December, 2013 RNY Buddies
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I realize this is not a prompt reply to your post. Even though I have been reading the posts on here and the forums I just hasn't been actively participating much. I am one of the lucky ones who have had little too no problems after surgery. I just wanted to wish you well and give you my sympathy for what you are going through. Were you able to figure out what the passion you are experiencing is from? I sure hope everything is ok.
I can imagine you are more than sick of them. 
"Perseverance, secret of all triumphs." ~ Victor Hugo 
Highest weight: 290; Weight at Surgery: 231; Current Weight: 126 (as of most recent Sunday)
Thanks for your kind words. I must admit it is so nice to have have someone to refer to me as someone with less too loose. I didn't feel that way about myself but, I must admit, I am feeling good and it is nice to see that my body is beginning to take shape again. keep up the good work. Your progress is encouraging and impressive.
They had originally prescribed Nexium twice a day for me, but my insurance company wouldn't cover it either. (I could start a rant here, but won't.)
They instead put me on prescription Prilosec, for which there is a generic. They said all the main ingredients are the same with Nexium and Prilosec. The drug company's patent on Prilosec was almost up so they developed Nexium - same active ingredients, a slight difference in the inert ingredients. Thus the company gets a new patent for the new drug, and with heavy marketing on the greatness of "the purple pill", they can retain a chunk of the market share of the brand name prescription market. If anything needs reform, it's the drug companies.
I'm sorry you have another ulcer. Maybe generic Prilosec twice a day would help you too! Please keep me posted.
"Perseverance, secret of all triumphs." ~ Victor Hugo
Highest weight: 290; Weight at Surgery: 231; Current Weight: 126 (as of most recent Sunday)
Wow congeats on doing so well. Sorry you are having to deal with ulcers that has to be a drag. Things have gone well for me, which I am very grateful for. I've 54 lbs so far. It may not be as fast as some but I am pretty happy with it. I feel great.
Hope everyone is doing well.
For the last several weeks, I've had a fairly constant ache/discomfort in the lower/pelvic abdominal region.
I had a UTI last month, but I've finished the antibiotics and tested clear. I have no fever. I had a colonoscopy before my surgery and I have no diverticulum. I've had a hysterectomy, so all that equipment (except my cervix) is gone. My healthy appendix was taken out when I was in my twenties. I'm not constipated and there is no correlation with when I eat. I seen my internist next week, but just curious if anyone else has experience this.
(I'm going to cross-post on the RNY forum.)
"Perseverance, secret of all triumphs." ~ Victor Hugo
Highest weight: 290; Weight at Surgery: 231; Current Weight: 126 (as of most recent Sunday)
