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Weight Loss Forum / Low Carb / February 2005Hi All... I'm Home
Hi you guys! I felt your prayers! Thank you! It all went off without a hitch! They were wonderful to me. I got to the hospital, checked in, was taken upstairs. I broke out into a cold sweat when they wanted to draw my blood for the ABG's (arterial blood gases) The level of my blood gases determined whether or not I would remain intubated post surgically. I breathed a HUGE sigh of relief when my ABG's were 89 and my oxygen saturation was 100%. I had a long talk with the anesthesiologist and I told him I prefered no pre op medication as I wanted to go in drug free and not comprimise my anesthesia. He agreed. He let me sit up on the OR table with a pillow behind me understanding that heavy people dont breath well when anxious lying on their back! He gave me 5 mg of Versed. I said "You got me! I'm going to sleep now, take good care of me", I felt a mask go over my face and heard someone say "Goodnight!" I was out in 1 hour in recovery. I was not in much pain but did experience some "charlie horse" spasms where my incision was in my abdomen. I was up walking by 5pm. I asked to not have a catheter so when I had to pee I would be forced to get up and walk. Never once did anyone have to ask me to get out of bed. I just did it and the nurses were amazed how I need no prodding to move. On Wed I got to try out my new tummy with 1 ounce per hour of water for 6 hours, then 2 ounces per hour for 6 hours. My new tummy holds 2 ounces, that all!!! I was so full! But it empties quickly. I ate popsicles and drank water all the rest of the day. I have been on no pain medications since yesterday afternoon. I am a bit weak, a tad dizzy, emotional, but proud of myself for getting through it with flying colors. It really isnt so bad. The staples stay in until next Thursday and they sting and pull a bit. My belly muscles are incredibly sore and tight. I weighed in on the hospital scale at 393. I will weigh in at the docs office next Thursday. Today I had water, sf popsicles, sf jello, and a minute amount of watered down apple juice. Talk to you soon, have to go rest Laureen Hi Laureen, I know this sounds odd coming from an agnostic (at best), but Thank God. I've been worried. Surgery is always a gamble at its most basic level. I'm relieved and happy for you. :-) Take care - extra good care, Carmen  SignaturePlease note change in Reply To address carmensrt <at> gmail <dot> com Hotmail isn't working and is being abandoned OK! For you Carmen Dear.......... I felt your well wishes <wink> Thank you! I have been knocked down a few pegs but I will be OK!!!!!!! :: OK! For you Carmen Dear.......... I felt your well wishes <wink> :: Thank you! :: I have been knocked down a few pegs but I will be OK!!!!!!! You'll be more than ok, Laureen, you'll be GREAT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Wishing you a speedy road to success, girl! > :: OK! For you Carmen Dear.......... I felt your well wishes <wink> > :: Thank you! [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > Wishing you a speedy road to success, girl! I also wish you a speedy road to recovery and the best. SignatureBob in CT Keep us posted, and keep track of your health progress! i > Hi you guys! I felt your prayers! Thank you! It all went off without a > hitch! They were wonderful to me. [quoted text clipped - 28 lines] > Talk to you soon, have to go rest > Laureen Signature223/172.9/180 Sounds like you were a model patient! I'm glad to hear that you are up, around and actually posting! Good luck on the rest of your recovery, Laureen. Make sure you start taking pic's, cuz for me, I get inspired no matter how the weight is lost. Kristen 239/225/175 > Hi you guys! I felt your prayers! Thank you! It all went off without a > hitch! They were wonderful to me. * I'm so glad you're ok! :-) I just knew you would be. You're a very brave women to go through that. > I got to the hospital, checked in, was taken upstairs. I broke out into > a cold sweat when they wanted to draw my blood for the ABG's (arterial [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > face and heard someone say "Goodnight!" I was out in 1 hour in > recovery. * Fantastic.... I was not in much pain but did experience some "charlie > horse" spasms where my incision was in my abdomen. I was up walking by > 5pm. I asked to not have a catheter so when I had to pee I would be [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > weak, a tad dizzy, emotional, but proud of myself for getting through > it with flying colors. * Again, you're very brave. This surgery may save your life in the end. You're weight will start dropping now. It really isnt so bad. The staples stay in until > next Thursday and they sting and pull a bit. My belly muscles are > incredibly sore and tight. I weighed in on the hospital scale at 393. I > will weigh in at the docs office next Thursday. Today I had water, sf > popsicles, sf jello, and a minute amount of watered down apple juice. > Talk to you soon, have to go rest * When will you get more solid foods? > Laureen SignatureWysong Age 60. Height 5'6" Starting date: 1/8/05 171/ 166 / 140 lb ========================================== Great to hear Laureen!!! -- Cheri Laureen wrote in message <1107478477.916934.287050@g14g2000cwa.googlegroups.com>... >Hi you guys! I felt your prayers! Thank