Frustr8

Hope everything is working out better for you now. That kind of sickness is scary.

parental is the correct spelling.

Total Parents I Nutrition, to give my beleagured jejunem and Precious Pouch some rest, I have a PICC line, which stands for Peripheral Inserted Central Catheter, starts out in my Basilic vein, upper inner surface of left arm, snakes through ever increasing gauge of the venous tree, ending up in my superior Vena cava, the large vein that collects blood from the upper half of my body, it is 48 cm long, a little under 19 inches, about the thickness of a strand of spaghetti, I think it is a 5-French, as a point of reference, most VSG sleeves are 32-35 French, so it is pretty tiny in comparison. I have a clear dressing over it, changed at least once a week, you see a small clear tube coming out with 2 ports on the end, one for IV, one the tube feeding goes through. Really pretty interesting. Does it hurt? Well a little, especially if you accidently tug it a little, but it is bearable, sometimes it itches a little around the dressing. I did have,it infusing all evening and night, 14 hours on, 10 off, but the first of January I was taken back to 12 on, 12 off, that's easier. Start it at 8 pm, take it off 8 AM. And now that I am getting it I do feel better, I was looking gaunt facially, and felt major creepy. The bad news I think,I have hit a stall, I was dropping weight fast when I was teetering on malnourishment and proteinemia, now that I have gotten more healthy IDK what next. The bags hold 3000ml so more than 3 quarts, they go inside a black backpack along with a battery-operated pump. Pretty heavy at the start, but wearable. I have on of my late husband's size 5X jackets I can wear if I am still pumping and need to go somewhere. It is currently clear, a very pale yellow from the vitamins you put in from a ?, was milky at the start but they have removed the lipids now. I hope to be done in January or February, but not sure if their plan of care at this point.

You and Mr Patch sound like people I would like know. You, with your bypass, him with his sleeve, you're a Victory ? Couple!

And I am still on for the 25th, at 12:50 pm, oh I am praying for some good changes. Never give up on Ole Frustr8, I haven't,

cat and I are not the run-of-mill Bypassers. We are a special minority, something neither of us applied for or really desired! Our stories are still being written.?

And when you are a bypasser you don't have the full projectile vomiting, mine is a cross between choking and a cat heaving up a giant hairball, and I kind of burp before it actually comes rolling up. I have a stricture and ulcers, so I do do a lot of urpie-durpies myself. And I am 4 months out, don't do it as frequent because I am on TPN, to let my pouch and intestines try healing. But ?

Well my description of Blarf, your mouth seems dry, tastes nasty, you run your tongue back and forth, and suddenly something rolls up and out of you! And often it is slimie too.

Well Happy Birthday, Happy surgery and I am happy to hear your story. I turned 73 on December 26th so we both are Snowtime Babies, aren't we? Hope to hear updates as you go along on your journey. I was an RnY last September 5th, but no never mind, most of my Bari-buds are sleevers, but we all have the surgery most beneficial for each of us. So Welcome to the After-Surgery side of Town. Wrinkles mean you laughed Gray hair means you cared And scars mean you have lived and loved!?❤????

Are you doing good? So glad to see you're on the Successful Side of Life, now you start using your tool for your body to benefit. Oh I am so excited for you over here with me now!

May you both hear only good and positive remarks at these appointments.

May your weekend be smooth and may YOUR dreams come true. on Monday. Update us please later?

Excellent points you've made Domi and I journal also, write poetry, whatever you find that is a tension releaser, go for it!

Never argue with someone who believes all their own lies. Smile sweetly and do what you have to do for YOU.

Has anyone who lost or shaved off their hair, had it regrow a different texture or shade? Just something I thought of tonight.

And we seem to get more and more of generation seeking the surgeries they have denied themselves for years and years. It literally is our own time to sparkle and shine??!

And very good luck to you.a When you face difficult times, remember challenges are not sent to destroy you. They are sent. to promote, increase and strenghten you.

Never be afraid to start over; for it is a chance to build something better this time.

Congratulations to all of you, smooth post-surgeries are a wonderful thing, I do envy you guys the little or no complications.

Do I dare congratulate the UK Wildcats on their bowl win, don't want to make any Bulldog fans peeved but it was one heck of a game. I'm a rare bird, I ❤bowl games, I ❤football most, B :-)ball is second, And mean sleeved machine, you live near a B-ball powerhouse or 2, don't you? Tomkitten groans but usually lets me have my Bowl Games, especially the New Years Day ones. We had roast chicken,stuffing , mashed taters and gravy, maybe I put him into a mellow stupor,

Wish OSU would do something like that, I think it is a very cool idea.?????

Good start, hoping to hear more from you as the Weight goes down. Congratulations.

That was more than a Fortune Cookie, that was a Fortunate Cookie because it prompted you say Hi to your Surgery Day twin.

Well finally you are getting close to your BIG DAY, are you getting a little 3cvited yet?

Isn't this something good to know!