Do tired of vomiting

[moondoggie1983 202]

On 06/03/2018 at 16:55, Frustr8 said:

So the office staff hates you? Well wah wah on them! Don't they realize they upset,my little Moondoggie🐶, why should they be allowed to eat when everything you do comes right back barreling,up? I am peeved with them on your behalf.

Now for an update on me. I went tomeet the 3 wise people at the OSU Bariatric center. First I met Valerie my nurse practitioner,a little difference in skin pigmentation but super smart, super efficient and very pleasant to talk to. Seemed like and/or accept everything on my medical history. Only jarri,g thing she asked. was " Am I Bipolar?" told her I was never diagnosed so I didn't think so, should have asked if Dr Kramer the staff psychologist thought I was. Then I met with the. dietician/nutritionist Roy, yeah a thin young handsome dude, he swiched me to prenatal Vitamins for the Iron , told me I basically was okay on my diet because he wanted me to,⬆my calorie count, didn't really give me a structuralized diet. Then I met with Kelly the exercise physiologist, she told me and gave me some sheets to follow. Well the next day I did 1 set of repetitions of the exercises and nearly lamed myself so I'm back to the gentle walking etc I was doing all along.

Friday I finally heard from Jessica my case manager/facilitator. She had been out of town for a conference the 24 and25, so I didn't meet her then face-to-face. Then she was out until Thursday for a prolonged Memorial Day holiday. Finally talked for a brief time Thursday, find out my clearances for pulmonary and cardiology had gotten lost so I had to request they be defaced. Then there is v the matter of the EGD, I am running into a little trouble getting it refaxed, you see my gastroenterologist closed his local practice v down and,left town. I suspect I know where he relocated to but I'm not certain. Promised I would fax all the paperwork he gave me but if that isn't enough I'll have to go through my third EGD in 3 years. I will receive a letter on official stationary welcoming me to this next step of this process. Heard from another portion that my presurgical blood labs which they already went and did show I have a deficiency in Vitamins A and D, so I have to pick them up at Wal-Mart Monday. My landlord and I are not getting along for several reasons and I realized it may be possible to go into a house of my own . He refuses to make repairs, wishes $39.000 because of the amount of land. The house has v deteriated to equal condition of one offered locally for $15,000,the only thing mine has better is I still have working ceiling fixtures instead of wires hanging down. He has taken the majority of my rental monies and repaired his own home at the expense of Mine. So his Mon u we are in escrow at this point. I have an insurance settlement that might find a down payment and monthly morgage paymentscless than what I pay now.

Just watch, settlement, threat of eviction , surgery and housing relocation will all fall in the same week or 10 days. What next? Oh I have a lump growing on the inner surface of my left arm right above the elbow. One doctor says it is a lipoma, a fatty tumor, maybe so but it is enlarging quickly. Almost the size of a wiggle or tennis ball cut in half. Hmmmm?

And now. the only further problem is I need a 30 day stretch of C Pap usage electronically validated so no surgery until July 1st.😲

My dearest friend! You are going through so much! And you have already had more stuff to deal with in a lifetime than I could have handled! But you are getting there!!! July 1st will come soooo quick! You have no idea how quick it happens once everything starts!
Yeah, the office staff don’t like me anymore, but I couldn’t care less at this point! I hope they get reprimanded for what they’ve done. I’m thankful because I was scared it was my surgeon ignoring me when those ladies weren’t even getting him the messages! No matter what job I’ve done, I’ve always had the opinion of if you don’t want to do it properly, find another job! As a former MA I can tell you I have NEVER treated one of my patients the way they have! I’ll be staying in contact with my surgeon ONLY from this point.
I know everything is going to turn out well for you. You deserve it! I’m always here if you ever need to talk.

[moondoggie1983 202]

On 06/03/2018 at 15:59, kimberlymi said:

You can get a nausea medication for under your tongue that dissolved quickly and gets into your system quickly. Ask for that.

I’m going to ask for that tomorrow! Thank you!

[moondoggie1983 202]

On 06/02/2018 at 09:33, bluebutterfly said:

I spent 6 days in the hospital after surgery due to nausea and vomiting. Was given the patch and several different anti nausea meds that did nothing for me. Was finally sent home and still having horrible nausea and vomiting 1-3 times a day. Had a follow up yesterday and was told I’m sensitive to being in ketosis and to have a little apple juice through out the day to keep my sugar up. Went all day yesterday without vomiting and thought I had the code cracked only to wake up in the middle of the night vomiting 🤕 I feel so defeated. I’ve followed everything the surgeon has told me and can’t seem to get this under control. I wouldn’t wish this on anyone and am so sorry to see others having issues.

I’m wondering if this might be my problem as well since I was told to drink regular Gatorade for now. Of course he told me it’s not a good choice for long term, but it’s definitely going down and staying down for now. And I only have a small bottle a day. A little here and a little there.