you! It all went off without a >hitch! They were wonderful to me. [quoted text clipped - 28 lines] >Talk to you soon, have to go rest >Laureen I am so happy to hear that the surgery went well and you are not in too much pain! Take good care of yourself:)Robyn || Hi you guys! I felt your prayers! Thank you! It all went off without || a hitch! They were wonderful to me. [quoted text clipped - 29 lines] || apple juice. Talk to you soon, have to go rest || Laureen Welcome back Laureen! Glad you're doing so well; keep us posted on the progress. -- Peter 270/219/180 website: http://users.thelink.net/marengo > Hi you guys! I felt your prayers! Thank you! It all went off without a > hitch! They were wonderful to me. Snippo.. Excellent. The rest should follow. Now imagine. You will be able to eat a half a bagel and have change left over! Just think of all the money you will save. Trip to Acapulco? Best Regards, Steve Tout est per·du fors l'hon·neur > Hi you guys! I felt your prayers! Thank you! It all went off without a > hitch! They were wonderful to me. Welcome back, Laureen! I'm so glad things went well for you. You've got a great, STRONG, attitude, which bodes VERY well for you! SignatureSaffire 205/144/125 - 5'1.5" Atkins since 6/14/03 Progress photo: http://photos.yahoo.com/saffire333 > Hi you guys! I felt your prayers! Thank you! It all went off without a > hitch! They were wonderful to me. [quoted text clipped - 28 lines] > amount of watered down apple juice. Talk to you soon, have to go rest > Laureen Welcome home Laureen, thank goodness for a sucessful surgery. I pray all continues to go well for you. Monica SignatureStarted Jan. 20, 2004 362/211.2/Goal: Till my thighs don't rub together anymore. http://ca.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/tavligirl/my_photos ________________________________________________________ "I have decided to stick with love. Hate is too great a burden to bear." - Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. >Hi you guys! I felt your prayers! Thank you! It all went off without a >hitch! {{{{{Laureen}}}}} SignatureMogget, the Churl in the Puce Greatcoat Laureen, Welcome back! I am glad everything went successfully. Be well, Crafting Mom Good for you, Laureen. It sounds like you're handling this really well. Getting yourself up OUT of that bed and moving was probably the best thing you could have done for yourself. I hope you'll find the rest of your recovery goes smoothly, and that the surgery gives you the results you're looking for. Aramanth Glad your doing well. Signaturebjgeiger > Hi you guys! I felt your prayers! Thank you! It all went off without a > hitch! They were wonderful to me. [quoted text clipped - 28 lines] > Talk to you soon, have to go rest > Laureen Glad to see you're home safe and sound. :) Peace, Pen > Hi you guys! I felt your prayers! Thank you! It all went off without a > hitch! They were wonderful to me. [quoted text clipped - 28 lines] > Talk to you soon, have to go rest > Laureen >Hi you guys! I felt your prayers! Thank you! It all went off without a >hitch! They were wonderful to me. Great to hear it went well for you Laureen! Nice to see you back so soon afterwards as well =) Hope it goes smoothly for you from here on out 285.5/263.5/120 monthly-goal: 5 THANKS for checking in with us and educating those of us, who need updates on this type of procedure. now do us all a favor..................BLOCK all the naysayers, do not answer them, do not let them get to you! ok? Signaturehttp://img195.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img195&image=dcp00330kx.jpg : Hi you guys! I felt your prayers! Thank you! It all went off without a : hitch! They were wonderful to me. [quoted text clipped - 28 lines] : Talk to you soon, have to go rest : Laureen I find this very disturbing. I feel like I did when Michael Jackson was holding a teen's hand and telling how it is OK to share a bed. I understand that Laureen was out of time. However, I believe weight control will be commonly achievable in the future. I fear that Laureen's success would lead others to give up on less drastic efforts to control weight. Laureen is still has significant risk of untoward outcome. > I find this very disturbing. I feel like I did when Michael Jackson > was holding a teen's hand and telling how it is OK to share a bed. [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > > Laureen is still has significant risk of untoward outcome. Congratulations. You are officially the biggest a.s I've met in quite some time. Not only have you likened Laureen to a probable child molester in your zeal to moralize about her choice you've also made it pretty clear you'd have been happier if she'd died on the damn table - and still plan on looking for a bad outcome so you can say "I told you so". Sewer slugs have more to recommend them than you. Carmen SignaturePlease note change in Reply To address carmensrt <at> gmail <dot> com Hotmail isn't working and is being abandoned >> I find this very disturbing. I feel like I did when Michael Jackson >> was holding a teen's hand and telling how it is OK to share a bed. [quoted text clipped - 22 lines] >Please note change in Reply To address carmensrt <at> gmail <dot> com >Hotmail isn't working and is being abandoned Amen. :-) Cheri website: http://users.thelink.net/marengo > > I find this very disturbing. I feel like I did when Michael Jackson > > was