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raftinglady30
on 7/4/09 11:49 am
Topic: NG tube anybody?
I hope nobody had to have a wonderful (NOT) NG tube...I wouldn't wi**** on my worst enemy. I got out of surgery and the next morning had a scan done and my pouch wasn't emptying. Waited awhile and nothing happened so they had to put the NG tube down my nose all the way to my pouch. Once it got to around the top of my sternum then I had to swallow it down. Ugh. It ranked right up there with child birth I tell ya! For those who don't know what it does (I didn't) they then hook it to a vacuum pump and leave it in there til the swelling of the pouch goes down and the pouch can run the way its supposed to. During the night it came out part way too and so they had to put it back down. I am sooo very very glad that that is just a distant memory now! Hope nobody else drew that short straw!  
raftinglady30
on 7/4/09 11:45 am
Topic: RE: I did it! I'm home and banded!
 I was sure thinking about ya! I just got home yesterday and had a few minor (now looking back, major at the time) complications. I am feeling alot better though. I'm glad you made it through with flying colors. Feels great to be on that ol' losers bench huh?! :)
raftinglady30
on 7/4/09 11:42 am
Topic: RE: i need to drink more water
 Does Sonic have sugar free lemonade? If not, you can tolerate the sugar this soon out? I am with the first poster. I had my surgery on the 29th with a few complications that kept me in the hospital til yesterday. I am getting more and more in everyday but the protein is still a real hard one for me. A sonic lemonade sounds delightful so just wanted to check on that! 
HOLLI00
on 7/3/09 3:00 pm - ALTUS, OK
Topic: RE: 2nd Homecoming after 2nd surgery!
Sorry to hear that you had to go through all of that. I started having pancreas issues too the week after surgery, but luckily was able to nip that before it got serious like yours. My dr actually takes the gallbladder out during surgery. Luckily, I got mine out a few years ago. I can not imagine going through that this close to having a RNY. You are a super trooper! I'm sure surgery doesn't at all feel worth it for you at this point, but I guess think of this time next year how healthy you will be and full of energy. (That's what I have to do on my tough days!)

Glad to see you are home...will be sending you lots of recovery thoughts!
Holli Tamale
236.8/135/150

*RNY surgery done June 17th, 2009        
HOLLI00
on 7/3/09 2:55 pm - ALTUS, OK
Topic: RE: i need to drink more water

I am having to build up the amount of liquids I can take in. Each day is a little more than the day before. It used to take me all day to get about 20 ozs in. I'm up to about 44-64 ozs a day of just straigh****er now. I also freeze Propel water and make them into popsicles (at my drs suggestions, good vitamins and liquids), chicken broth is a good liquid, decaf tea (even though I don't really like it that much), and Sonic Lemonade are ways that I've been getting in liquid without having to just drink only water. I find it's much easier to get the liquid in if it is at room temp. Though I am tolerating cold liquids now MUCH better than I was two weeks ago. I have had to go into the hospital once for dehydration (just an in and out ER trip), but I was also having vomitting issues. Hope that helps some!

Holli Tamale
236.8/135/150

*RNY surgery done June 17th, 2009        
mandykay80
on 7/3/09 12:33 pm - MN
Topic: i need to drink more water

I had surgery done on Tuesday, the 30th, and came home yesterday.  I am still sippin water out of the little medicine 1 oz cups.  Today, I drank 12 of them.  Then I also had two jellos, a SF popsicle, and 5 1 oz things of chicken broth.  Am I doin this right?  Should I not be getting more in?  It is 9 at night, and I will continue to sip throughout the night as I am still not sleeping right.  But am I doing this right? 

eljayem
on 7/3/09 9:33 am
Topic: RE: 2nd Homecoming after 2nd surgery!
Jeez - sure hope you feel better!
Eljay
 
While the weight loss is easier with surgery, the lifestyle is harder.
annkate77
on 7/3/09 8:16 am
Topic: 2nd Homecoming after 2nd surgery!
Hi Everyone-
I wanted to thank everyone for their thoughts and prayers while I was inpatient for the last few weeks.  I was admitted June 20th, and just got home today.  I was in for acute gallbladder, liver, and pancreas problems.  It took a while for them to decide to do surgery the second time on me because it was so close to the 1st surgery.  My surgeon told me today that I was the 2nd out of 1500 patients to get their gallbladder out within the month of their RNY, and I was the 1st one to have it out without having any gallstones.  So it is still a mystery as to what actually happeneed, but end case-I needed to get that thing out.  They tried to do it laproscopically, but because of the adhesions of the 1st surgery, they were unable.  Which means I am in a LOT of pain.  I have about an 8 in*****ision under my rib cage, and there is no movement that I can make without remembering I had surgery last sunday.  I read my post from last week, and I can tell I was really drugged at that point!  But I also remember just sitting there and falling asleep while someone was talking to me.  
So, again, it is still up in the air as to if the RNY was worth all of this.  I know, eventually, with my family history I was going to end up with my gallbladder out, but spending an extra 2 weeks in the hospital was not expected.  I feel like 2 weeks of life were just plucked away, I have no idea what happened to them!  But I do know now that whenever I call my Dr's office, they are going to listen to me, and not make me feel like a crazy person.  
I can't thank my husband and family enough for all they have done for me.  My husband stayed with me all but one night, lived off hospital food, and helped me get up every time I needed too.  He got no sleep, put up with my crankiness, neediness, and mood swings.  I am the luckiest person in the world.  
And thanks again for all of you who prayed with us.  It was an incredible hard time for us, and it was nice to hear how supportive we can be for each other! 
Love,
Thanks for reading!
AnnKate

    
AMINCH
on 7/2/09 12:33 pm
Topic: RE: July 13th!!! Anyone else out there????
July 13th here too... so excited but nervous
jvogt
on 7/2/09 8:35 am - Hartland, WI
Topic: RE: Favorite things you are eating
Cottage Chees on a baked potatoe. That sounds like a great idea! Right now just about everything does. I am 10 days post op. Hanging in there, but something to chew and crunchy and salty would be great.
 
Jod
RNY 6/22/09
Arriving at one goal, is a starting point to another

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