Frustr8

And speaking of sloth- like behavior, I finally heard from my Bariatric Clinic at OSU. Maybe they were off in the jungle somewhere just hanging from a tree. Told me my August Appointment will be my Yearly Checkup, haven't decided if they want another Endoscopy or Blood Labs before then. Perhaps they may bring me into the loop about this? Very sloth- like reasoning there.

And may We Always be, to each other. Life is much sweeter when it can be shared with others!

An bariatric thought for us in this group. For what it's worth It's never too late to be whoever you want to be. I hope You live a life you're proud of. And if you find that you're not I hope You have the strength to start over.-----F. Scott Fitzgerald

What it is , the surgeon puts down into your stomach this catheter, they call it a bougie, measured in increments called French, average one about as thick as your thumb, in most cases about a 30 French or above. Has a patient rip out a 30 French urinary catheter, Yee-ouch still pains me to think about IT! Last urinary one I had was a 15 or 16 F, so about half as thick and I was ready to promise ANYTHING, maybe even offer up my First- Born to get that neoprene rascal Out Out Out! Please, I'll take myself to the BR every 15 minutes, please Please please? So I have pity on Anyone who has That kind of Plumbing Assistance!?

And Mosest of All, You want to Live and live so much better then BEFORE, right? I know that's what I and many others hope for and are working towards????

Hey that does SOUND very good, let us know how it turns out, okay?

Thanks Darktowerdream, that gives me too a ray of hope, that there are others who were a year out before things settled down. I literally am sick and tired of being so sick and tiredm I saw on another thread, our Founder Alex Brecher had to have his mini- bypass, which he had for maybe 4 months, had gone there from a lap- band that wasn't working and affecting his quality of life, and now he had a bowel obstruction et all, so he is rejoined back up close to what he was before any surgeries. That's not done all that often, usually open surgery, and it takes a very very skilled surgeon. That's why so few even attempt it, but it was a Life Emergency for Alex so IT HAD TO BE DONE and we only can pray all the things he has learned over the years will stand him in good stead so that he won't regain back to where he was before any surgeries at all. I really don't think I would want a total reversal, I am lucky I made it through my RNY, many people my age either stroke out or have a cardiac event and don't leave there ALIVE. I just want what I have to work better, I need efficiency at this POINT not euphemisms and being told " Bye and Bye, it will get better!" I have devoted more than a Whole Pregnancy time to this endeavor, knew I wouldn't receive a cuddly baby but I expected at the very least---------- SATISFACTION!

Dude must have Ehlers - Danlos is syndrome! I have a mild form but I sure can't do that, mine is being so " double- jointed" I can clap the soles of my feet together. Guess I was the Baby Buggy Star back in 1945- 1946 in Newark Ohio. One nice benefit, and there is always a benefit if one looks hard enough, when I had my babies the fact I could rotate my legs out to the point I could lay them flat on the bed made it easier to deliver, and I was grateful for anything that would get those 9 pound rascals out! I can partially sublux some joints, my son Kevin, the one who has been an angel for 11 and a half years yesterday, he could really take his out and then put them back in place. GID help me, I miss Him so Badly, he would have been proud to see me lose So Much weight, so every pound I lose, I try to do it in. his honor. And if there is a Heaven, as I was taught, maybe he is watching down on ME. And that would be a healing balm to my weeping Mama ❤

Count Your Blessings, my dear one. I have a RNY pouch, which I named Precious Pouch, she is as inflexible as wrought iron. I would ❤ to move past 2-3 oz at a time! I have a Bariatric Clinic appointment next month & I will be 11 months out, planning something up to and maybe including a full- scale tantrum. What can it hurt? They have been ignoring me and my requests for help or someone to talk to, so there is nothing to lose.

Wow it is So So True! Had someone tell me other day " If I hadn't recognized your voice, I wouldn't have thought it was YOU! Did I get a half- hearted compliment? Still shaking the Old noggin about THAT!