holding a teen's hand and telling how it is OK to share a bed. [quoted text clipped - 18 lines] > > Carmen ... no offense to sewer slugs, of course.....? -- Peter > I find this very disturbing. I feel like I did when Michael Jackson was > holding a teen's hand and telling how it is OK to share a bed. You probably don't need me to tell you that this was a poorly chosen analogy, right? I understand you used it to express the depth of your concern about possible promotion of the procedure, but there are other ways to do that! > I understand that Laureen was out of time. However, I believe weight > control will be commonly achievable in the future. I fear that Laureen's > success would lead others to give up on less drastic efforts to control > weight. Folks here already know how long and hard Laureen's struggle to control her weight and its impact on her health has been. I don't believe she nor anyone else enters into such a procedure blithely. It's a last resort and a calculated risk by those who are, as you put it, running "out of time." We don't have to approve of everything someone else does in order to support them when they make hard choices that might not be our own. > Laureen is still has significant risk of untoward outcome. And what do you imagine her risk of mortality was if she didn't get under and stay under 400lbs? It's all relative. I would agree that the risk level of this procedure makes it *generally inappropriate* for all but the most gravely, morbidly obese for whom all other efforts at weight control have failed to achieve necessary results. I think it's up to each one, with his/her physician to decide if that's where he/she's at. I also think that any position on an issue that requires the suppression of accurate information to keep it from competent adults is a shaky one right out of the gate. It's possible to support others without agreeing with everything they do, IME. In fact, it's probably the only way. Susan Oh Cubit, Thank you for the support. Might I say f.ck YOU AND THE SWAYBACK HORSE YOU JUST RODE IN ON!!! You surely are a mindless piece of sh.t! > Oh Cubit, Thank you for the support. Might I say **** YOU AND THE > SWAYBACK HORSE YOU JUST RODE IN ON!!! You surely are a mindless piece > of ****! You did receive a lot of supportive replies from many Laureen, and I'd like to encourage you to ignore replies from people who make uninformed comments. Take care and Be well... >You did receive a lot of supportive replies from many Laureen, and I'd >like to encourage you to ignore replies from people who make uninformed >comments. What CF said. :-) ************************************** I'm *not* a bad person. I simply made the mistake of getting involved with a *jack*ss*. Is it ironic that he lives on a farm? ************************************** >Oh Cubit, Thank you for the support. Just add people like that to the bin and concentrate on you 285.5/263.5/120 monthly-goal: 5 >Oh Cubit, Thank you for the support. Might I say f.ck YOU AND THE >SWAYBACK HORSE YOU JUST RODE IN ON!!! You surely are a mindless piece >of sh.t! I agee. What a piece of work she is. PJ >>Oh Cubit, Thank you for the support. Might I say f.ck YOU AND THE >>SWAYBACK HORSE YOU JUST RODE IN ON!!! You surely are a mindless piece [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > PJ Cubit is a guy. || Oh Cubit, Thank you for the support. Might I say f.ck YOU AND THE || SWAYBACK HORSE YOU JUST RODE IN ON!!! You surely are a mindless piece || of sh.t! Shhhhheeeeeeeee'sssssssss bbbbbbbbbaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaacccccckkkkk! -- Peter website: http://users.thelink.net/marengo > I find this very disturbing. I feel like I did when Michael Jackson was > holding a teen's hand and telling how it is OK to share a bed. [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > > Laureen is still has significant risk of untoward outcome. Give it a rest, Cubit, it's DONE. SignatureSaffire 205/144/125 - 5'1.5" Atkins since 6/14/03 Progress photo: http://photos.yahoo.com/saffire333 give it a rest cubit.............................. : I find this very disturbing. I feel like I did when Michael Jackson was : holding a teen's hand and telling how it is OK to share a bed. [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] : : Laureen is still has significant risk of untoward outcome. > I find this very disturbing. I feel like I did when Michael Jackson > was holding a teen's hand and telling how it is OK to share a bed. [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > > Laureen is still has significant risk of untoward outcome. Learn how to keep your "profound wisdom" to yourself. When the crowd is stampeding over the cliff, I'm the one who steps aside and politely tries to talk to them as they pass by. It has no effect. Sometimes, I wonder if I should be more assertive in such situations, but it is contrary to my personality. Probably, shouting into the stampede would have no effect either. There was a time, when the consensus of this forum was opposed to WLS. > > I find this very disturbing. I feel like I did when Michael Jackson > > was holding a teen's hand and telling how it is OK to share a bed. [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > > Learn how to keep your "profound wisdom" to yourself. cubit, i have been with the newsgroup from its inception, and there was NEVER a time that the consensus of the group was