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  3. Posted

    i am so glad someone started this !! I caught parts or her show about her life style changes what ever !! Part of her success is her weight !! she yo-yos up down she conects with people out there ...if she did the lap band or any weight loss surgery how would she keep reinventing herself and new life style changes ????

    i also live a fairly well off life and that did not help me lose the weight !! if anything it help me gain it ,dinners out trips with never ending food ......but anyway you do need to mentally be ready to say enough !!!

  7. Posted

    well i am not a week out of surgery and i have no restriction i have eaten chips fries even drank coffee in the am ....I do have pain from the surgery incisions and by the post and still have shoulder pain from the gas but i have the same appeitte i had that got me to this ..i am confussed ?????i dont feel anything go down ....i have no slime effects i go to my follow appt monday but i know he wont give me a fill ????

    what am i to do?

  9. Posted

    well ladies i am 2 days post op and i am starving!!!!!!

    not to mention in terrible pain !!!! yesterday i drank 1/2 a glass of carnation instant Breakfast and sips of diet ice tea....today i had y husband get me a milkshake i drank about 1/4 of it I felt my sugar getting low...i a no where near getting my 60 grams of Protein in and it scares e any advice or help !! greatly appreciated !!!!!

  12. Posted

    I havent posted in awhile put today is different !!!!

    I have capital blue cross blue shield pa. I WAS APPROVED!!!

    I also am at the barely making mark! my bmi is 40 just making it ..i have no co morbities....MY FAMILY HISTORY WAS THE KEY.........I orig.was going to mexico to do surgery then my friends enouraged me to just try the insurance route....so i thought what do i have to lose!!!!!

    i have done the yo yo diets and weight ...

    Iwent in aug to the seminar i did the pre req that the ins requires my doctor signed off on the six wek diet that is req( by the way ) the bariatric doctors have the forms that the req the pcp to fill in for the 6 month weight lose program so dont worry about what to fill out !they acctually preferre you use there forms! atleast that how it worked for me!!

    hang in there ......it will all work out! i cant believe it 12-09-08 is my surgery date!!!!!!

  13. Posted

    Hay Elayne

    oh i love it "old forge exile" can u do that to my husband LOL!!!!!!

    i also know about pizza-lovin ...fyi my last name is salerno .......

    I am actually going to the seminar in philly at the univ.of penn.

    they dont require the 6month diet if your ins doesnt require it !!

    i am boardline with my BMI so if I dont qualify i am going to mexico and i will know much sooner in philly then hazelton ...that is the only reason i opted for philly .....

    wen is your first visit to hazelton?

  14. Posted

    colace is just a stool softern .....

    peri-colace is a stimulant and softern...

    laxitive promote stimulation in the colon by contracting and facilitating the stools down

    Vegetables and foods

    Some vegetables and foods can be eaten to cure Constipation and act as laxatives, although the effectiveness may vary. These include:

    [edit] Bulk-producing agents

    Also known as bulking agents or roughage, these include dietary fiber. Bulk-producing agents cause the stool to be bulkier and to retain more Water, as well as forming an emollient gel, making it easier for peristaltic action to move it along. They should be taken with plenty of Water. Bulk-producing agents have the gentlest of effects among laxatives and can be taken just for maintaining regular bowel movements.

    [edit] Stool softeners / Surfactants

    • Site of Action: Small and large intestine
    • Onset of Action: 12 - 72 hours
    • Examples: docusate (Colace, Diocto)

    These cause water and fats to penetrate the stool, making it easier to move along. Many of these quickly produce a tolerance effect and so become ineffective with prolonged use. Their strength is between that of the bulk producers and the stimulants, and they can be used for patients with occasional constipation or those with anorectal conditions for whom passage of a firm stool is painful.

    [edit] Lubricants / Emollient

    • Site of Action: Colon
    • Onset of Action: 6 - 8 hours

    These simply make the stool slippery, so that it slides through the intestine more easily. An example is mineral oil, which also retards colonic absorption of water, softening the stool. Mineral oil may decrease the absorption of fat-soluble Vitamins (A, D, E and K).

    [edit] Hydrating agents (osmotics)

    These cause the intestines to hold more water within, softening the stool. There are two principal types, saline and hyperosmotic.

    [edit] Saline

    Saline laxatives attract and retain water in the intestinal lumen, increasing intraluminal pressure and thus softening the stool. They will also cause the release of cholecystokinin, which stimulates the digestion of fat and Protein. Saline laxatives may alter a patient's Fluid and electrolyte balance.

    Sulfate salts are considered the most potent.<SUP class="noprint Template-Fact">[citation needed]</SUP>

    [edit] Hyperosmotic agents

    Lactulose works by the osmotic effect, which retains water in the colon, lowering the pH and increasing colonic peristalsis. Lactulose is also indicated in Portal-systemic encephalopathy. Glycerin suppositories work mostly by hyperosmotic action, but also the sodium stearate in the preparation causes local irritation to the colon.

