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I had a roux-en-Y gastric bypass about 23 years ago at Celebration performed by Dr. Keith Kim. I've had zero problems. This week I had an EGD & colonoscopy after a terrible bout of colitis. Here are the report findings. Has anyone ever heard of this happening?
-Disruption of the gastric partition. The entire remnant stomach was accessible with the scope.
I'm kind of freaked out. I've had no problems and have no idea when this occurred. My GI doctor told me to not worry about and it and at my age to not have the surgery redone. I'm 72.
Thanks for your time,
Karen
Happy Friday Gang!! The computer was being finicky this morning and not loading OH finally got on.
So back in December someone had used one of the plow trucks here at work done at the wellhouse and damaged the plow. They never reported it. Me being the detective I am and with the new camera system I was able to find out what day, time, and who was driving the truck. I let the plant manager know and showed him the footage. I believe it was just an accident, but they did not report it.
Things went well with the corporate guys that came to visit yesterday. There were a few minor things they found one being the flag that for weeks I had been saying needed to be changed out. Other than that, it was a pretty good day.
Very cold this morning 5 degrees is the high and we are supposed to get some snow this weekend not much, but enough to cover things again.
QOTD: Do you take your required supplement every day? I had a lapse a few years ago, but since then I make sure every Sunday I put all my vitamins in my pill box and keep it on the counter so I don't forget.
B: coffee and 2 hard boiled eggs
L: chicken wings and 2 slices of pizza
D: pork chops and kale
The Y is closed today for some sort of issue/maintenance with their heating system we both got the email last night so we will have a relaxing night.
Have a great day and weekend everyone!!!
Dr. Sanchez Lapband 9/12/2003
hw305/revision w280/cw197/gw150
Revision from Lap Band to Bypass on 2/4/2015 by Dr. Pohl
on 1/15/26 7:05 am - Amarillo, TX
Good mornin y'all.
Not a lot happening today. We may go out and we may not. I am betting we will because my mom will get restless. I like staying home but hey, it doesn't matter lol. Yesterday's appointment went well. I took the opportunity to use their sitting elliptical machine and did a 15 minute workout. Even the PT guys noticed I went hard at it. I wish I had one of those here at home, it's easy on my back and the rest of my body other than my elbows. Speaking of which, they have been bothering me on both arms. Not sure what that's about probably the RA. I see the rheumatologist a week from today! Looking forward to it actually. I just hope I'm not let down again.
my eating has been pretty darn good. I need to plan a little better but I am ending around 1500 to 1600 so I'm happy. It's been hard. Stress around here is bad, I'm an emotional eater so it's just ugh.
QOTD: stomach for sure and the arms are a probably not.
B: 1/3 cup old fashioned oats, applesauce, coffee and a boiled egg.
S: Ritz with cheese
L: salad with popcorn chicken, boiled egg, cucumber slices , tomatoes and some kind of dressing...maybe just salsa
S: apple with crunchy PB
D: feta, sausage and spinach pastries. Maybe some chicken.
Happy Friday-Eve Gang. Irvin decided he wanted baked half of chicken with red sauce and mozzarella cheese along with homemade mac and cheese so that is what he got. I made myself some seasoned chicken thighs since I'm not a huge fan of red sauce. He loved it. I had also picked up some berries and whipped cream for dessert, but he was full from the chicken and mac & cheese. We will have that tonight.
Came to work this morning to find out a couple of corporate people were coming here today. I did a quick cleanup of the office really just straightening a few things out. They got here at 7:30 about 10 minutes after I finished things. I offered to do the weekly walk around of the hazardous waste areas to help the EH&S technician out. Since I've taken a haz waste course and I'm certified I can do it. It's not really that hard of a thing and only takes about 20 minutes to complete.
QOTD: If you got to your ideal weight would you want to have plastic surgery done? While I'm far from my ideal weight I have thought about it. I would get my stomach done as that area is the worse for loose skin. My arms and thighs are not that bad and I could live with them.
B: coffee and 2 hard boiled eggs
L: 1 chicken thigh and 1 cup of mac & cheese
D: I think we will just do the fruit.
Tonight at the Y will be the weight circuit since we didn't go last night.
Have a great day everyone!!
Dr. Sanchez Lapband 9/12/2003
hw305/revision w280/cw197/gw150
Revision from Lap Band to Bypass on 2/4/2015 by Dr. Pohl
on 1/14/26 6:17 am - Amarillo, TX
Mornin folks.
I've got an appoint at 9 but it's close by so we don't need to lead but for another 30 minutes. Just PT.
yesterday went fairly well with the 1500 calorie count. I went over by 34 so I count that as a big win.
