Nopenname’s Posts
I ended up with Gallstone pacreatitis and on IV fluids for a week to remove my acute condition so I could have the little ******* removed.
I Also know a woman who lost a lot of weight due to stomach dysmotility resulting from food poisoning...lo her gallbladder also protested this.
My suggestion is go for it, why not. You don' t need it anyway, and rapid weight loss DOES cause gallstones. So you might not get them but getting them will SUCK hardcore.
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453/380/160/165I'm pretty sure bacon tastes as good as thin feels!
*Feel free to call me "Pen" or "Nic" I'll even answer to "hey you" *
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453/380/160/165I'm pretty sure bacon tastes as good as thin feels!
*Feel free to call me "Pen" or "Nic" I'll even answer to "hey you" *
What I'm wondering is, how long do you space out your Iron/calcium? Is just waiting a few hours good enough to allow for optimum iron absorbtion?
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453/380/160/165I'm pretty sure bacon tastes as good as thin feels!
*Feel free to call me "Pen" or "Nic" I'll even answer to "hey you" *
You'll be on the loser's bench in no time!
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453/380/160/165I'm pretty sure bacon tastes as good as thin feels!
*Feel free to call me "Pen" or "Nic" I'll even answer to "hey you" *
(whoo 10 days)
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453/380/160/165I'm pretty sure bacon tastes as good as thin feels!
*Feel free to call me "Pen" or "Nic" I'll even answer to "hey you" *
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453/380/160/165I'm pretty sure bacon tastes as good as thin feels!
*Feel free to call me "Pen" or "Nic" I'll even answer to "hey you" *
But then I saw people on the board post op eating actual food and not doing so hot (not that there aren't people who probably had plenty of success mind you) and was like, hmmm I think I will stick to that step up to solids diet. XD
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453/380/160/165I'm pretty sure bacon tastes as good as thin feels!
*Feel free to call me "Pen" or "Nic" I'll even answer to "hey you" *
Yes he is, he made a point of coming to find me after the endoscopy to squeeze my hand and tell me it all looked great. Even though I saw from the board on the way in that there were 8 endoscopys scheduled and I was only number four. :D
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453/380/160/165I'm pretty sure bacon tastes as good as thin feels!
*Feel free to call me "Pen" or "Nic" I'll even answer to "hey you" *
The big possible side effect besides eadaches, irritability, restlessness, sligh****er retention, tenderness of breast tissue (man sounds like being pregnant, no shock there!) is Ovarian Hyperstimulation syndrome (OHSS) lovely wikipedia has info here:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ovarian_hyperstimulation_syndrome
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453/380/160/165I'm pretty sure bacon tastes as good as thin feels!
*Feel free to call me "Pen" or "Nic" I'll even answer to "hey you" *
I also had to deal with bowel changes after having my gallbladder removed in 2003 so I'm pretty *shrug* whatever when I read about oil slicks or runny stool or farting, because I've had a lot of similar issues with having my gallbladder removed. If I eat certain foods, or too much of certain foods I have a bathroom urgency and it's not to pee! And since gallbladder removal one could say I don't necessarily have much of an issue EVER with constipation quite the opposite!
I tell you what expelling excess fat I eat into the toilet instead of storing it around my midsection, hips and thighs and everywhere else is a trade off I will gladly welcome.
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453/380/160/165I'm pretty sure bacon tastes as good as thin feels!
*Feel free to call me "Pen" or "Nic" I'll even answer to "hey you" *
Not as in I don't want this freak out but as in, I think this is going to happen OMG freak out.
My calendar is completely clear besides my final consult, and surgery and I'm just sitting around thinking, recovery is going to suck, omg my kids are going to be home for two nights with just grandma (oh I'm sure they'll be PEEEERRRFECTLY fine but you know all of a sudden I'm all MY BABIES!)
I start my 10 day all/only clear liquid diet tomorrow. I already made and ate Deviled eggs on my birthday (the 8th) so I won't be missing out at Easter dinner. And I keep putting off packing for the hospital because well, I'm freaking out is why because.
TEN DAYS I CAN COUNT ON MY HANDS GAAAAHHHH!
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453/380/160/165I'm pretty sure bacon tastes as good as thin feels!
*Feel free to call me "Pen" or "Nic" I'll even answer to "hey you" *
My mother in law made a mixed bean fridge soup (leftover chicken from the night before, veggies we had available, yadda) and by GOD if I am not a walking toxic cloud. I seriously have to leave wherever it was I was last farting because it is seriously THAT NASTY (but damn that soup was good).
Either way, I doubt highly anything could be WORSE than the last two days of bean soup inspired gas-a-thon. So no, having poop that stinks or farting does not scare me in the least. XD
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453/380/160/165I'm pretty sure bacon tastes as good as thin feels!
