Comments on: My surgery is scheduled http://www.obesity-surgery.bseulf.org/2007/03/24/my-surgery-is-scheduled/ Fri, 16 May 2008 21:46:43 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.1 By: Ellen Carl http://www.obesity-surgery.bseulf.org/2007/03/24/my-surgery-is-scheduled/#comment-4397 Ellen Carl Wed, 28 Mar 2007 23:58:47 +0000 http://www.obesity-surgery.bseulf.org/2007/03/24/my-surgery-is-scheduled/#comment-4397 Dear Miki: I am so sorry to hear of your difficulties. I am in South Florida awaiting approval from my insurance company. My Dad was in the Army for 20 years and I received world class medical and dental care where ever we went. Know that the hardest part is over and soon you'll be feeling awesome. Keep us posted as to how you are doing and tell your husband he's a man's man. Brian Got admitted after 12 hrs. The surgeon had to open the wound. Spent 3 days flushing it and being on iv drip with antibiotics, and pain meds. Sent me home on Tuesday evening. Still with wound open. Have to flush it and pack it every six hrs. No fun. Husband taking very good care of me. Thank God he loves me so much. Will close. Am exhausted. This infection is really taking a lot out of me. <!--more--> Miki in NM Dear Miki: I am so sorry to hear of your difficulties. I am in South Florida
awaiting approval from my insurance company. My Dad was in the Army for 20 years
and I received world class medical and dental care where ever we went. Know that
the hardest part is over and soon you’ll be feeling awesome. Keep us posted as
to how you are doing and tell your husband he’s a man’s man.

Brian

Got admitted after 12 hrs. The surgeon had to open the wound.
Spent 3 days flushing it and being on iv drip with antibiotics, and pain
meds. Sent me home on Tuesday evening. Still with wound open. Have to flush it
and pack it every six hrs. No fun. Husband taking very good care of me.
Thank God he loves me so much.

Will close. Am exhausted. This infection is really taking a lot out of me.

Miki in NM

]]> By: Jamey Lancaster http://www.obesity-surgery.bseulf.org/2007/03/24/my-surgery-is-scheduled/#comment-4396 Jamey Lancaster Wed, 28 Mar 2007 16:52:01 +0000 http://www.obesity-surgery.bseulf.org/2007/03/24/my-surgery-is-scheduled/#comment-4396 Oh, Miki, I’m so sorry to hear that you’ve had so much trouble. I’ve known others with wound issues and infections – it happens, but it’s not any fun at all. I’m so surprised that the military nurses were so awful. My dad has had a lot of procedures in the last two years here at Eglin, and they’ve all been good – I’m sure I would have heard about it, if they hadn’t! – but I guess you can get miserable people anywhere. Was your surgeon aware of the treatment you were getting? Thank goodness you could get the civilian doc to work with you. I’m praying for your quick recovery. It takes a while for wounds like that to heal, BTW, so just be patient. Thank goodness your husband is so attentive and caring. Fond thoughts and best wishes, Pam <!--more--> _____ Am back home from the hospital for the second time. Having really bad time of it. Don't anyone ever have theirs done at a military hospital. They did surgery on Monday at 4 after I sat there for 10 hours. No bed just a recliner. After surgery, I was brought to ICU. In 2 hrs, I was taken to x-ray and had to drink the barium stuff and still no water of course. They had put the self controlled pain pump on my iv and everytime I moved, I hit it accidentally on rail and overdosed myself on morphine. The next day I was taken to Surgery Med Floor. There the nursers and staff had no desire to care for me. No one would help me up to go to bathroom. Punished me by saying my TV was broken and my phone was broken. On the 3rd day I made my husband go home and get some rest. I kept telling them the drain was not working. Nothing coming out. Then on Friday, they sent me home. By Sunday I was back in the emergency room of a civilian hospital in Las Cruces. No Bariactric surgeons in the town. Got a Surgeon to finally take the case and let me be admitted. The wound was infected. Never got any antibiotics and the military hospital. Got admitted after 12 hrs. The surgeon had to open the wound. Spent 3 days flushing it and being on iv drip with antibiotics, and pain meds. Sent me home on Tuesday evening. Still with wound open. Have to flush it and pack it every six hrs. No fun. Husband taking very good care of me. Thank God he loves me so much. Will close. Am exhausted. This infection is really taking a lot out of me. Miki in NM _____ Oh, Miki, I’m so sorry to hear that you’ve had so much trouble. I’ve known
others with wound issues and infections – it happens, but it’s not any fun
at all. I’m so surprised that the military nurses were so awful. My dad
has had a lot of procedures in the last two years here at Eglin, and they’ve
all been good – I’m sure I would have heard about it, if they hadn’t! – but
I guess you can get miserable people anywhere. Was your surgeon aware of
the treatment you were getting? Thank goodness you could get the civilian
doc to work with you. I’m praying for your quick recovery. It takes a
while for wounds like that to heal, BTW, so just be patient. Thank goodness
your husband is so attentive and caring.