Because you are showing maturity, you are growing away from being under her thumb, and she hates to see Baby getting on her own. And a little bit of she doesn't believe in You and Your success really happening. I can say this because I have been on both sides of the question, the daughter and the Mommy. And Oh you better not get me started on MY Daughter R.D., short for Rotten Daughter, she knows she is but refuses to make our relationship better. And I do still try to reach out to HER. Point in context: When I was about to have my OWN surgery I called her to tell her about it. Didn't plan on dying but since she was my 1st- born, I thought it Only right to tell her. Her answer: WHATEVER and then promptly diverted the conversation to how bad her knees were and how her surgeon would only do surgery on one at a time! When she finally paused for breath, I said " Did you hear ME? I will be having Major Surgery next week!. Her answer was" So What!" so I said "So What" to HER and ended the call. If it had been my Late Mama I would hope I offered to help anyway I could . Cassaroles, cleaning her house, helping my Dad purchase their groceries and on and on. The Difference? I ❤my parents and would do all I could to help if I Could. R.D. only loves herself, been that way for years and years. Both Grandmas spoiled her incessantly, and she still believes GOD asks her express permission before the Sun rises each day. She is now 50 years old And the most unreasonable soul you could find. Turned her over to GOD and Karma, let them handle HER! I ❤her down deep but I don't like her Very Much! ,,,,,,,Sad State of Affairs, isn't it?

Oops must have lost my Train of Thought or I fell asleep. The acid was trying to chomp a hole in my jejunem, see it doesn't have the mucus,protection of your stomach( although mine was no great shakes. That's why I came into WLS with Hector, my iddy bitty Gastric Ulcer). And your Duodenum has neutralizing things coming in like bile and Pancreatic secretions to protect things, bypassers come back in much more Downstream, something we have given up to have higher weight loss. As the Old Carnival Barker said "YOU PAY YOUR MONEY, YOU TAJE YOUR CHOICE!" And for ME I guess the choices back- fired -- Oh Well -IT is as IT is and I will make it through it all. Just still stuck on purees, broths, soups, protein shakes and Half the Vitamins and Minerals in the Western World! But I am Strong, Red-headed, I Don't and Won't Give Up, I'll be in Victory Lane eventually!

Me Too -----Jess Less-----Me Too!

And 99,99/100ths Surgeon's give you the perfect size to help you live your life and lose the optimum amount you need. Its like the perpetual thread over on the Bypass side of Bariatric Surgery. HOW LONG IS YOUR BYPASS LENGTH? I always tell them- Just Long Enough that You Get Maximum Benefits and Short Enough that You Don't Suffer from Raging Malnourishment. Always do take your Surgeon's Advice; He or She are Professionals, been in the Business for a While and tend to know what things will work BEST for YOU!❤

Blessings Sandra and keep Strong, you have a lot more Beautiful Days Ahead!

Praying Our GOD. guides your Surgeon's Hands, that you have a WONDERFUL SURGERY and RECOVERY. All of us believers, and I count me in That Group, will keep you tucked in and sustained with? Prayer! Update us as soon as YOU feel like it! We will all be waiting to hear GOOD THINGS! Frustr8 in Central Ohio.???

OMG Fluffy Chix, what horrendous luck LIFE just dealt you! So glad Ms. Dr Surgeon was able to fix YOU and do it Laproscopically, open Wounds are never FUN to recover from, as well You Know! Get Better, Get Stronger Again- WE REALLY NEED YOU HERE , not pushing up Daisies or in your case Texas Bluebonnets. Know Orchids and Dragons and I will be keeping You in our thoughts and saying a little prayer or 2.???

A beautiful way to give yourself the gift of better health, a thinner body and a renewed Life Future! If. any of you want to talk more, I can give you the perspective of someone 10 months out from a RNY bypass, 125 pounds lighter, many dress sizes smaller, it hasn't been picture PERFECT a recovery but It Is What It Is, it's My Story and the Last Chapters are not yet Written, for I Am Still a WORK IN PROGRESS. And I am still grateful to my surgeon, facility, and most of all , to My God who has brought me yet this far. I'm usually positive, optimistic , been through a lot in my now 73 years of life, I live in almost in the Exact Center of my state -OHIO so just wanted to Welcome You All to Bariatric Pal, I believe you will meet a wonderful bunch of People here!