Today we're not doing much. I may organize some more on my supplies. Gawd I have so much **** It's super windy today and it's supposed to get worse by the afternoon...yayyyyyyyyyyy. My sinuses don't like it and neither does my body because it means a front is moving through
QOTD: I eat on a small plate as well. I once in a while will use a bigger plate if that's all there is but my plate will look very sparse.
B: egg, ricotta, low carb bread and coffee oh and a cracker with cheese packet
S: apple w/PB
L: undecided
S: prob popcorn
D: thinking soup.
Happy Hump Day Gang!!
Well for once Irvin had some good luck. His CDL license was downgraded in 2024 due to not having his DOT physical done. At the time he wasn't planning on driving anymore so didn't really care, but recently he decided he wanted it back. Since his license needed to be renewed by his birthday which is today, I had started calling a few weeks back to see what he had to do to get it upgraded back to a CDL. I had called the DMV and was told since it was over 2 years, he needed to take the knowledge and road test over along with getting an up-to-date DOT physical. He did the physical on the 5th. The doctor sent the certificate to the DMV that day. It was going to take a few weeks to get the road and knowledge test set up so he decided to just renew as a regular license until he could get the other things done. When he went to the DMV yesterday, they gave him a new CDL license because they had received the new medical certificate and he doesn't have to do the two tests over. That saves a few hundred dollars.
The body scale should be coming in today and we are rather excited about it. There is an E&I interview today and a 90-day review of a new hire. The water wash went well yesterday and hopefully boiler 2 stays good until the scheduled outage in March.
QOTD: Do you eat on a regular dinner size plate or do you use a smaller salad plate? That is one thing I've done about 95% of the time since surgery is keep consistent with eating my meals at home on a smaller salad plate. I remember my surgeon telling me to use that instead of a bigger plate because with the bigger plate you are more tempted to eat more food especially slider foods.
B: coffee and protein shake
L: French onion soup and 1/2 chicken salad wrap
D: whatever Irvin wants I'll make him for his birthday
Have a great day everyone!!
Dr. Sanchez Lapband 9/12/2003
hw305/revision w280/cw197/gw150
Revision from Lap Band to Bypass on 2/4/2015 by Dr. Pohl
That's great your Bariatric doctor is working with you.
Dr. Sanchez Lapband 9/12/2003
hw305/revision w280/cw197/gw150
Revision from Lap Band to Bypass on 2/4/2015 by Dr. Pohl
on 1/13/26 6:31 am - Amarillo, TX
Good mornin Jennifer! A hello to everyone else too.
I had an appointment with my bariatric doc yesterday and he told me MC may not be the best for me. I trust him a lot. So I am trying a 1500 calorie diet for a 30 day period. He is doing it with me and we'll show each other our written food logs. He challenged me to that and 15 minutes of walking and he'll walk a certain amount more too. So I see him again in a month. I'm starting that today. I'm pretty upset about the money I spent on MC but might go back to it if the 1500 plan doesn't work out.
Not sure what's happening today. We are thinking we might do some stuff around the house but knowing my mom she'll think of somewhere to go. I need to wash a couple loads of laundry and my bedding. Clean up a bit on my bedroom and organize some of my chainmaille supplies.
I found an excellent chai tea. Twinnings chai ultra spice. It's so good. Inexpensive and tasty. If you like chai I recommend it a lot.
QOTD: portions and journaling EVERYTHING...I mean every little thing. Sometimes when I have a cracker with a piece of cheese I will say to myself that it's small so it doesn't matter. Yeah...I can be delusional!
B: egg, part skim ricotta, low carb delightful bread and a breadstick with some cheese(100 calorie snack pack)
S1: apple with 1 tbs of PB
L: most likely a burrito
S2: hummus and carrot chips
D: hasn't been decided yet.
have a great one!
Good Tuesday Morning Gang!! The workout went well last night. We got a really good lesson on how to properly use the different circuit machines and how many reps/intervals we each should be doing. For me since I'm looking for weight loss it was more reps, but with lighter weights. That keeps your heart rate up and metabolism boosted. While Irvin wants to gain muscle he did less reps, but heavier weights. We did learn some great stuff.
The water wash has started here at work and so far so good. There are two interviews today for Utility Operators and one tomorrow for an E&I tech.
QOTD: What is your biggest struggle when it comes to nutrition? Mine is properly tracking what I eat. The portion/serving size, calories, carbs, sugars, proteins, fats.
B: coffee and two eggs scrambled with cheese
L: Slice of chicken loaf
D: small tossed salad with hard boiled egg
Tonight at the Y we will be doing low impact exercises. I believe treadmill and elliptical.
Have a great day everyone!!!
Oh and we ordered a full body scale. The thing checks everything from weight to muscle mass to fat mass and all sorts of other stuff.
Dr. Sanchez Lapband 9/12/2003
hw305/revision w280/cw197/gw150
Revision from Lap Band to Bypass on 2/4/2015 by Dr. Pohl
