Update .. 1 week out

ginau
on 5/14/08 1:23 am - mesa, AZ

ok a week out . I have found a couple interesting things . Tastebuds have changed - hard to get protein shakes down ! even though pouch was not touched - can only hold about 4oz at a time Nasty metal taste in mouth - could be ketosis?? Beware of gas pains - have something on hand to combat them. Scale is moving !! yeah - down about 8.5 lbs since surgery .

Deanne K.
on 5/14/08 1:43 am - Tucson, AZ

Revision on 09/02/08

Your doing great!!!

barbarabrewer
on 5/14/08 1:57 am - TX

Revision on 06/19/08

Congrats to you! Keep us informed! Sounds like you are going through the normal post surgery changes! 8.50 lbs....Great! Barbara Brewer

Arizonadck
on 5/14/08 2:16 am - Chicago, IL

Sounds successful!! Overall are you feeling ok? Did you have open or lap? A week out already - time flies!! Keep it up!!

Monique H.
on 5/14/08 7:23 am

DS on 10/15/10

Do you mind me asking which surgery you had first and which revision you had? I remember you posting but I don't remember which one. Oh and Congratulations!!!!

WHEN LIFE KNOCKS YOU DOWN TO YOUR knees, JUST REMEMBER THAT YOU ARE IN THE PERFECT POSITION TO PRAY. HW 395, RNY 4/2/07 345, Lowest Weight 248, Revision to Distal RNY 1/13/09 278,Revision to DS 10/15/10

ginau
on 5/14/08 8:34 am - mesa, AZ

RNY on 07/17/06

Sure I had Lap RNY in July of 06, then our very own Dr Schlesinger gave me an open cut, removed 2 hernia's , scar tissue and took me to an extended Rny , left me with a common channel of 75 I feel great -- except for drinking the proteins skakes and anything chocolate in flavor - leaves a funkkyyy taste ..

Cheryl Gebbie
on 5/14/08 11:21 am - Knoxville, TN

Revision on 04/23/08

Dr Schlesinger told me in an email that I probably needed t have the extended RNY... But my insurance doesnt cover WLS or anything to help Obesity ( I still think that is discrimination) so that was out of the question ..... But I did have the ROSE procedure .just hope I am successful with it ... CONGRATS on the 8.5 lbs....I have lost 16 lbs in 3 weeks ...

runningagain
on 5/15/08 10:20 am - NY

RNY on 10/06/08

Hi....I'm having surgery this summer. Not sure which one yet, but as I was reading through the posts, I saw you were talking about channel of 75. Is that the length of your intestine? Just curious. Is the extended RNY a shorter channel? What's the normal channel length? Good luck to you. :-)