rose procedure
Yes I am feeling the restriction ...and in this past week have lost 12 lbs .....I am glad i had it done but if you had asked me a day or two aftre I would have said WHY ME ....the clear liquids just got to me ....am on full liquids til next week then can have a fw other things ....I did get a UTI for some reason and I retain fluids bad when I get those ....soooo hopefully once the antibiotic kicks in I will be at a larger loss...... :D Good luck with yours
Cheryl
Hi Patsy. I'm new to the OH Forums and was reading about the StomaphyX and ROSE which led me to your posts. I live in Chicago. I was part of a clinical trial in Cincinnati for the ROSE. In Dec I had an EGD which showed my stoma enlarged so I was a good candidate. I travelled to Cincinnati on March 7th. An hour into the procedure they had to stop - said my pouch was too small for the tool to pass thru to get to the stoma. I was devastated and upset - in Dec they measured my pouch and it was fine - they said it must have shrunk. My bypass surgical nurse said it didn't shrink - they mismeasured. Did you ever get an answer from that doctor about the difference between the ROSE and StomaphX? I'm wondering - if it's different then perhaps I could look into it. I have an appt w/my bypass doctor Wed to discuss revisions - but he does them open and I don't know if I'm up to an open surgery. I don't even know if there are different types of revisions offered. My weight history is pretty much similar to yours. I had my bypass June '03 - I was 350. I lost 170 pounds and have since gained back 35. So you're having the ROSE on June 24th - right? Let me know how it goes!! Car