SICK!

Hey all, I hope everyone had a nice halloween weekend. The weather certainly made trick or treating last night enjoyable. For the first year my kids got tired of trick or treating before I did! I am not feeling well however. I have either a just a bad cold or bronchitis. I have been taking dayquil and that does help a bit but then I started thinking, should I be taking this? It has acetometophin, a cough suppresant and a nasal decongestant in it. I have a call into Dr. Aranow's office but am due for a dose soon so I was wondering if anyone here knew the answer. I am still waiting for a call back for 12 days now on whether or not I am worthy of another fill yet. I have called numerous times only to get the same answer that they are still waiting on an answer from Dr. A. I was told he was in surgery every day last week and then when I said that maybe he should be doing a little less surgery and a little more aftercare they told me it all emergency surgeries. Okay, maybe I would buy one or two days of emergencies but every day was full of emergency surgeries? Please! Grrrrrr......Don't get me wrong, I love Dr. A and I think he is brillant but so far his aftercare has really been somewhat undesirable. But that is a whole other post! Anyhow, any feedback would be greatly appreciated. Thanks! Eileen

Eileen- I have had no problems with aftercare with Dr. A.--but 12 days without a call is UNexceptable!! I would fill him in when you see him next..someone in his office is NOT doing their job. It takes 5 min for him to check a chart and give a yes or no... Hope you get some answers soon! Joanie

Thanks Joanie. My husband has is consult on Wednesday so I will be seeing him then. I am not sure whether I want to bring it up then or not though. I am not really tight like I think I should be. I can eat about 2 cups of food at a time and feel fine. I am losing weight but I am also working out two hours a day, six days a week so I should be losing something! If I don't hear from them by wednesday I will probably bring it up. Eileen

Eileen - I got the same runaround from Dr. A's office. Couldn't get an answer from anyone for weeks, no response from any emails I sent either. I guess he was on vacation a couple of weeks back, and then Lois hurt her knee and was out that same week. Not that I'm making excuses, but that is what I heard. I hope you feel better - unfortunately I can't help you with any info - but wanted to give you some well wishes! Tammy

Thanks for comiserating with me, Tammy! It can get really frustrating but I am sure I am more annoyed than I normally would because because I just feel horrible right now. Eileen

This weather was great for trick-or-treating. Although I probably could have walked better than last year, I drove while my husband walked with my daughter. I can't wait until next year, I may even dress up! Sorry to hear you are feeling lousy, hopefully you will start feeling better soon. Rest and take care of yourself! I would think dayquil is safe, but not to sure, definetly check w/ your dr. As for your frustration, sick or not, you should have an answer by now. I don't know Dr A, but I would ask at the consult if you still have no answer! Good luck, Carmen

Look at the next post for a list of medications you can take. This is from A RNY group off of Yahoo, and has been posted on I think something like 12 groups that I know of. It's a good list, other than the Vioxx Peter

Thanks Peter. Everytime I see this list I swear I am going to print it out and keep it with my calendar so I can find it when I need it but I still hadn't. Thanks for listing it again. I will definately print it this time! Eileen

Scares me top think where all this 'emergency surgery' is coming from!! I am pre-op...LOL...Sure hope it's not all bariatric clients! GEEZ!