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still no sign of necrosis but lots of swelling and - I haven't been on the computer much (I have 200+ messages in my primary e-mail mailbox), and probably won't be for another couple of days, because I'm still having a lot of pain fr...

result from surgery - Sorry that I only posted this on the main board the other day... it never occurred to me (under the influence of dilaudid) to cross-post. The surgeon found that there was a whol...

friend still refuses to believe that NSAIDS cause - A friend of mine who had his RNY a year before I did (so he is now 5 years out) had knee surgery several months ago and mentioned that he was taking an NSAID for the inflammation, ...

for those of you worried about post-op "weigh - I weighed myself before I went in for surgery Tuesday morning, and then  I weighed myself again this morning.  I had the standard saline IV for a little over 24 hours.  Between the...

incision update - Well, it has been almost 48 hours since surgery and there is no sign of even any pinkness/redness let alone black tissue on my incision, so hopefully that means I won't have to dea...

and the reason for the pain was... - ... Adhesions binding my intestine to the mesh used for my hernia repair 3 years ago. She said it was a big mess in there with LOTS of scar tissue. She cleaned up the adheions an...

Only for my panniculectomy, not for my tummy tuck, my mons, or...

4-year surgiversary today - Today is my 4th RNY "re-birth day"... and tomorrow is my real birthday.  In some ways it is really hard to believe it has been 4 years, but in other ways it seems like surgery was ...

my exploratory surgery will have to be open; worri - I was informed bright and early this morning that -- since I have a 6x6 inch piece of mesh across my upper abdomen from the hernia repair, and since the surgeon has no idea what sh...

my RNY surgeon has now agreed to do an exploratory - I saw my original RNY surgeon for my 4-year follow-up on Tuesday and as part of the conversation I confirmed that I had an appt on the 6th with the top bariatric surgery practice i...

Thoughts from my 4-year follow-up appt today - I was not feeling well today (moderate belly pain) and the past few days have been pretty emotional regarding weight issues (partly as the result of finding out about the suicide o...

favorite SIMPLE chicken meals? - Lately I am getting really tired of the same old chicken dishes and I need some ideas for SIMPLE ways of using chicken (or turkey).  I have time to cook, so it doesn't have to be a...

suicide of an acquaintance who cited her weight as - An acquaintance of mine who had RNY about a year after I did (so she was about 3 years out) committed suicide earlier this week.  She apparently sent various people a couple of dif...

New strawberry Celebrate ENS protein/vitamin/calci - The Celebrate people were kind enough to send me a sample pack of the three ENS flavors since the new Strawberry flavor is not available in the 7-pack kit (just in the giant tub) a...

appt at Cleveland Clinic - Apparently the surgeon with whom I had the misunderstanding about "the plan" for dealing with my intermittent abdominal pain did follow through with his thought that perhaps I shou...

Ok, I created a POF profile... - ... and I sent a quick message to 2 guys who had interesting profiles.  (I'll see how that goes before I pay for any of the other sites again). I created it yesterday and (good ...

kidney stone question (Katie...?) - I've been very achy in my lower back and pelvis ever since passing the stone on Friday.  The CT last Monday showed multiple stones (I don't know exactly how many) in both kidneys, ...

Considering online dating again; men intimidated b - I did Match and eHarmony for 3 months each and tried POF even more briefly (almost no one in my area and it seemed like almost all of the profiles were old/unused).  I had a couple...

OT: online dating sites - Wondering what people's experiences have been with things like match.com, eHarmony, etc.?  I have my own very limited experience, but am considering giving it another shot... Lo...

Going on STD, so at least I don't have to worry ab - I saw my PCP this afternoon.  (He spent almost a half hour with me!)  He filled out the paperwork to put me on Short Term Disability (effective last Friday) until Sept 12th, citing...

Pain meds w/o Tylenol? Also, going to ask PCP abo - So... this morning I have mild lower back pain still and moderate belly pain.  I am going to see if my PCP can get me in to 1) ask for a referral to a different urologist than I sa...

Someone PLEASE make this belly pain go away (mini- - My belly pain -- which was, of course, absent under the influence of the dilaudid fron the kidney stone incident on Friday and the percocet for the lingering soreness on Saturday -...

OT: my "baby" is almost a "big boy& - Trying to focus on depression-combating things today, so here is my best depression antidote.  It's hard to believe, but Khan will be a year old in two weeks.  (There's also a new ...

Oh Yeah! brand RTD protein sample kits for good pr - ISS research has sample kits that include 3 full size bottles of their RTD protein (chocolate, banana, and vanilla) for $5 plus $2.50 for shipping (max 3 kits) or 5 half-size bottl...

I-75 (at 70 mph) is no place to start passing a ki - Well, the good news is that I am back to just stones in one kidney again.  The bad news is how it happened (and how freaking much it hurt!) We had a special work event today at ...