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Topic: RE: 2.5 YR CHECK IN
Hi all my fellow Maysters I have not been to the OH forum in a very long time, Life is Good hope all of my sisters & brothers are doing well. I too am terrified of gaining weight I guess I have become a scale slave if I am up 2 lbs I freak, I did get to my goal & have been there for a year, I too have let my exercise slip I really need to get motivated & back on the treadmill, any suggestions to motivate me? Have a blessed day. I need to update picture.
Topic: RE: Kathy, how are you feeling?
Hi Kathy, wanted to drop by and say hello. Been following you as you post...2007 sure was a rough year... Hopefully your 2008 will be much better.
Hopefully your soreness will ease quickly... Glad to hear they got ya repaired without too many issues....
Question for you.... my best friend has breast cancer... Im wondering what I can do to help... She is in TX and Im in PA.... Any suggestions....
Take care...
Karen
Topic: RE: Hadn't seen ya'll in FOREVER!
Peterson's defect is an area where the bowel can twist into (aka internal hernia). They can close off the defect so the bowel can't get in there. There is also a transmesenteric defect. These areas are open because of fat loss. These are hard to diagnose because by the time they see you the bowel can flop back into place and there will be nothing to see.
Had surgery for pain last week. Unfortunately in my case, don't think it has helped as I had pain today again. Not as bad as before. I see my surgeon Monday for my post-op follow-up. Argh.
I would mention the defects to your doctors. My surgeon said in a "perfect" world... they'd go in a year post-op and close the defects off. Hard to do during initial WLS because it can put pressure on the pouch.
Good luck! Feel better.
Kathy
Topic: Hadn't seen ya'll in FOREVER!
I moved from Texas (dr. Marvin)....LOVED him...
to North Carolina and am having HORRIBLE....stop in my tracks pain in my left upper quadrant...hadn't eaten for 3 days now...to ER twice to be pumped with fluids...of COURSE my veins blew because I was dehydrated...sniff....
I called good ol doc marvin and he says that or office...says that perhaps I should mention petersons defect to doc here...that there was a revision AFTER our revision!?!?
Any idea guys...Im hurting...
Topic: RE: Happy Holidays and Happy New Year!
hope you are feeling better.Happy new year,so sorry you have been having so much trouble hopefully 2008 will be better for you ~laura~
Topic: RE: Kathy, how are you feeling?
Hey, Wanda!
Just wondering if anyone got the number or plate number of the bus that ran over me. I'm quite sore. For my GB surgery, I stopped at a restaurant on the way home. For this one, I was home at 6:30 pm from a surgery that started around 3:30 pm but dang... I'm still sore. Doc closed off the mesenteric defect (found that there was a loop of bowel near it and could have flopped there) and removed an adhesion that had a hold on my bowel, as well. My belly above my belly button is sore and bruised. I suspect he dug to the other side of the earth in there. Every bite or sip triggers soreness. I'm better then the other days when I had great difficulty getting up or laying down so improvements are occuring.
Thanks for thinking of me, Wanda.
Happy New Year to you!
Hugs, Kathy
Topic: Kathy, how are you feeling?
Hi Kathy,
Just thinking about you and hoping your recovering well from your surgery.
Have a happy new year!
~Wanda
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