[moondoggie1983 202]

On 06/02/2018 at 13:57, stacy@5 said:

I feel the same way!!!! Yesterday was my first day on soft/puréed foods!! Took one bite of eggs and they came right back up! Tried some sweet potato later one in the day and I had indigestion for 5 hours! Being on vacation, I am totally miserable, I want to cry my eyes out, I am missing the food I use to eat 😫😫😫!! They eating steak and I’m drinking a Protein shake!! I just want to stay in the room and pout!!!!

Yep! No soft foods would stay down. Especially not eggs! As much as I’d LIKE to be able to eat something more filling, at least the liquids stay down! I’m a little scared to even try anything soft again because I don’t want to start throwing up all the time AGAIN.

[moondoggie1983 202]

On 05/30/2018 at 15:19, MIZ60 said:

This is beyond unacceptable.....you are literally starving and all that vomiting is bad for your electrolyte balance. If your surgeon is part of a group then SOMEONE is responsible for covering for his patients while he is unavailable and needs to figure out what is going on with you. When I was in a group practice, we always took calls and covered for whomever was out. It is just a basic standard of care.

I would recommend you stop the phone calls and just show up at the office and ask that someone help you. Try to be as calm and nice as possible but do not let them just blow you off.

I sure hope you get to feeling better soon.

That’s exactly what I did, and even though the office girls don’t like me now, too bad! Sorry not sorry as the kids say! 😂

[MIZ60 1,291]

So glad to read that you are getting better!!

[stacy@5 69]

Moondoggie 1983 so happy you finally got some answers and I hope his whole staff got their butts chewed up one side and down the other! We all know when something is wrong with our own body!! Great news!!!

[MN_Meg770 125]

22 hours ago, moondoggie1983 said:

Hey guys. Sorry for the long gap. I ended up just going to the surgeons office and hour before they all go to lunch. I made a point of not leaving (and thus letting them get their food!) until I was seen. And seen I was! The surgeon was pissed because no one had sent along my messages of how poorly I was doing. The office staff was pissed because I called them out on their crap treatment of a patient.
So the end result was that he put me back on liquids only until tonight or tomorrow, at which point I can start trying applesauce again. I’m also to drink regular Gatorade right now to make sure I’m getting calories. I’m getting in a small Optifast shake a day to get some Protein, but if I overdo the powders I’ll throw up. So I’m basically getting about 20-30g of Protein and then my Gatorade, some Water and some teas.
I didn’t get any nausea meds because the patch gives me hives. The protonix seems to finally be working and I’ve ditched the carafate because it was causing me to foam and slime.
Long story short, I’ve switched everything around, gone back to liquids, am drinking some full sugar drinks to get calories (and they also give me little hunger spikes which is good!) and now have my surgeons personal email. And his office staff hates me but they can suck it. 😂
Have only thrown up 3-4 times in the last few days, and those were from drinking Soup too fast (you get really hungry after starving for weeks and it’s a little hard to control when you can finally eat anything again). Or the surprise of a PB.
And I’m taking 3 flintstones Vitamins a day instead of my Bariatric chewies. Until I can get some serious food in, I’m avoiding them. Trying to keep things easy to process.
My surgeon said to think of it like a twisted ankle. If it hurts to move or walk on it, would you keep aggravating it or give it rest and a break? Same idea with new little tummies.
Thanks for all the advice and concern guys! You’re all wonderful people and hopefully good friends soon. You all touched me at a very low point in my life. Thank you for making a bad time so much better.

Awesome news! So happy the surgeon had your back!

[moondoggie1983 202]

On 06/04/2018 at 13:44, MN_Meg770 said:

Awesome news! So happy the surgeon had your back!

Me too! I’ve gone back to soft food as of yesterday, and zero vomiting! Very excited about that!

[Little Green 582]

15 hours ago, moondoggie1983 said:

Me too! I’ve gone back to soft food as of yesterday, and zero vomiting! Very excited about that!

Yes! That is so awesome. Hope you continue feeling better!

[newmebithebypass 713]

I’m super glad it wasn’t your surgeon being the bad one in all of this that is a life long relationship you have with something like bariatrics same as in psych office staff can really be incompetent but hey you don’t go to school for over a decade to work in an office

[Sosewsue61 3,185]

Soo glad you got help and doing better. Nix eggs for awhile, some people have to wait months to be able to tolerate them. You may have to ease ito foods super slow until you heal and your tummy gets used to textures.

[moondoggie1983 202]

On 06/07/2018 at 18:59, Sosewsue61 said:

Soo glad you got help and doing better. Nix eggs for awhile, some people have to wait months to be able to tolerate them. You may have to ease ito foods super slow until you heal and your tummy gets used to textures.

Oh yeah! I’ve nixed everything other than slow cooked pulled chicken. No other meats are working for me now. I’m just sticking to very soft vegetables right now. And some milk products. So far so good.
I’m in a stall, but since I lost over 30 lbs in 2 and 1/2 weeks, I’m more than good with it, even if it is a wee bit frustrating.

[Frustr8 7,886]

And is,my favorite Moondoggie keeping her paws clean. her fur smooth and feeling better. Promise you haven't been out treeing raccoons yet or running with the other hounds at the Fox hunt? Stay easy,greeley and don't let your healthy get sleazy!🐶