against WLS. <PLONK> : When the crowd is stampeding over the cliff, I'm the one who steps aside and : politely tries to talk to them as they pass by. It has no effect. [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] : > : > Learn how to keep your "profound wisdom" to yourself. Hahahaha. SignatureYou take stupid to a new level. -- MFW > cubit, > i have been with the newsgroup from its inception, and there was [quoted text clipped - 29 lines] > : > > : > Learn how to keep your "profound wisdom" to yourself. > Huh. Yeah. Hmm. Subtraction is just adding a negative number, > multiplication is just a shortcut to adding the same number over and over, > and division is just the opposite of multiplication right? So division is > a shortcut to subtracting the same number over and over? And that's just > arithmetic. Has there ever been consensus in the group on anything? In news:jk4Nd.9138$0h5.5249@twister.rdc-kc.rr.com, rosie readandpost <readandpost@yahoo.com> stated | cubit, | i have been with the newsgroup from its inception, and there was | NEVER a time that the consensus of the group was against WLS. | | <PLONK> > When the crowd is stampeding over the cliff, I'm the one who steps > aside and politely tries to talk to them as they pass by. It has no [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > There was a time, when the consensus of this forum was opposed to WLS. I oppose WLS when someone considers it without trying less drastic methods first. Personally, it is absolutely not an option for me. >> > I find this very disturbing. I feel like I did when Michael >> > Jackson was holding a teen's hand and telling how it is OK to [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] >> >> Learn how to keep your "profound wisdom" to yourself. > When the crowd is stampeding over the cliff, I'm the one who steps > aside and politely tries to talk to them as they pass by. It has no [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > There was a time, when the consensus of this forum was opposed to WLS. Oh...one can oppose WLS but also support the person. There is a huge difference. Try to learn about that. There's a difference in being opposed to something and ragging on someone who has chosen it, particularly after it has been done. I would personally never have WLS, nor would I recommend it, but I certainly defend the right of others to choose it and hope that they benefit from it. None of us walks in another's shoes and we cannot make their decisions for them. In news:zK2Nd.1973$aW6.869@newssvr22.news.prodigy.net, Cubit <no@not.not> stated | When the crowd is stampeding over the cliff, I'm the one who steps | aside and politely tries to talk to them as they pass by. It has no [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] | | There was a time, when the consensus of this forum was opposed to WLS. >When the crowd is stampeding over the cliff, I'm the one who steps aside and >politely tries to talk to them as they pass by. It has no effect. [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > >There was a time, when the consensus of this forum was opposed to WLS. You dear cubit are an ignorant a.s. If you were half as intelligent as you believed yourself to be it would be a miracle of biblical proportions. Now FOAD you arrogant twit. Lee Rodgers Lowcarb Retreat http://www.lowcarb.org CHAT http://www.lowcarb.org/parachat.html Low-Carb Connoisseur http://www.low-carb.com > Hi you guys! I felt your prayers! Thank you! It all went off without a > hitch! They were wonderful to me. [quoted text clipped - 28 lines] > Talk to you soon, have to go rest > Laureen Iam glad to hear that things are going so well for you. keep up the good work of healing. Lori Laureen, I am so glad that all went smoothly. It sounds like you are getting good care. Best, T. > Hi you guys! I felt your prayers! Thank you! It all went off without a > hitch! They were wonderful to me. Hi Laureen Welcome home! I'm so glad everything went so well. Stay headstrong its the best thing for you. Sounds like your doing geat keep up the good work!!!!! Angie {{{Laureen}}} Welcome home! Glad it all went smoothly! More hugs, Steve > Hi you guys! I felt your prayers! Thank you! It all went off without a > hitch! They were wonderful to me. [quoted text clipped - 28 lines] > Talk to you soon, have to go rest > Laureen {{{{{Laureen}}}}} So happy to hear you're home and doing so well. The thoughts and prayers continue as you recover! Em >Hi you guys! I felt your prayers! Thank you! It all went off without a >hitch! They were wonderful to me. Even though you might not believe me, I am very glad things worked out well for you. I (for a couple of reasons) no longer believe God exists butI did say a prayer for you on the day of your surgery regardless. ************************************** I'm *not* a bad person. I simply made the mistake of getting involved with a *jack*ss*. Is it ironic that he lives on a farm? ************************************** Keep strong Laureen, glad to hear all is going well for you. SignatureTara http://www.dazzled.com/lowcarb - my homepage http://homepages.ihug.co.nz/~tjharris - pics of Madison New Zealand > Hi you guys! I felt your prayers! Thank you! It all went off without a > hitch! They were wonderful to me. [quoted text clipped - 28 lines] > Talk to you soon, have to go rest > Laureen |
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