37 +0000

hmmm, I meant artery. Funny. The surgery doesn’t scare me, but the bloodwork
does!

By: Neva Marjory

Neva Marjory — Mon, 08 Dec 2003 07:58:50 +0000

Was the bloodwork painful? I heard some horror story about it having to come
from an atery etc.

By: Neva Marjory

Neva Marjory — Mon, 08 Dec 2003 02:38:02 +0000

Angela~ another thing you can say about this
surgery is that you have a gastric problem that needs to
be repaired. true, but not too much info. (this
prevents the ‘oohs’, and ‘aahhs’, and ‘that is such a
drastic step’. Then as everyone notices the way you eat,
and the weight you have lost, you can say that you
needed to alter your diet because of that gastric
surgery, and the plus side is you are losing weight.
I
have some people that this is what I told them to
avoid their negative feedback, and it has been quite
effective!! Good luck to you, and enjoy your summer as you
"melt away!" Kelli

By: Neva Marjory

Neva Marjory — Sun, 07 Dec 2003 15:56:28 +0000

oO(I’m replying to myself…sad isnt
it??..lol)

Well…Tomorrow I go face the music and show my principal and
asst. principal the letter from my Dr.’s office stating
I need 6 weeks ater June 5th
off…*YIKES*

That means they need a sub for me for the REST OF THE
SCHOOL YEAR.

I need to do this for me, though so
I need to sacrifice the time to get it done (if
they ask what I’m having done (which technically they
SHOULDNT) my school nurse said to tell them its WOMAN
PROBLEMS..scares the men off runnin’!…lol).

Anyway! The
electric just went out and back on again! Thank goodness
for my UPS!

Wish me luck!

~Angela