Fond thoughts and best wishes,

Pam


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Am back home from the hospital for the second time. Having really bad time
of it. Don’t anyone ever have theirs done at a military hospital. They did

surgery on Monday at 4 after I sat there for 10 hours. No bed just a
recliner.
After surgery, I was brought to ICU. In 2 hrs, I was taken to x-ray and had

to drink the barium stuff and still no water of course. They had put the
self
controlled pain pump on my iv and everytime I moved, I hit it accidentally
on
rail and overdosed myself on morphine. The next day I was taken to Surgery
Med Floor. There the nursers and staff had no desire to care for me. No
one
would help me up to go to bathroom. Punished me by saying my TV was broken
and
my phone was broken. On the 3rd day I made my husband go home and get some
rest. I kept telling them the drain was not working. Nothing coming out.
Then
on Friday, they sent me home. By Sunday I was back in the emergency room of

a civilian hospital in Las Cruces. No Bariactric surgeons in the town. Got
a
Surgeon to finally take the case and let me be admitted. The wound was
infected. Never got any antibiotics and the military hospital.

Got admitted after 12 hrs. The surgeon had to open the wound.
Spent 3 days flushing it and being on iv drip with antibiotics, and pain
meds. Sent me home on Tuesday evening. Still with wound open. Have to
flush it
and pack it every six hrs. No fun. Husband taking very good care of me.
Thank God he loves me so much.

Will close. Am exhausted. This infection is really taking a lot out of me.

Miki in NM

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]]> By: val_500 http://www.obesity-surgery.bseulf.org/2007/03/24/my-surgery-is-scheduled/#comment-4395 val_500 Wed, 28 Mar 2007 11:48:33 +0000 http://www.obesity-surgery.bseulf.org/2007/03/24/my-surgery-is-scheduled/#comment-4395 Am back home from the hospital for the second time. Having really bad time of it. Don't anyone ever have theirs done at a military hospital. They did surgery on Monday at 4 after I sat there for 10 hours. No bed just a recliner. After surgery, I was brought to ICU. In 2 hrs, I was taken to x-ray and had to drink the barium stuff and still no water of course. They had put the self controlled pain pump on my iv and everytime I moved, I hit it accidentally on rail and overdosed myself on morphine. The next day I was taken to Surgery Med Floor. There the nursers and staff had no desire to care for me. No one would help me up to go to bathroom. Punished me by saying my TV was broken and my phone was broken. On the 3rd day I made my husband go home and get some rest. I kept telling them the drain was not working. Nothing coming out. Then on Friday, they sent me home. By Sunday I was back in the emergency room of a civilian hospital in Las Cruces. No Bariactric surgeons in the town. Got a Surgeon to finally take the case and let me be admitted. The wound was infected. Never got any antibiotics and the military hospital. <!--more--> Got admitted after 12 hrs. The surgeon had to open the wound. Spent 3 days flushing it and being on iv drip with antibiotics, and pain meds. Sent me home on Tuesday evening. Still with wound open. Have to flush it and pack it every six hrs. No fun. Husband taking very good care of me. Thank God he loves me so much. Will close. Am exhausted. This infection is really taking a lot out of me. Miki in NM Am back home from the hospital for the second time. Having really bad time
of it. Don’t anyone ever have theirs done at a military hospital. They did
surgery on Monday at 4 after I sat there for 10 hours. No bed just a recliner.
After surgery, I was brought to ICU. In 2 hrs, I was taken to x-ray and had
to drink the barium stuff and still no water of course. They had put the self
controlled pain pump on my iv and everytime I moved, I hit it accidentally on
rail and overdosed myself on morphine. The next day I was taken to Surgery
Med Floor. There the nursers and staff had no desire to care for me. No one
would help me up to go to bathroom. Punished me by saying my TV was broken and
my phone was broken. On the 3rd day I made my husband go home and get some
rest. I kept telling them the drain was not working. Nothing coming out. Then
on Friday, they sent me home. By Sunday I was back in the emergency room of
a civilian hospital in Las Cruces. No Bariactric surgeons in the town. Got a
Surgeon to finally take the case and let me be admitted. The wound was
infected. Never got any antibiotics and the military hospital.

