Fredbear
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Overwhelmingly Concerned About Complications Affecting Work
Fredbear replied to 81Kellogram's topic in Gastric Sleeve Surgery Forums
Affecting is the correct word. Yeah, I thought about bring shtuff to do, but ultimately was glad I didn't. I may have been mentally present but I kept nodding off, and I know that just means either shoddy work or no real work at all. I had surgery on Tuesday and I'm planning to work from home on Monday, if I can get my surgeon's office to fax over a Return to Work release. My firm is big on the letter of the law; technically I'm off until the 13th, and they won't let me work before then without a release. -
Not telling anyone. What do you say?
Fredbear replied to Ssze1109's topic in Gastric Sleeve Surgery Forums
I'm not being nasty. In general most websites prohibit sockpuppets. Sockpuppets are generally used by unscrupulous people to make it appear that other people agree with them. -
Day 4 after surgery: getting all my liquids in, no nausea, no vomiting. Taking only 4 pills a day (three of which are temporary), down from 11 in the morning and 5 at night. No insulin for 5 days, perfect blood sugars before and after every meal.
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Not telling anyone. What do you say?
Fredbear replied to Ssze1109's topic in Gastric Sleeve Surgery Forums
So... the forum is totally okay with @RealScoobyDoo and Imdeb being the same sockpuppet? @@LipstickLady , thoughts? -
Husband not on board with me having the sleeve!
Fredbear replied to Dknal2's topic in Gastric Sleeve Surgery Forums
Maybe if your husband is not on board with your decision, you need to start thinking about kicking him off the ship. -
You probably won't be slee ping (vitals checks every two hours, noisy compression sleeves, buzzing IVs), and neither will they. Send them home; they don't need to be there.
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Pain after surgery
Fredbear replied to justabitunique's topic in PRE-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
I just had surgery on Tuesday. The pain when I awoke was like someone had kicked me in the stomach an hour ago. By the end of the first day, it was just a very dull ache. The past two days have basically been pain-free. Walk, like your doctor tells you to do. -
Gallbladder removed at time a WLS?
Fredbear replied to mbuczkowski's topic in General Weight Loss Surgery Discussions
My surgeon checks out the gall bladder and will remove it if it looks diseased or if there are already problems. They also check out the liver for problems and will do a biopsy if it looks bad. If you have a healthy gall bladder, it stays. -
Pet peeve: extra skin.
Fredbear replied to JupiterinVirgo's topic in General Weight Loss Surgery Discussions
That's definitely not what I got out of the original post... she was talking about people who use the "threat" of loose skin as an excuse not to lose weight/have surgery in the first place. I do see posts like that here all the time... people tipping their toes in the Water and trying desperately to find an excuse not to change their behavior, lose weight, or have surgery. After weight loss, I don't any person here would deride someone for having plastics to remove excess skin. I understand we're all defensive, but I think that y'all are jumping the gun and reading what you want, not what was actually said.- 72 replies
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You know you lost weight when
Fredbear replied to Thomas CPA's topic in Weight Loss Surgery Success Stories
When you're walking around the bariatric unit in the hospital and your gym shorts are sliding off your ass. -
Well this has been the easiest recovery ever... almost no pain post-op in the hospital, and I'm certain the Lortab (liquid vicodin) I just picked up from the pharmacy is going to be completely unused. Already lost all of the IV water weight and down below my surgery weight. I'm now no longer "morbidly obese," I'm just "obese" according to the charts. It's been a hell of a three days...
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Specifically, no water immersion until all of your incisions have fully healed.
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Swedish fish are the only fish you could convince me to eat... Sent from my iPad using the BariatricPal App
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Today is day 3, and my gym shorts are already falling off my ass just walking around the bariatric unit. LOL, I hope my old clothes last a little while longer than that, or I'm going to go broke trying to stay clothed for the next 6 months!
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Not telling anyone. What do you say?
Fredbear replied to Ssze1109's topic in Gastric Sleeve Surgery Forums
I'm also curious about this. Any weight loss surgery is going to lose a lot of it's effects years later, that's how people end up regaining. You've done a good job maintaining a lower weight. What's going to happen in 2 more years when the restriction wears off again? Are you going to keep having it done over and over? Not to mention, that at 5'5" and 167# she is only in the Overweight category, which for most patients is basically at or very near the doctor's goal. She'd have to be 4'6" to even be considered Obese at that weight. No reputable doctor would touch a patient that's already at a reasonable goal weight with a 10' scalpel. "When all is said and done, usually more has been said than done. " -
Not telling anyone. What do you say?
Fredbear replied to Ssze1109's topic in Gastric Sleeve Surgery Forums
I was sleeved March 2013. Got down to 142 at 5'5" and stayed there for over 2 years. Then I would gain 5 pounds, the take it off, then gain 10 pounds and take it off, but over the past year my weight has steadily crept back up again to 167. I was drinking iced lattes, but no juices, sodas, not eating sweets. But I have lost pretty much all the appetite suppression I enjoyed for such a long time. And now I'm having issues again with reflux, joint and back pain. I haven't discussed it yet with my surgeon, so I don't know if it will be a sleeve redo or a DS. Don't take this the wrong way, but why not look at your own behavior first before jumping into another surgery? The appetite suppression was never a permanent feature; it's always been temporary. "When all is said and done, usually more has been said than done. " -
Our plan says never, citing statistics that Bariatric surgery patients who continue to drink have a 8-10x greater percentage chance to develop cirrhosis of the liver than the general population. That's interesting. I've never heard that. Could you provide me with the reference? The specific wording in our manual is "*the bariatric center* has a policy never to recommend alcohol consumption after any bariatric procedure. Eighty percent of the alcohol you ingest will go as a toxin to the liver resulting in a higher level of intoxication and more liver damage." The 8-10x increase in cirrhosis was listed on the presentation slide, of which I unfortunately do not have a hard copy of. (hopefully it's not something they pulled out of their @$$, they are supposed to be reputable...)
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Kaiser Oregon - Not Covered?
Fredbear replied to saoirse16's topic in General Weight Loss Surgery Discussions
Coverage depends on your actual plan (Kaiser is not a "plan" it is a provider). If your coverage includes Bariatric, then it will be covered; if it excludes it, it will not be covered. -
Our plan says never, citing statistics that Bariatric surgery patients who continue to drink have a 8-10x greater percentage chance to develop cirrhosis of the liver than the general population.
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How much has everything been required to lose before surgery?
Fredbear replied to InspectorJensen's topic in PRE-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
My doctor's requirement was 10 pounds. (~10% of excess weight) -
Pre-op class... done! All I have to do is fork over about $13,000 to my doctor and show up for surgery on Tuesday!
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It only gets worse as you get older, trust me.
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I'm looking forward to giving away my tuxes!
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Final pre-op appointment today... under 300 pounds for the first time in 5 years!
