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kakatlady612

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    Dragon64 that works out to 12 lbs every month or 3lbs consistently each and every week. You do not have the metabolism of a Roman Gladiator, adorable dude that you may be. If you did, maybe, but you're Fluffy like me. Fluffy rams and fluffy ewes don't lose like that even if they shave their wool down to the skin. We need surgery, that is the tool to help us. I am doubtful anything short of that will have a lasting effect.

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    I have oodles of clothes I refuse to get rid of until my surgery actually happens.. Drives my son bonkers.. He keeps saying "we'll have to hire a dumpster." Thought about giving them away,maybe Goodwill. Don't have a Volunteers of America. We do have a group called Interchurch, like a federation of local churches, they have gotten picky recently. They will still accept black trashbags of clothing, but now everything has to be freshly washed and pressed if possible. My clothing is clean but I don't own a washer and to take everything to the laundromat would not fit my puny budget. After utilities and shelter comes my food budget and I usually have very little disposable left. So much as I'd like to pass them on to someone deserving, it's not feasible. Breaks my [emoji173] most are just comfort clothes not fancy office or dressy. To the dumpster they'll go, I can get a good deal on one from my regular refuse company.

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    Roux en Y, it's also called.a gastric bypass. The Y part when they reattached the small intestine to your pouch resembles the letter y. The sleevers lose 75% of their stomach and end up with a long banana shaped tube of stomach. Bypass, we keep our stomach,in our body, it continues to produce its juices and enzymes but our food goes into a small pouch about the size of an egg,usually a chicken to Turkey size, most surgeon's do chicken but I'm sure each surgeon tailors it to the case . The food goes into The small intestine thru an opening between the pouch and intestinal limb the surgeon made, this is called an anastomosis, you might see that term floating around here. It can tighten up, that's called a stricture, it usually can be widened back up, also some people can develop an ulcer here but it's a minority that do. Both proceduree have their pluses and minuses. Does this explaination help or only confuse you? If I come across like I'm lecturing, I'm sorry for that. The food meets up with the digestive juices downstream so your food does get digested. You will lose weight with both types of surgery.

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    Sad story, check out my post Change Your Hospital, but I will not let this thwart me from my goal. Basically i got kicked to the curb by Mount Carmel, their 3 surgeons unexpectedly decided to not perform my surgery. The excuse I was given I do not accept. I have reapplied, 3 different bariatric programs, 1) a seminar on March 9th 2 )a seminar on March,10th 3) an appointment with an intake nurse April,10th . Of the 3 at this point I am leaning towards program #1 but will hear them all out and make a rational informed decision. My paperwork will all be transferred to the program of my choice, I did make sure of that. I will land upright, I will have my surgery and I will make those sons of Seabiscuit the horse eat their words. Under this meek mild Puddycat lies the heart of a lithe strong puma , golden and sleek. I will roar in victory when my day comes!!

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    Tina91 you'll be Just fine. Get some good rest tonight. Tomorrow,is your big day. Relax, go to sleep peacefully with your anesthesia, when you wake up you'll probably be a little tender, have a little bit of pain but it will be the start of a brand new healthier and fitter life. And pretty soon you'll be bragging to all the newbies and pre surg candidates
    "Piece of cake, folks, no real problems" and each,of of us will,know "If she can do,it, I can too" . God Bless

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    Well I'm sorta lay witness to this here, not a doctor or nurse, just another victim. Another name is Incompetent Cardiac Sphincter. Just means the valve there isn't as strong as average. So juices erp out of your stomach, go up the esophagus and irritate it. If it goes on long enough the tissues lining MR Esophagus changes in appearance and consistency and you develop Barrett's Esophagus, this you DO NOT want, it can be a precancerous condition. If you disregard this, let me tell you from my own family. Cousin June-Ellen thought she had bad indigestion, sure she had smoked thru the years, even drank a little. Felt miserable, consulted our local hospital, didn't get any answers, went to OSU hospital, got inconclusive answers, decided to consult Cleveland Clinic, opened her up in an exploratory, she coded on the table but they found advanced stage Esophageal Cancer. Worse Stage Scenario, but she died at 68 in a not very nice way and I still miss her. When I had my EGD done, my gastroenterologist said I had gastritis and a small,ulcer, first thing I asked was"Any sign of Barrett's?" Think I startled him, but I do know I have GERD and wanted to make certain. Another fact: the thinking is now Asthma can be caused by reflux while you sleep. I have asthma too.

    PS If you have GERD most surgeon's recommend against VSG, it can make it worse whereas RnY will not. Just a little FYI.

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