Comments on: question?

By: Orval Goodman

Orval Goodman — Mon, 12 Mar 2007 01:30:42 +0000

It’s not too strange a question. Many docs discourage chewing of gum
because it is one thing that won’ t dissolve in your pouch if you
should happen to swallow it by accident. And if it blocks your
stoma, you will require a scope to get it out.
Pam in Niceville

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i was asked if right after the surgery if i would be able to chew
sugarless gum or have
sugar free candy. don’t much see the sense is sugar free candy but
the gum might be
kinda nice. hope this isn’t to strange of a question.

julie

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By: Candy Justina

Candy Justina — Sun, 11 Mar 2007 16:26:19 +0000

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julie

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By: Orval Goodman

Orval Goodman — Sun, 11 Mar 2007 14:49:07 +0000

i was asked if right after the surgery if i would be able to chew sugarless gum
or have
sugar free candy. don’t much see the sense is sugar free candy but the gum
might be
kinda nice. hope this isn’t to strange of a question.

julie

By: Neva Marjory

Neva Marjory — Mon, 01 Nov 2004 19:24:42 +0000

Weight Loss surgery is only suggested for those who are Morbidly
Obese. People who are morbidly obese, have an extremel high risk of
dying due to complications of that obesity, hence, the
name "morbid." When you lose massive quantities of weight, over 100
pounds or more, you will no longer be in the "high" risk category,
or MORBIDLY obese. This means your risk of dying will be less than
if you were morbidly obese.

There are people who die during surgery of complications, as with
any surgery. There are people who abuse their bodies after surgery,
like drinking alcohol and destroy their livers. If you follow your
doctors orders, there’s no reason you won’t live a long healthy
life. I’ve never heard of someone 10 or 20 years out who followed
their doctors orders, dying because they had weight loss surgery.

Hope this helps..

— In obesitysurgerysupportgroup@y…, domesticgoddess_612
wrote:
> Hello! I am considering the surgery, and have in fact decided to
wait
> a bit and gather more long term info, and I have been wondering…
> Wonder what age is the longest living survivor of this surgery?
Can
> you still expect to live a long life? Any one know any stats on
> this???

By: Jenifer Karan

Jenifer Karan — Sun, 31 Oct 2004 23:05:23 +0000

Hello! I am considering the surgery, and have in fact decided to wait
a bit and gather more long term info, and I have been wondering…
Wonder what age is the longest living survivor of this surgery? Can
you still expect to live a long life? Any one know any stats on
this???

By: Kathy Lucrecia

Kathy Lucrecia — Mon, 16 Feb 2004 16:32:19 +0000

Sherri,
I understand your dilemma, but I also
know I had my surgery at a hospital I don’t normally
frequent (that is right I am racking frequent cutting
miles!) But that particular hosp catered to all the local
WLS drs and their patients! The beds were bigger, the
gowns bigger, and all equipment in the or was available
and not "rigged" for a larger patient. Maybe it
doesn’t matter to you, but it was worth it to me and if
given your particular situation, I would go in hawk vs
having a dr work outside his area. Drs and
administration of hospitals are not nice to drs not on their
"lists"… last year I was sent home via ambulance… FROM
an emergency room… because my neurosurgeon did not
have "rights" in the hosp. I was at… I struggled at
home for another 24hrs before I was brought directly

to the Operating Room of another local hosp…. so
it does matter for alot more than your
insurance!

Good Luck, and I will certainly be watching to see
what you decide!
Cindy 8/2/99