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milk999
on 8/25/09 1:14 pm
on 8/25/09 1:14 pm
Topic: NEED HELP!!!!!
HELP!!!!! Anyone!
Can someone help me add my surgeon to my profile? I am new to this particular site of obesityhelp.com. I am trying to update everything again to my profile and can't get it to work. Pleas someone help me.
Thanks in advance.
milk999
HELP!!!!! Anyone!Can someone help me add my surgeon to my profile? I am new to this particular site of obesityhelp.com. I am trying to update everything again to my profile and can't get it to work. Pleas someone help me.
Thanks in advance.
milk999
Topic: gas after surgery,
I am 14 months out from gastric bypass surgery. My gas problem has gotten worse. I have tried Devrom, but it has not seemed to help.
I try to stay off of white bread and use whole wheat. Does anyone have any ideas?
Thanks
I try to stay off of white bread and use whole wheat. Does anyone have any ideas?
Thanks
Topic: RE: RA Fatigue anyone *Monster Drinks*
Hi gakins,
I'm new to OH and I never new about RA fatigue. Is that why I'am always pooped, I thought I was just getting old. I wanted to tell you that I'm on Enbrel and that has helped me sooo much. I do have Kaiser and I have fool coverage so I only pay 30 a month. I do know it is very expensive otherwise. Has your energy been lower than norm since the surgery? I do know for me if I eat several small meals through the day I do feel better.
Chrissy
I'm new to OH and I never new about RA fatigue. Is that why I'am always pooped, I thought I was just getting old. I wanted to tell you that I'm on Enbrel and that has helped me sooo much. I do have Kaiser and I have fool coverage so I only pay 30 a month. I do know it is very expensive otherwise. Has your energy been lower than norm since the surgery? I do know for me if I eat several small meals through the day I do feel better.
Chrissy
Topic: RE: Rheumatoid Arthritis
Hello,
I know you are not feeling well and I am sorry. Most of the time I do not feel well also.
Nothing really works and I wont go into my whole pain story because everyone has one to tell.
Just wanted though, to share one little piece of information about lap banding.
My Lap Band eroded through my stomach. My stomach wound up in almost 2 separate halves when the surgeon reomoved it. I was in surgery for 3 hours and most of the time was spent on stitching/repairing my stomach. Prior
to the removal of the band, abdominal untrasound, ct scan of abdomen and stomach, and even an upper endoscopy was done. Nothing revealed that there was a problem. Not one of those diagnostics showed that the band was eroding through the entire wall of my stomach.
The only thing that saved me was my decision to have a gastric bypass. I never lost weight with the band. Not evern after 3 years of fills and dieting. If I hadn't decided to go ahead with the Gastric Bypass, I would be dead.
When I woke up from anesthesia, I was told that there was good news and bad news.
The good news was that I got into surgery in the nic of time. In a week or two more my stomach would have perforated and I would have become septic and died. The bad news was that because of the extensive repair necessary to my stomach, the surgeon was unable to perform the gastric bypass.
Lap Band or Realize band, doesn't matter. They are the same and work the same way.
Good luck. Sometimes I think their is something to be said about diet and exercise.
I'm still sruggling with that one, though.
Marie
I know you are not feeling well and I am sorry. Most of the time I do not feel well also.
Nothing really works and I wont go into my whole pain story because everyone has one to tell.
Just wanted though, to share one little piece of information about lap banding.
My Lap Band eroded through my stomach. My stomach wound up in almost 2 separate halves when the surgeon reomoved it. I was in surgery for 3 hours and most of the time was spent on stitching/repairing my stomach. Prior
to the removal of the band, abdominal untrasound, ct scan of abdomen and stomach, and even an upper endoscopy was done. Nothing revealed that there was a problem. Not one of those diagnostics showed that the band was eroding through the entire wall of my stomach.
The only thing that saved me was my decision to have a gastric bypass. I never lost weight with the band. Not evern after 3 years of fills and dieting. If I hadn't decided to go ahead with the Gastric Bypass, I would be dead.
When I woke up from anesthesia, I was told that there was good news and bad news.
The good news was that I got into surgery in the nic of time. In a week or two more my stomach would have perforated and I would have become septic and died. The bad news was that because of the extensive repair necessary to my stomach, the surgeon was unable to perform the gastric bypass.
Lap Band or Realize band, doesn't matter. They are the same and work the same way.
Good luck. Sometimes I think their is something to be said about diet and exercise.
I'm still sruggling with that one, though.
Marie
Topic: RE: EUFLEXXA for the knees
Yeah, those kind of shots are very patient specific. Watch out on continuing to get Synvisc, the rate of reaction jumps up to 24%. Still a very good product though.
Topic: RE: EUFLEXXA for the knees
Hi Katie,
I had these shots in Feb and they don't work. It lasted about a week if that, then the pain was back worse than before.
Three years ago, I had the synvisc shots and they lasted until I got the euflexxa. I guess euflexxa isn't for everyone.
Vonda
I had these shots in Feb and they don't work. It lasted about a week if that, then the pain was back worse than before.
Three years ago, I had the synvisc shots and they lasted until I got the euflexxa. I guess euflexxa isn't for everyone.
Vonda
I'm already a winner, now I'm ready to be a looser
Topic: RE: Psoriasis
Hi Robbi,
I would like to know if the surgeon would only do a gastric sleeve because of the psoriasis. I have a severe case of it along with the arthritis and I would like to know what information is available to me regarding risks with the lap band when having this condition. My surgeon told me there is no way for the bypass(in case i have to take steroids down the road). He is fighting with the insurance company to get the sleeve (which is what i want). If i have to appeal a negative decision, I want to be armed with articles, etc. Seems like common sense to me if someone has autoimmune diseases it doesn't make sense to put a foreign object in there.
Thanks,
Cindy
I would like to know if the surgeon would only do a gastric sleeve because of the psoriasis. I have a severe case of it along with the arthritis and I would like to know what information is available to me regarding risks with the lap band when having this condition. My surgeon told me there is no way for the bypass(in case i have to take steroids down the road). He is fighting with the insurance company to get the sleeve (which is what i want). If i have to appeal a negative decision, I want to be armed with articles, etc. Seems like common sense to me if someone has autoimmune diseases it doesn't make sense to put a foreign object in there.
Thanks,
Cindy
Topic: RE: Pain meds
I take vicoden apap, it has tylenol in it and combine that with an advil. That works good for arthritis pain. I also use those moist heating wraps, and ice intermittently. I have the lydocane patches also. I cracked up on one of the posts, saying she patches up all over.........I do to when needed. I can wear up to 3 of them and sometimes cut them to fit certain areas that hurt. They work pretty good. When I'm really hurting all over, I wish Thermacare would make a full body suit of the moist heat!! That would work!!! 
Topic: RE: Any one else having problems with with disability and getting medicaid.
Soooo happy to hear that you got a lawyer. It took me about 3 1/2 years to get disability and I never could have done it without a lawyer. Hang in there....it will happen for you. They pay you only the back pay that they feel you deserve when they deem you were disabled. I got about 2 years worth. I also suffer from arthritis in my knees and beleive me my heart goes out to you. DON't GIVE UP!
I got medicare automatically, you have to pay for ir every month but it is available. PM me if you like.
Hugs Tiffany
I got medicare automatically, you have to pay for ir every month but it is available. PM me if you like.
Hugs Tiffany
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