What we are eating and what's eating us,Thursday....

Hiya Moosie,my dad used to salt his watermelon. I take it straight...LOL!

oh yeah I forgot....i was going to eat some watermelon (no cheese) tonight.....I'm going now.  thanks for the reminder  :-)

LOL,Moosie,enjoy your watermelon,I do not need extra salt...yuck,not many people do,they put it in everthing!
Huggers

Sheepishly here. . . . that would be down .2 of a pound as in 2 tenths of a pound! I wish 2 lbs.

I am sorry Karen,I fixed it. That comes from being up all night! Hey,a loss is a loss!
Huggers!
See how honest you are??

Peekabo!! Come out,come out where ever you are!!!

Linda,

I had a very frustrating day yesterday trying to get a straight story from the medical "experts" regarding the upper GI I had on Tuesday.  The whole purpose of the test (which was written on the order) was to check for a band slip. 

When the band slips up to the esophagus or further down on the stomach, usually because of vomiting, overeating, failed sutures or a hiatal hernia (I have a hernia which is probably causing my problems), it causes symptoms like reflux, heartburn, chest pain, swallowing problems, inability to eat or drink.  Often a complete unfill of the band (taking all the saline out) and a rest period cure the slip by allowing everything to move back into proper position.  If that doesn't work, surgery is required to reposition the band.

Anyway...yesterday my PCP's nurse called me with the test results, which didn't even mention my freaking band except to say that it was "deflated" (no saline).  Well, they know my band is unfilled because I told them that.  There's no way the saline could be detected by x-ray because there's no freaking barium in it.  The nurse went on to give me standard advice about how to avoid reflux, which is nice but not necessary since my unfill cured my reflux.  When I asked her to get more information  from the radiologist about the position of my band and the possible slip, she said she'd have to talk to my PCP.  Then she called back, and this is what she said, "Dr. John says that if there was anything wrong with your band, the radiologist would have noted it on the report, so it's safe to assume that everything's OK."  SAFE TO ASSUME?!  I think not.  So I called my surgeon's office, and they told me that a report with no descriptio of the band's position is useless and to call the radiologist.  I called the radiology department at the hospital and they wouldn't let me talk to the radiologist because, "That's not how it works."  The radiologist will only talk to my PCP (who knows as much about bariatric surgery as my dentist does).

When I pointed out that I am merely asking for clarification about something which is in my patient record and which I have a legal right to access, they offered to give me a copy of the radiologist's report and the upper GI images on a CD, so I'm picking all that up this morning.

Then I called back my PCP's nurse and begged for her help.  She promised to get an amended report from the radiologist with a description of my band's position, but "that could take a few days."  Well, that's not acceptable.  I've been waiting since July 8th to find out what's going on.  I know this isn't life-threatening, but it's serious, and I'm seriously pissed off.  As you can probably tell...

So my next stop is to chat with the hospital administrator (who goes to my church) to find out if there's some legal reason why the radiologist can't talk to me, and if so, do I need to hire an attorney to get this information?

Otherwise, everything here is hunky-dory!

B: multi-grain English muffin w/ salmon spread
S: iced skinny latte
L: salmon cake, eggplant & tomato salad
S: apple with PB2 dip
D: egg salad, sesame crackers
S: watermelon

Jean

You go Jean!

I think you have every right to be "irritated" and to go on up the chain.
I hope someone who knows what they are doing will give you the info you need.

Cheryl

Jean what the hell is wrong with them?? Does anyone give a damn anymore????
You fight!! Enough is enough. I think you have a good plan,but why must you go through this.
I will not tell you the hell I have been going through trying to get everything in order for my surgery,on top of that,I have a fear they will try to put a NG tube down my throat,I am making the doctor and the anesthesiologist sign papers,and I am writing all over my body with a red magic marker.
I have no trust,why should I??
Please keep me posted. So many of us are going through hell with the medical profession,I always think of the elderly,and the people too sick to speak up for themselves,suppose they have no one to help them...
You take care.

Hi there Linda,

While I wait to go to my ultra sound, I have a bit of time to post.

I had my usual yesterday but for dinner I had a Smart One and when I made my granola bars, I ate some of that too...

I looked at my calendar where I note my daily weight,from this time last year, and I am up 3.5 lbs. The weight from last year at this time is not my lowest so I am feeling a bit worried again. Also, I can't get past these numbers. I know I said I didn't care, but now today I do. Go figure, I will just keep doing what I've been doing as I think I am doing OK. My mind just doesn't always think so. Well, the crazy part of my mind anyway.
See ya later,
Cheryl