Larry Wassmann

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It is alive -  Well I made it through the surgery. Will post more when I get home

Execution Tomorrow 5/9/2012 - They will come for me, (the Pillsbury Dough Boy), tomorrow morning. I will be transported to the institution where I will be received by the staff. After making me remove my cloths...

Execution Tomorrow - They will come for me, (the Pillsbury Dough Boy), tomorrow morning. I will be transported to the institution where I will be received by the staff. After making me remove my cloths...

Burping -  I did a search on this topic but could not tell if the responses were about RNY or other types of surgery. I burp and have most of my life. As I understand it burps come from you ...

A Nice Saturday Morning - Well here I am at my computer on a nice Saturday morning. Just had a nice breakfast of scrambled eggs (egg beaters), water packed pears (one cup), low fat cottage cheese (½ cup), a...

Facility Questions - I am wondering about what kind of Clinic or Hospital and what was your surgeons emphasis. Was the Clinic or Hospital you went to dedicated to only WLS or a floor or section of the...

Pre-Op Diet -  I am trying real hard to lose as much weight before surgery as I can. But I have been cutting down what I eat to less than 800 calories and hope to do that until 5/9. But my gall ...

Change of Diet -  Well it is 2 weeks before the surgery date in Bellevue. I have been on a pretty normal reduction diet, 1440 cal max, for the past couple of months and tomorrow morning I will see ...

OUR PROBLEM OFF TOPIC - Is this our problem???

Age Question -  As my surgery date gets closer, I am of course having more apprehension about the surgery. All my tests came back great, EKG and all, but I am 70 years old and my age bothers me i...

Quality of weight loss questions -  I have not had my surgery yet (5/9) but check this web page a lot and read a lot of what you all say. Seems to me that I see a lot of “ I am so happy now, been at my goal we...

Are you kidding me? First off you are beautiful. Second most guys...

Meeting with Dr. Landers - Got up this morning at 5AM along with my devoted wife and got ready to go to Bellevue Washington for my pre-op with Dr. Landers, my gastric bypass surgeon. It was at the Group Hea...

You got to be Assertive -   My NUT has me on a diet getting ready for my RNY on May 9th. As I started to lose weight, 24lbs so far, I got a familiar pain under my right shoulder blade. I went to my PCP and...

You got to be Assertive -   My NUT has me on a diet getting ready for my RNY on May 9th. As I started to lose weight, 24lbs so far, I got a familiar pain under my right shoulder blade. I went to my PCP and...

The Beginning -   March 31, 2012 I have always felt this type of surgery will work for me. I am not one who eats candy, pastries, chips or a lot of junk food on a regular basis. It is usuall...

Background - Well it has been a long journey so far. I am 70 years old. Born in Tacoma, Washington and lived in the Puget Sound area all my life other than some times I went to college. I a...

Help with Calcium -   I still have awhile before my RNY but I wanted to get started taking vitamins and other things I am going to have to take. I found some good vitamins in liquid form that are not...

Chance of Dying -   I wanted to tell the group something that a doctor who has been doing RNY for over 14 years told me that gave me great comfort. In all those thousands of operations he has NEVER...

Got my surgery date today with ? -   I was told that I will have my RNY with Dr. David Lauter on 5/9/2012. When they were going over my blood tests they found that I have H.pylori infection. I do not know what that...

Got my surgery date tody with ? -   Got my surgery date today. It will be with Dr. David M. Lauter. It will be at the Overlake Hospital in Bellevue, Washington May 9, 2012. When they were reviewing my lab work the...

Iburprofen ? -   Well will have my first meeting at the hospital in a few days and then should get surgery date. Here is my question to you folks and I will ask the people at the hospital as wel...

What is an egd like? - A friend of mine just posted about having a stricture and people have told him he may need an EDG. I know that amounts to putting a tube down your throat with a camera on it. OK I ...