    Solutions of polyethylene glycol and electrolytes (sodium chloride, sodium bicarbonate, potassium chloride, and sometimes sodium sulfate) are used for whole bowel irrigation, a process designed to prepare the bowel for surgery or colonoscopy and to treat certain types of poisoning. Brand names for these solutions include GoLytely, GlycoLax, CoLyte, NuLytely, and others.

    [edit] Effectiveness

    For adults, a randomized controlled trial found PEG [MiraLax or GlycoLax] 17 grams once per day better than tegaserod 6 mg twice per day.<SUP class=reference id=cite_ref-pmid17573794_1-0>[2]</SUP> A randomized controlled trial found greater improvement from 2 sachets (26 grams) of PEG versus or 2 sachets (20 grams) of lactulose <SUP class=reference id=cite_ref-pmid9895382_2-0>[3]</SUP>. 17 grams/day of PEG has been effective and safe in a randomized controlled trial for six months.<SUP class=reference id=cite_ref-pmid17403074_3-0>[4]</SUP> Another randomized controlled trial found no difference between sorbitol and lactulose <SUP class=reference id=cite_ref-pmid2122724_4-0>[5]</SUP>.

    For children, PEG was found to be more effective than lactulose.<SUP class=reference id=cite_ref-5>[6]</SUP>

  17. Posted

    i dont want to tell you not worry BUT ......When you go for your pre-op test tell them......... MAKE SURE IT IS DOCUMENTED ON YOUR PRE-OP CHART!!!!! IF its not documented then you dont have it !!!! reguardless if your primary doctor is awhere... that being said many people have pvc's and dont even know it !!!! if you ever heard someone saying i am having heart palpitations ? it could be the same thing ...many women get them when under distress.........

    if they do not want to medicate you then they must be under a certain number per minute .. I am a nurse not a cardiac one but from what i remember ..if you need to be medicated you are having more than 6 of them per minute .... so i take it yours are less and then the meds would be more trouble then they are worth ....where you ever in chf ? or ever have any other medical problems???

    I hope this helps you and puts you at ease......

    when people are over weight there heart has to work much harder then a normal weight person that is a big reason why they do a ekg test on us before surgery ......

  18. Posted

    i too was on that and it worked great in the begining I was on it for 8 months .....i was down to 120lbs .....i thought life was great I was on the white with blue speckels ....i would break them in half and take half in the am and half at 4 pm so i would not stay awake...... i too would clean like crazy ... my friend found me cleaning my dryer with an alchol wipe !!!!! as soon as i went off it i gained the weight ack in a years time !!!! it is a short fix to an on going problem

  19. Posted

    My husband will go with me but this is not a trip where we are going to sip drinks .......

    I would like to get botox while I am there thats not something I want my husband there for ....I dont think anything is going to happen bad .... part of me just wishes one of my friends was doing this with me ......and althought my friends and family support me they dont understand the need for surgery ....."they think I am fine the way I am " Its hard to explain to them its not about them ITS ABOUT ME !!

  20. Posted

    :confused:I am looking for a partner in crime (lol).I want to go down to TJ Mexico in Aug . or Sept for lap banding ..I have it narrowed down to 3 Drs I am willing to go to ...Looking for someone who is interested in having a friend there ...I am from Pa. I would like to fly out on a Monday and return home Wed or Thurs. Or would like to talk with people going down the same time frame i am..

    Thanks!!!!!!!

  23. Posted

    i also want to chime in here ....I am not banded but will be .....

    The women that got me started on the whole band idea was a woman that was banded herself .....i enjoyed her friendship (she was my boss) we still talk occasionally to see where i am with my choice...

    But anyway ...She was 2 daughters ..both are on the heavy side ...her 1 daughter is young 6-7 years old ...young where being over weight is cute she is puggy or has chimpmunk checks (u get the idea) her other daughter is 12 teenage years ....little miss woman ....my friend is very different to that daughter buys her clothes and is mad on the size she has to buy her because it is big.....

    from the outside looking in i can see the difference on how she is being treated .....which from looking her i think we all need to realize that just because we choice to have any type of weight loss surgery doesnt mean it is the choice for the next guy or daughter ...

    my brothers wife is a BIG GIRL ..She will never say over weight or any refferences to that ...i asked her if she wanted to do this with me she said she did not qualify ...i said mmmhhh i am 4 11 and almost 200 lbs she is 5 4 and almost 300lbs .....ok i wont argue ... she is very happy and very active ...(more than me lol) she may never want wls ..... my point is 6 years old even if you told her she will forget ....in time the topic may resurface .. but now she wants that toy in the happy meal ...that Cereal with the doll in it .... and that is ok as long as you moderate it .....i have heard of parents that had there teens done ........... more power to them....i applaud that choice but i also and equally applaud the parents/child that did not get wls ...for there kids .

    yes the world is cruel ....kids are cruel.....we read about it everyday.....dont rush what she will be......enjoy her for what she is alittle girl.....

    just some food for thought without the calories ............

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