Obesity surgery

Greetings everyone,
I’m trying to fullfill two of my last requirements in order to
receive help from Dr, Scholtens and staff. Could someone tell of the
next supprt group meeting (where and when in the muskegon area) so I
might be able to attend? I also still need the mental eval if anyone
has a recommendation for who for that too.I live in Spring Lake. I
have BCBS PPO for Ins.Many thanks! and I look forward to hearing from
any of you!

Still a bit on the fence about it…

Sincerely,
steven

I have been reading about GBS for awhile now and am almost ready to
go haave it done, I am making an appt with doctors in houston and
will see if my ins will cover it. Can anyone tell me approx. how
much the procedure is in case my ins. does not cover it.

thank
Mark

I am interested in WLS. I have read almost 50 posts today and have
only learned about the throwing up, hair loss, nasty protien shakes,
and some of the more common side effects. But what is
this "DUMPING?" I can’t seem to figure out what that means? It sure
does sound nasty. I am currently 26 years old. Mother of three
children.(Tubes tied…no more kids) Weight is around 300lbs and
5′7" tall. I have no insurance at this time but we are looking into
getting some soon. What are some of the best/worst insurance
companies to work with? I live in Texas near Houston if that makes a
difference. I have read a lot about the positive effects of the WLS
but I would like to hear some of the negative effects if possible.
Thanks a bunch!

Respectfully,

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hi-

i had the d/s on oct 22, 2002. i have felt pretty horrible at times,
and still do occasionally but it is usually because of something i
did-not because of the surgery. the 1st week was pretty bad-i slept
through most of it. i really wanted to return to work after 2 weeks
and i tried to- but i thought i was going to hork after about 3
hours. i found it really difficult to concentrate on my work. i’m
going to try again in another two weeks because i’m fairly bored
hangin’ at home.

however, i continue to obsess over things i can not have. (hagen
daz dulce de leche ice cream, brad pitt, fried chicken skin (not the
meat),jack in the box tacos, etc) i ask god to remove the
obsession. sometimes it works-most times not. i keep on praying.
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Well I had my surgery on Nov.7th and I feel pretty good. It feels
like someone punched ne in the stomach or I did too many sit ups.
I just got home about 3 hours ago. I was really, really nervous
going into this, but it turned out just fine (so far):)
They said the surgery took 3 hours then recovery for 2 more hours.
The doctor has me eating cream of rice, plain yogurt, lactose free
milk, and some juices.
I just cant believe I finally did it. I cant wait for the results.

Carrie
Lap
11/07/02

Hi,
I had the Gastric Bypass surgery on October 16th and I’m just looking
to connect with others who have had this experience as well.

I have had some difficulty with being "scared" to eat again and then
feeling physically ill after I eat. Has anyone else had this
experience? Am I just to new to having the surgery done to
feel "normal" again? I would really appreciate any feedback I can
get.

Thank you!
Katie

Hello Everybody:

I am a brand new member and I need your advice. I had a RNY on
7/18/02.My surgical procedure was a conversion from a VBG. I have
developed a wound infection that will not go away! I have three
open wounds on my incision that has to be packed twice a day with
gauze soaked in saline. We have tried Dakins Solution (saline with a
bleach additive), antibiotics. It has been almost 4 months and
basically no improvement.

Has anyone else had this problem? If so, how was your wounds
treated? I would love to hear from anyone that has gone thru this
also. My conversion was done primarily becuase of severe problems
with the VBG (barfing every meal,unable to eat at all!)but I have
lost 50 lbs, no longer have GERD,and NOT throwing up.
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Good Morning Everyone,

Just thought that I would pop in and give an update on me!

I had to break down yesterday afternoon and ORDER CLOTHES! I can’t
believe that the clothes that I have been wearing for years are just
swimming on me. I also realized that I bought things too big
sometimes on purpose to hide the fact that I was so overweight. I
actually called my husband to make sure that he was okay with me
spending that kind of money. He laughed. He told me that he knew that
I was needing things but had to make that decision for myself. So I
ordered 3 fleece type shirts, 4 pairs of comfortable pants and 2
bras. It is a start. I know that I will be shopping again in the
spring, but for now this is a good place to begin.

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Geeeeez I am walking on cloud 9…I just got home from
my check-up and (big drum roll please) lol..I have
lost 33 pounds from my original weight and 51 pounds
from my hospital weight!! I gained a lot of water
weight in the hospital I am so excited and happy I
just had to share with everyone I wish everyone continued success …stay focused and
remember drink water, and keep moving Carolyn/9-23-02/-33/51

hi everyone. just got back from dr’s i have lost a total of 18 lbs.
had steri-strips removed, quite painfully i must add, they stuck to
me like glue. bmi is 59.9 from high 65’s. returning to work on the
18th. my p.a. says i am healing great and doing remarkably. i am so
pleased. hope to hear from my other twins who hqad their surgery on
the 15th also! love shell! thanks again to all of you that wrote,
supported, and encouraged me, i love you all! glad to be on the other
side and a loser for life! God Bless You all!