*Feel free to call me "Pen" or "Nic" I'll even answer to "hey you" *
I had:
Bloodwork
Upper GI
2 Spirometers (my first one looked whack they made me do another turned out the mouth piece on the first was difficult to use)
Upper endoscopy
Cheast X-ray
Abdominal Ultrasound
Echo
ECG
CVE (mmm letters)
and a Psych consult
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453/380/160/165I'm pretty sure bacon tastes as good as thin feels!
*Feel free to call me "Pen" or "Nic" I'll even answer to "hey you" *
If my rambling makes ANY sense. XD
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453/380/160/165I'm pretty sure bacon tastes as good as thin feels!
*Feel free to call me "Pen" or "Nic" I'll even answer to "hey you" *
My five year old daughter's teacher got us all pretty good. I got a note from the school that said "Your child ____ has gotten into a fight at school today it started with name calling which escalated to your child punching another in the face. Please turn over this paper for information regarding School district's punishment policy regarding this incident.
AND of course on the back it said APRIL FOOLS!
I read it first and then told my daughter to take it to her dad, she was like TURN IT OVER TURN IT OVER! Because he read it and went WHAT YOU DID WHAT?!?! XD
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453/380/160/165I'm pretty sure bacon tastes as good as thin feels!
*Feel free to call me "Pen" or "Nic" I'll even answer to "hey you" *
I have my EGD Monday and then that's it for pre-op whatnots and then it's all over but the waiting!
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453/380/160/165I'm pretty sure bacon tastes as good as thin feels!
*Feel free to call me "Pen" or "Nic" I'll even answer to "hey you" *
You sound like you're doing great though otherwise!
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453/380/160/165I'm pretty sure bacon tastes as good as thin feels!
*Feel free to call me "Pen" or "Nic" I'll even answer to "hey you" *
:)
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453/380/160/165I'm pretty sure bacon tastes as good as thin feels!
*Feel free to call me "Pen" or "Nic" I'll even answer to "hey you" *
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453/380/160/165I'm pretty sure bacon tastes as good as thin feels!
*Feel free to call me "Pen" or "Nic" I'll even answer to "hey you" *
I lost so much weight between the seminar and the consult (25lbs or so) that I think I shot myself in the foot and have only lost 12lbs during the time he "counts" the weight loss.
I just talked to someone at his office today though and she reassured me that he doesn't cancel a surgery and that the very worst is they'd go in to do lap and have to do open incision.
And while open incision scares the beejeezus out of me It'd be far more heartbreaking to postpone the surgery and have him tell me to "work harder" to lose the weight which JUST. IS. NOT. coming off.
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453/380/160/165I'm pretty sure bacon tastes as good as thin feels!
*Feel free to call me "Pen" or "Nic" I'll even answer to "hey you" *
What was the one thing you wished you had brought to the hospital but didn't?
What was the one thing (or two or more if you like) that you DID bring the hospital that you are glad you brought?
I'm getting closer to surgery and thinking of the things I didn't bring when I had my gallbladder out, or after childbirth (like freaking shampoo because EW MY HAIR and they only had handsoap wth!).
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453/380/160/165I'm pretty sure bacon tastes as good as thin feels!
*Feel free to call me "Pen" or "Nic" I'll even answer to "hey you" *
I went into a super supplements the first time yesterday and my goodness if you can't just about get anything you'd ever need in a chewable or liquid form.
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453/380/160/165I'm pretty sure bacon tastes as good as thin feels!
*Feel free to call me "Pen" or "Nic" I'll even answer to "hey you" *
For most of the day it was protein shakes (130g total over five shakes), vitamins, and water.
But for dinner I had two eggs and one sausage. I took two half hour walks around the neighboorhood today.
I've lost 12lbs since I last freaked out over losing weight on the message board. I'm still not ANYWHERE near losing 10 percent of my weight but I feel good about my effort. Even if I lose only 3 percent of my weight I can honestly say, "look I really really tried this is what happened it is what it is."
I'm trying to be positive about not losing weight because part of me gets really negative "why am I walking around the neighboorhood so damned much if it's not working" then I have to remind myself, self, even if you don't lose weight this is good for your lungs and heart so get walking.
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453/380/160/165I'm pretty sure bacon tastes as good as thin feels!
*Feel free to call me "Pen" or "Nic" I'll even answer to "hey you" *
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453/380/160/165I'm pretty sure bacon tastes as good as thin feels!
*Feel free to call me "Pen" or "Nic" I'll even answer to "hey you" *
Sometimes, I'll drink it and think...this tastes a bit sweeter than I remember milk being, but most of the time I can drink it down and think I don't taste a lick of difference.
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453/380/160/165I'm pretty sure bacon tastes as good as thin feels!
*Feel free to call me "Pen" or "Nic" I'll even answer to "hey you" *