And I didn't see ME on the list but I'm still out here too @ YLime, 10 months and 1 week past surgery, and I had be so special I nearly stink. Had A Stomal Stricture, multiple ulcers in my pouch and in Jejunem, the second part of the small intestine,where the pouch empties into. Although there is not the acid- producing critter it once was, but just enough acid to chew on my jejunm, try chomping until I x a n will8=

It isn't so much that I am Obese ; it's more like I'm real Easy to? See!

I would ❤to ever get that much in at a time, but you know ME, I'm the Case of Arrested Development over in Bypass-ville, and some Days I envy everyone else. August 14th I have my next Bariatric Clinic , haven't been seen there for 4 months, their Choice, not Mine and A Tantrum may be Thrown, Benign Neglect does not set well with Madame Frustr8 and. I am willing. to Tell Them So!

Well liquids seem to drain through at a faster rate but a 1/4 cup sounds pretty close to Target!

Hi it's Frustr8, at the worst mine was maybe 2.5, they have gotten me on several occasions got me dilated to 9 with the endoscopy balloon, but next time They have gone down I still was 2.5- 3, so I don't stay open. I have now had 13 endoscopies lifetime, I joke that I could almost do my own. Now the last one, I was told the jejunem was now fully "patent," that's Medicalese for open, be simpler if they would use Real People language, wouldn't it? But they didn't say how the stoma was, only that they were able to inflate the endo balloon enough to get on through. It now has been 10 months and one week since surgery, pardon me for a mini- whine but I did expect to be eating everything I wanted that would be good for me , albeit small portions. The Good Times should be Rolling by now, but I do feel slightly like the bus keeps running back and forth over me. I do wish I would finish being repaired, if not Please Admit I am a Gastrointestinal Cripple, stop giving me hope if it isn't justified. I guess I can spend. the remainder of life on liquids and pureed if necessary, but by all that is HOLY, would someone please be HONEST with ME!

So Boldilocks, did you ever get evaluated or are you doing so good with surgery and weight loss that you may not need it done?

Hi Fluffy S.F.It, just checking in again to tell you both Tomkitten and I will be having in- hospital testing on July 25th. I have lost now about 170 pounds from my HW, that's when I got my C-Pap originally. Now when I try to wear it I may fall asleep with it on, but seem to remove it while sleeping. So I am being re-evaluated to see 1. To see if it still is needed or 2, my OSA has relented enough after surgery that I no longer need it or 3. that it needs to be readjusted so it does fit again. When I got it in late Autumn 2017 I had big puffy chipmunk cheeks, now my face is angular, looking hollow in my cheeks, cheekbones very obvious. Do I look prettier now? Well that is up for discussion, but at the very least I sure don't look like the preconceived notion of what I once did. There are a lot of people telling me " If I hadn't recognized your voice, I would not have believed it could be YOU ! I now look like an older more weary version of what I looked like at High School ? graduation. And yes, before I went through surgery and the ensuing weight loss, I never would have suspected I would or could appear like this. Now that I weigh at least 50 pounds less than Tomkitten , I no longer get hasseled by PCP, his new one is TK, told him " I would like you evaluated for Sleep Apnea, you do know it runs in your family! Your mom and her Dad were both diagnosed with OSA" Fine , said TK , but if I do I want you to consider recommending me for Bariatric Surgery to Mom's Surgeon Dr Needleman in Columbus. TK' s BMI is nearly 40 now, he already has GERD, another co- morbid would be putting him in contention even if he is Sub-40. So since I was scheduled on July 25th they scheduled him the same night, that way we both should get answers on this subject. Neither of our insurances will pay for home testing, so in- hospital it is! Please think positive thoughts for us both!!! ?&?