Got admitted after 12 hrs. The surgeon had to open the wound.
Spent 3 days flushing it and being on iv drip with antibiotics, and pain
meds. Sent me home on Tuesday evening. Still with wound open. Have to flush it
and pack it every six hrs. No fun. Husband taking very good care of me.
Thank God he loves me so much.

Will close. Am exhausted. This infection is really taking a lot out of me.

Miki in NM

]]> By: Jamey Lancaster http://www.obesity-surgery.bseulf.org/2007/03/24/my-surgery-is-scheduled/#comment-4390 Jamey Lancaster Tue, 27 Mar 2007 03:26:30 +0000 http://www.obesity-surgery.bseulf.org/2007/03/24/my-surgery-is-scheduled/#comment-4390 Well the link didn’t work when I sent it as plain text, let’s see if it works if I send it as HTML. Pam I don’t know if you do deductions on your taxes, but as long as a doctor prescribes, we can now deduct supplements, including protein, I believe. My accountant did last year. Pam in Niceville _____ <!--more--> Sent: Saturday, December 04, 2004 11:17 PM Subject: Re: [Obesity Surgery Support Group] grads group , was My surgery is scheduled Pam, Send me the site on the protein drinks. Will probably need it. Miki in NM ADVERTISEMENT HYPERLINK phealth/S=1705061946:HM/EXP=1102310246/A=2434971/R=0/SIG=11eeoolb0/*http:/ww w.netflix.com/Default?mqso=60185400"click here HYPERLINK /S=:HM/A=2434971/rand=343268316" _____ * To visit your group on the web, go to: HYPERLINK oo.com/group/obesitysurgerysupportgroup/ * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: HYPERLINK --- Incoming mail is certified Virus Free. Version: 6.0.804 / Virus Database: 546 - Release Date: 11/30/2004 --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Version: 6.0.804 / Virus Database: 546 - Release Date: 11/30/2004 --- Incoming mail is certified Virus Free. Version: 6.0.804 / Virus Database: 546 - Release Date: 11/30/2004 Well the link didn’t work when I sent it as plain text, let’s see if it
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Pam

I don’t know if you do deductions on your taxes, but as long as a doctor

prescribes, we can now deduct supplements, including protein, I believe. My

accountant did last year.

Pam in Niceville

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]]> By: Jamey Lancaster http://www.obesity-surgery.bseulf.org/2007/03/24/my-surgery-is-scheduled/#comment-4389 Jamey Lancaster Mon, 26 Mar 2007 22:05:43 +0000 http://www.obesity-surgery.bseulf.org/2007/03/24/my-surgery-is-scheduled/#comment-4389 I don’t know if you do deductions on your taxes, but as long as a doctor prescribes, we can now deduct supplements, including protein, I believe. My accountant did last year. Pam in Niceville _____ Pam, Send me the site on the protein drinks. Will probably need it. Miki in NM _____ I don’t know if you do deductions on your taxes, but as long as a doctor
prescribes, we can now deduct supplements, including protein, I believe. My
accountant did last year.

Pam in Niceville

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Pam, Send me the site on the protein drinks. Will probably need it.

