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But the DS brings about more metabolism/malnourisment issues than the RnY does. One doctor I mentioned it to, no not my Dr Needleman, said unless you can afford over $150 a month in vitamins and minerals to keep yourself alive, forget it! Pretty radical a weight loss surgery, often a last resort and few surgeons choose to do it.

Thanks Wanda, on this day if assessment, where you sit and thi,k " Did I do all I could have done this year? What could I done better?" As a Protestant I have to think about it now, if I were Jewish I would have had Yom Kippur and my Day of Atonement would be over. A positive note was I got my surgery, the RnY I had been seeking since August 2015, and if everything wasn't and isn't perfect, I am still glad I had it. More positives than negative to my journey, and I would never turn back. Henry David Thoreau said "Pursue some path, however narrow and crooked, in which you can walk with love and reverence." And I find myself agreeing with his thought.

Crying ?for you, praying? for you both and ❤-felt wishes all goes well. Paula, keep us updated on all that transpires!

@ Ed_NW, I don't believe anything "breaks your stride" Congratulations on doing so well with everything! Wish now I was you, but the Universe could only have room for one of you. Well Done.!

At least you all can still eat, I can't and temporarily on TPN. What will the New Years bring? Open surgery, a J-Tube, ulcer resolution, stricture stretching so solids will start to pass through? I'm sure my Bariatric Surgeon and his partner have a plan of Care, perhaps on the 15th they shall share it with me? I have been on a form of this full liquid diet since the 1st of August, a difference was before my RnY I could have a Lean Cuisine for dinner, now not even that so 20- some weeks. It does make one doubt the wisdom of it all. But 60+ pounds down, that I still can celebrate! A problem- I was over 300 pounds at surgery, well high weight was 365. So although I am now mid 200s I'm still a pretty big variety of girl. Ever though I was teetering on malnourishment it was not visible to the outside world. Feeling more like me with the TPN, but I didn't sign an elective surgery consent to live on plumbing the rest of my days. One doctor, not my surgeon, but in my medical stable mentioned a J Tube, not keen on a tube coming out of my abdomen, rather have a PICC with its inherent sepsis risk, but I will do what I must to heal and be strong.

You do bring up a good point to think about, because mine hurt too, especially the one on my left arm. And it doesn't help matters much my PICC line insertion is right above it going into my Basilic vein. And yes I have fibromyalgia also.

Always good to have new friends joining the Bypass Ranks! Welcome!?

Don't you think it would be better to think " I can do without this item, because I am commited to recovering my health, feeling better and being thinner"?

I just don't know-as precarious as you are I would think twice, three times even four times before anything, but it is tempting Just remember, in life, there is no Free Lunch!

KT the 2 items you were able to take would have made me vomit, I guess we are all engineered different. But that's how it is for ME!

There's room for many a more there, be happy to have YOU!

You pays your money, you takes your choice. Even Pope Francis said once " Who am I to judge?"

Have you tried Kaopectate? Older remedy, but might work. Usually helps firm up stool. Old country doctors(and I have known more than a few) would say you have poison in your system that needs to come out, but then none of them wiped so much their tushie and hemorrhoids got sore!

Because it was drilled into us, only. thin to the point of scrawny people are happy, you're plump, fat or even obese, you can't be happy, even if you accept yourself as valuable, think you're very fine as a person, believe you are doing the best you can for yourself, if you can't see your ribs stickingbout, your collarbone prominate, bones don't predominate over flesh, you haven't done enough . 1 lettuce leaf spritzed with EVOO, that's enough lunch for Anyone!

Or toss it back up, and THAT is no fun, take it from me , the Grand Emesis kid!

I seem to remember glucagon somewhere in the equation. Not 5hinking on a cylinders mys3lf this morning or I would have deduced it all for myself. If Christmas was a Hard-Candy Christmas , today I feel like I have a non- alcoholic hangover, at least what others have said a hangover feels like, nauseated, headache from Hades and don't give a flying flip about much of anything.Is that describing it? Seems like just drinking something light in the Bad Old Days worked, but what works on a remodeled body like we now have? Not even weak warm decaf tea sounds good.

So are you recovering well? Looking forward to a Bright new 2019 and January to start it off?

Endoscopy was scheduled December 28th not my birthday, but I still didn't get it!

Talked to Bariatric Clinic, first they said my endoscopy on December 26th should never been canceled, Dr Needleman or Dr Noria never authorized the cancellation, in fact he wants another EGJ before my January 15th appointment so he can better formulate a new plan of care for me. Suzie the Scheduler took the rest of Christmas week for a mini- holiday vacation, I should hear something New Years Eve or January 2nd about when a space in the Endoscopy Suite and being put upon the waiting list, but it has to be done, Friday was not good day, gave Mousecat my sympathy, she and I seem to be co-sufferers, by late evening even my sips of Propel weren't staying down, dry-Heaving with my green Barfie Bag, fell asleep sitting up in my chair. Finally went to bed propped up with pillows, had to get there so my lymphedema legs, left one always been worse of them started looking edemeous. Just another reminder I'm still trying to run with 73 year old original equipment, no replacement parts being manuafactured. Hadn't been an everyday issue with weight loss, but like the Golden Old Song " ALWAYS THERE TO REMIND ME!" Oh I am sure things will eventually straighten out, don't want to go to. local ER, they don't really understand RnY bypass, I am an anomaly to them. Ok to do my blood draws, beyond that? Forget about it ! Most of the staff don't make me feel comfortable.

So @ NYJenn, what did your December 26 endoscopy show? I don't believe I ever heard, have you joined the Structure Society after all?

And Friday was another another bad day, finished off by upchucking EVEN Propel water and then dry-heaving. So today start out with plain ,water, in my med cups? My lips are cracking, I take that as a not good sign? TPN is infusing, that should keep me out of total dehydration. it was a subject of pride, wanted to show my surgeons I was trying by at least something by mouth, even if it was a protein shake. But I feel like now give up trying P.O, foodstuffs of any kind, just go with the TPN flow until the New Year! Nothing appeals, nothi,g good for me, not even "sliders" like saltines and old-time" bad for me's". Will Saurday be better? I just am not sure.??

What I would like to say: If you will forgive me for not answering I will forgive you for even asking such a question.

Oh ??I am so so sorry- I wish you could be seen sooner than the 7th- you are in such a rough patch now!

Seeing stars on TV that were once my size now slim and I started seeing people in their 40s and 50s doing it too, thought " Oh it's for kids my grandgirls ages" but then I started seeing it wasn't just them. Was scared to bring it up to. PCP, maybe he would think me foolish for even considering it, but my quality of life was plummeting. Said if I die, it's okay, at least I will have tried to improve myself. And he said if I really want to do it, here is who he would recommend. Pulled up the website, filled out the on-line application, figured I still would be denied, but I wasn't, and I started on my road to WLS, a journey of over 3 years. On September 5th at the age of 72 years 8 months10 days I acheived my hopes and dreams, at Ohio State University Hospital- Wexner Medical Center, I received my RnY, the oldest thus far for my surgeon, Bradley J Needleman MD, and although my recovery has had pitfalls, is going slowly, I will never regret having my surgery. I plan to thank him and make him proud, for I believe. it ultimately will be fine and he has helped me to be proud of ME and I am so much happier than I was before. My secondary goal, after I reach my Weight goal? I want to tell my success story on the website, I believe I can be a shining example to the untraditional age seekers out there. There is hope, it's not too late to make a change, invest in YOU, the rewards are worth the effort!

If you do elect to go the ER route, look at his name badge. If they are going get that friendly you better know who they are!??