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LinR
on 8/3/09 6:34 am
Topic: RE: got home last night from my rny surgery glad to be home
Robin:

Glad you had an uneventfull surgery.  Hang on tight.  You're going to like the ride.


LinR
      
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on 8/3/09 6:12 am - Menomonee Falls, WI
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on 8/3/09 6:08 am - Menomonee Falls, WI
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on 8/3/09 6:00 am, edited 8/3/09 6:02 am - Menomonee Falls, WI
jvogt
on 8/2/09 11:30 pm - Hartland, WI
Topic: RE: got home last night from my rny surgery glad to be home

Welcome to the other side. Glad to hear that things went well. Keep following the rules and you will be fine. Best of luck to you!

 
Jod
RNY 6/22/09
Arriving at one goal, is a starting point to another

Lois S.
on 8/1/09 9:20 pm - Neenah, WI
Topic: RE: got home last night from my rny surgery glad to be home

Glad your home and doing well, Robin.  It all gets better form here!

mgreene84
on 8/1/09 2:06 am - Mayville, WI
Topic: RE: ugh got a hemotoma from the blood work yesterday
Robin,

I am sorry. I did not know that you lost feeling. Since you did loose feeling it WAS the phlebotomists fault. She should have withdrew the needle and choose a diferent site and try again. I am sorry that you had such a horrible experience!

Melinda
robinfrommilw
on 8/1/09 1:14 am - WI
Topic: RE: ugh got a hemotoma from the blood work yesterday
well she was digging around in there side to side and in and out of the vein and going deeper. I would of rather her stick me again instead of diggin around in my vein. The hemotamo was treated by the nurse by the order of my surgeon. I had lost feelings in my finger tips from it. NO matter how much I moved them and wiggle them they would not wake up. And now that they put a heating pad and warm moist towel on it over night. It was like new again and the bruise and knott in my arm went away. I can type again too :) So I am not blaming phlebaotomist in general it was strictly the one i had she also had more compliants that week. So it was her technique that was wrong.

Robin from Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Distal gastric bypass 7/28/09
6 month supervised diet done lost over 50 lbs pre-surgery
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August 2010 weight 138 lbs lost of 179.5 lbs but gain again since my gallbladder surgery Oct 2010 range recentlly my weight got up to 166 and I was in freak mode. I am now down to 152.6 hoping to get back to 135 and started generic wellbutrin
          
mgreene84
on 8/1/09 12:31 am - Mayville, WI
Topic: RE: ugh got a hemotoma from the blood work yesterday
Robin,

I am a certified Phlebotomist, and contrary to your (and everyone elses) belief, 95 % of hematomas are not caused by human error. Most of the time a hematoma is caused from your blood being too thin and not clotting properly. I completely understand your concern with having hematomas, but no matter what you do you have to deal with the luck of the draw. Sorry if I sound pushy, just wanted to state the facts.
Good luck....
Melinda
Lois S.
on 7/31/09 9:57 pm - Neenah, WI
Topic: RE: Hi everyone
Hi Jody! Great to hear from you again!  Sounds like everything is coming along smoothly. That's awesome!  Keep up the good work, and let me know if there is anything I can help you with! Congratulations!
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