Miki in NM

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]]> By: val_500 http://www.obesity-surgery.bseulf.org/2007/03/24/my-surgery-is-scheduled/#comment-4388 val_500 Mon, 26 Mar 2007 17:02:14 +0000 http://www.obesity-surgery.bseulf.org/2007/03/24/my-surgery-is-scheduled/#comment-4388 Pam, Send me the site on the protein drinks. Will probably need it. Miki in NM Pam, Send me the site on the protein drinks. Will probably need it.

Miki in NM

]]> By: val_500 http://www.obesity-surgery.bseulf.org/2007/03/24/my-surgery-is-scheduled/#comment-4387 val_500 Mon, 26 Mar 2007 11:41:27 +0000 http://www.obesity-surgery.bseulf.org/2007/03/24/my-surgery-is-scheduled/#comment-4387 Thank you Carol for your warm wishes. Miki in NM Thank you Carol for your warm wishes.

Miki in NM

]]> By: Jefferey Geri http://www.obesity-surgery.bseulf.org/2007/03/24/my-surgery-is-scheduled/#comment-4386 Jefferey Geri Mon, 26 Mar 2007 05:47:48 +0000 http://www.obesity-surgery.bseulf.org/2007/03/24/my-surgery-is-scheduled/#comment-4386 Hi Miki, Just wanted to wish you (and your husband) good luck on your upcoming surgery. I'm still about 2 months away from mine but I know how excited and worried I will probably be when the time comes. Please keep us posted on your progress. May God keep you both in the palm of His hand. Until next time... Carol in California Hi Miki,

Just wanted to wish you (and your husband) good luck on your upcoming
surgery. I’m still about 2 months away from mine but I know how
excited and worried I will probably be when the time comes. Please
keep us posted on your progress. May God keep you both in the palm
of His hand.

Until next time…
Carol in California

]]> By: Jamey Lancaster http://www.obesity-surgery.bseulf.org/2007/03/24/my-surgery-is-scheduled/#comment-4385 Jamey Lancaster Mon, 26 Mar 2007 00:42:34 +0000 http://www.obesity-surgery.bseulf.org/2007/03/24/my-surgery-is-scheduled/#comment-4385 Good deal! If you find that the protein drinks are absolutely awful, I can give you the email address of a place to order the kind that are really best for us. Very low carb/sugar, good absorbable protein, and of the 84 or so offers, some of them are bound to taste good to you. <G> And they will send samples for $2 apiece. I’ve been doing protein drinks for 2 years now, and can really tell a difference when I don’t do them. I know you’ll do well. Take care, Pam _____ <!--more--> Got all my supplies today for when I get home from hospital. Got my protein mix and chewable vitamins and chewable calcium. I have always had too much iron in my blood, so I will let the doctors deal with that, and sugar free jello and puddings and applesauce. Lots of water and Propel and Splenda. Got the TV set up in the bedroom and lots of books to read. Got to make my gowns this weekend. Went shopping and all they had was little see thru stuff and flannel and I hate flannel.. LOL Got my lotion and all the toiletries and think I am ready. Dr. suggested boost high protein and ensure high protein for the first two weeks after clear liquids, so got that too. I think I am prepared. Even got me a little disc player for a few CD's with earphones so I don't disturb anyone. Got my list of meds and diabetic testing stuff. The list the support group at the hospital gave me is pretty complete. Even bought me some loose socks so my feet don't freeze and my ankles don't swell. LOL I always freeze in the hospital for some reason. So all you out there wish me luck and send prayers for me. God is with me because I have no fears or apprehensions, except that my husband is a very serious heart patient and any stress makes him have heart attacks. And he is already plenty stressed out over this. Thank God Cardiac Care is right across the hall, so they can put him in a bed too if it becomes necessary. I told him if it came to it, we could be roomies. LOL God Bless, Miki in NM _____ Good deal! If you find that the protein drinks are absolutely awful, I can
give you the email address of a place to order the kind that are really best
for us. Very low carb/sugar, good absorbable protein, and of the 84 or so
offers, some of them are bound to taste good to you. <G> And they will send
samples for $2 apiece. I’ve been doing protein drinks for 2 years now, and
can really tell a difference when I don’t do them.

I know you’ll do well.

