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Oct. 18th 2007 (10 day post op visit) on October 20, 2007 6:59 am
I had a Dr's appt. today at 10:45 am for Dr. Spivak to pull my drain tube out, i was really painless. i have a month month follow up in mid Nov.
Since my RNY surgery on Oct. 9th 2007 i have been taken off most of my med for Diabetes, before the surgery i was taking 6 pills at night and 1 pill every am for Diabetes. i'm down to 1 pill per day in the evening and of course still taking my blood pressure meds.
eventually once the weight starts coming off, i should taken off the blood pressure meds as well, i am 12 days post op and have lost 19 lbs.
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Oct. 16th 2007 on October 17, 2007 6:10 am
Going crazy staying at home, i been getting my walking in by walking in circles in my garage, so finally i talked my wife into taking me to Wal-mart
so we visited the store and bought a few things and i walked around for a long while.
we came back home for a few hours and then i got another treat, we went to Sam's club and bought a few things and i walked more.
then pain has is bearable now, i'm trying to get myself off of the pain medication. i can walk alone now, rarley need help to get up out of the chair or bed or toilet .....lol
i have a Dr's appt. with my Diabetic blood specialist today at noon, he wanted to see me one week post op to do blood work on me.
tomorrow i have an appt. to see Dr. Spivak he should be taking out the drain tube today, which i will so happy.
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Oct. 12th 2007 (Released from Hospital) on October 17, 2007 6:04 am
i would have been released on Thursday, but i was running a low grade fever the day before, so they kept me an extra day.
the doc came in around 1130 am and said i could be released today, my wife and i were happy. of course it takes at least a few hours to get you ready to leave. by the time i left on Friday, i was taken off all Diabetec meds but one, and still on a blod pressure med............this is wonderful, because i was taking 6 pills at night for diabetes and one pill every morning, so to go from 7 pills a day down to one is wonderful.
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Oct. 9th 2007 (Day of surgery) on October 17, 2007 5:52 am
We woke up around 4am, had to be at the hospital by 6am. my wife and i stopped and picked up my mom and then on the Park Plaza Hospital.
when we arrived at the hospital we parked and went and checked in and signed some papers etc.
then we were sent to the waiting area, we stayed there a few minutes and then my name was called. they gave me some instructions on what to do next. they took me and my family to a room and i changed into a gown,
we waited there for a while and then they came and got me, they took us to another waiting room and within a few minutes they called me back.
i was given a bed to lay in and the nurse started the I.V. etc and of coursed asked me one hundred questions.within a few minutes my wife came back and stayed there with me, it tool like an hour after that when the nurse told my wife it was time.
all i remeber after that was waking up in severe pain, i could barley talk. my wife said i was saying "my stomach hurts" several times and it did so bad.
within 4 hours they had me up and walking around the hospital floor, it hurt like heck, everything after sugery was a big painful blur, i remember hearing my family and friends voices in the background
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Oct. 8th 2007 on October 17, 2007 5:48 am
4pm started drinking this stuff that cleans you out, Yuck it tasted like crap..........it took everything i had to drnk the whole 4 liters by the end of the night. it took like an hour and a half and it started working on me.
I never want to drink this stuff again.
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My Story The reason I found this website was because the first of July 2007, a few friends and myself who have struggled to lose weight for years decided to visit one of those free seminars on lapband. We heard about people having success and actually losing lots of lbs.
The rest of my story is below the next paragraph.
A little about me, I'm 44 years old 5'5" weight 255 (been told I'm a light weight compared to others) BMI 46
Been overweight my entire life.
I have been a Diabetic for 20 years now, on 4 different meds for Diabetes, also on high blood pressure and cholesterol meds, my Endocrinologist says, I'm on the raod to being on Insulin.
My Endo. Dr. and the Dr. I have seen for RNY agree that I carry my weight in the most dangerous way, all in the mid-section.
I'm Blessed to have a very Supportive Wife, who goes to all my Dr's visits with me, not just the Bariatric Dr.
So, we all went and listened and we were all gung ho on doing this procedure, but being the person I am, I needed to do much more detailed research about it.
Well, my wife and I really were not impressed with this Dr. or his staff. He seemed Very arrogant. So we did some research on the web and found Dr. Spivak, we called and made an appointment for his free seminar and went ahead and scheduled the one on one Dr's consultation.
The seminar was at the end of July on a Saturday, early in the morning, from the begining of the first phone call, we were very impresed by Dr. Spivaks' staff etc. Once we met his staff in person we really felt comfortable.
Well, to our surprise after we met Dr. Spivak and he examained me, he felt that RNY would give me the success I needed to lose the weight and take me off all my diabetic and blood pressure meds. He did tell me that he would do either one on me, but that choice would have to be made by me.
Hmmmmmm, man we were not ready for that, we already did research after research on the band and knew nothing about RNY, even though in his free seminar he gave all of us data on both. Our problem was that we paid no attention to the data on RNY and gave all out attention to the data done on the band.
So I told my wife........my mouth hit the floor when he said I needed the RNY procedure. Well, we decided to visit my personal Dr. , who 3 months back warned me about losing weight in order to keep me off the road to insulin. We asked him how many pounds would it take for myself not to be a Diabetic anymore. He said anywhere from 80 - 100 lbs, in the same breath, he told us that would be impossible for me to do on my own.
We also found out the reason for me gaining 20 lbs in a matter of 2 months was because he increased the dosage of one of current medication I am on.
My personal Dr. was very supportive and agreed that the RNY was the correct procedure for me to have succesfull weight loss and that I would be able to get off all the medications I am on now. This was on Aug. 3rd 2007.
Where I am now, my medical insurance will not cover the RNY procedure, so guess what that means, I'm paying for it myself. My Dr. ran an EKG on me in his office while I was there and he said it looked good, but of course there are a few more tests that have to be done before I can schedule the procedure, since my HMO will cover the tests, now it's a waiting game, my first consultation is with the cardo. Dr on Aug. 29th 07 and then once I see him he will schedule the stress tests etc. to clear me for surgery. My other Dr. appt. is with the Gastroligist in mid Oct. we are trying to get that moved closer, this means we have to call the appt. line everyday to see if their are any cancellations which will hopefull get me a closer Dr. visit to see him.
My wife actually found this site the first part of July, she emailed someone on here and asked for info on support groups for RNY. Well, we found Debra from the Pasadena area (where we live) and she has been a blessing to us, we have had so many questions and had no where to turn until we found this site and Debra. She invited us to a get together at Joe's Crabshack in Kemah on Saturday Aug. 11th 07, she told us that people there would be more than willing to share their story with us and answer any questions we might have.
My wife and I attended the Kemah party on Saturday 08-11-07 we had a Blast talking to everyone there. We had such a great time we lost track of time and before you know it, 5 hours had gone by.
The Moral of this story:
Find a Dr. That You Feel Comfortable With, If you do not feel this way about the Dr., get a Second Opinion. after all it's your Body, spend the Extra Money before you make the final Decision. you are Worth it.
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