Take care,

Pam

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Got all my supplies today for when I get home from hospital. Got my protein

mix and chewable vitamins and chewable calcium. I have always had too much
iron in my blood, so I will let the doctors deal with that, and sugar free
jello
and puddings and applesauce. Lots of water and Propel and Splenda. Got the

TV set up in the bedroom and lots of books to read. Got to make my gowns
this
weekend. Went shopping and all they had was little see thru stuff and
flannel and I hate flannel.. LOL Got my lotion and all the toiletries and
think I
am ready. Dr. suggested boost high protein and ensure high protein for the
first two weeks after clear liquids, so got that too. I think I am
prepared.
Even got me a little disc player for a few CD’s with earphones so I don’t
disturb anyone. Got my list of meds and diabetic testing stuff. The list
the
support group at the hospital gave me is pretty complete. Even bought me
some
loose socks so my feet don’t freeze and my ankles don’t swell. LOL I
always
freeze in the hospital for some reason. So all you out there wish me luck
and
send prayers for me. God is with me because I have no fears or
apprehensions,
except that my husband is a very serious heart patient and any stress makes
him
have heart attacks. And he is already plenty stressed out over this. Thank

God Cardiac Care is right across the hall, so they can put him in a bed too
if
it becomes necessary. I told him if it came to it, we could be roomies.
LOL

God Bless, Miki in NM

_____

]]> By: val_500 http://www.obesity-surgery.bseulf.org/2007/03/24/my-surgery-is-scheduled/#comment-4384 val_500 Sun, 25 Mar 2007 19:39:05 +0000 http://www.obesity-surgery.bseulf.org/2007/03/24/my-surgery-is-scheduled/#comment-4384 Got all my supplies today for when I get home from hospital. Got my protein mix and chewable vitamins and chewable calcium. I have always had too much iron in my blood, so I will let the doctors deal with that, and sugar free jello and puddings and applesauce. Lots of water and Propel and Splenda. Got the TV set up in the bedroom and lots of books to read. Got to make my gowns this weekend. Went shopping and all they had was little see thru stuff and flannel and I hate flannel.. LOL Got my lotion and all the toiletries and think I am ready. Dr. suggested boost high protein and ensure high protein for the first two weeks after clear liquids, so got that too. I think I am prepared. Even got me a little disc player for a few CD's with earphones so I don't disturb anyone. Got my list of meds and diabetic testing stuff. The list the support group at the hospital gave me is pretty complete. Even bought me some loose socks so my feet don't freeze and my ankles don't swell. LOL I always freeze in the hospital for some reason. So all you out there wish me luck and <!--more--> send prayers for me. God is with me because I have no fears or apprehensions, except that my husband is a very serious heart patient and any stress makes him have heart attacks. And he is already plenty stressed out over this. Thank God Cardiac Care is right across the hall, so they can put him in a bed too if it becomes necessary. I told him if it came to it, we could be roomies. LOL God Bless, Miki in NM Got all my supplies today for when I get home from hospital. Got my protein
mix and chewable vitamins and chewable calcium. I have always had too much
iron in my blood, so I will let the doctors deal with that, and sugar free jello
and puddings and applesauce. Lots of water and Propel and Splenda. Got the
TV set up in the bedroom and lots of books to read. Got to make my gowns this
weekend. Went shopping and all they had was little see thru stuff and
flannel and I hate flannel.. LOL Got my lotion and all the toiletries and think
I
am ready. Dr. suggested boost high protein and ensure high protein for the
first two weeks after clear liquids, so got that too. I think I am prepared.
Even got me a little disc player for a few CD’s with earphones so I don’t
disturb anyone. Got my list of meds and diabetic testing stuff. The list the
support group at the hospital gave me is pretty complete. Even bought me some
loose socks so my feet don’t freeze and my ankles don’t swell. LOL I always
freeze in the hospital for some reason. So all you out there wish me luck and

send prayers for me. God is with me because I have no fears or apprehensions,
except that my husband is a very serious heart patient and any stress makes him
have heart attacks. And he is already plenty stressed out over this. Thank
God Cardiac Care is right across the hall, so they can put him in a bed too if
it becomes necessary. I told him if it came to it, we could be roomies. LOL

God Bless, Miki in NM

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